NNFestival 2017 (2 semifinal)
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A Consecrated Life
Director Aren Bergstrom
Canada
Runtime 14 min 18 sec
Completion Date: May 2016
An intelligent, devout young woman announces to her family that she's going to abandon academics and become a nun, but in so doing, she finds herself in opposition to her family's wishes and questioning her own spiritual convictions.
I Love You Truly
Director Ian Woodward
United Kingdom
Runtime 24:12
Completion Date: January 15, 2017
I LOVE YOU TRULY is the story of two young people discovering and building trust and finding a soul mate they hope will be with them forever. It follows the on-off relationship of the couple as they begin to find out more about each other and experience true love for the first time. It stars the acclaimed young English actors Charlotte Frost and Richard Mark as the young couple.
Sleepaway
Director Christina Ruloff
Switzerland
Runtime 8 min 55 sec
Completion Date: Jul 2016
How would society change (or not!) if there were 'Sleepaway', a sleep substitue pill? 'BTV News' celebrates 'Sleepaway' inventor Cecil Doherty, who has been become 'Time Magazin's Person of the Year'!
Indios y Vaqueros (Cowboys & Indians)
Director EMILIA RUIZ
Spain
Runtime 4:00
Completion Date: May 2016
Leo plays "cowboys and Indians" every day at home. Today, aged just five, he learned a new game.
The Call
Director Ethan Jahan
United Kingdom
Runtime 11:57
Completion Date: March 1, 2016
At home in his apartment, THE MAN obsessively cuts out stories of war and terror from newspapers while the TV news blares. He meticulously tapes the cuttings to the walls of his living room, which are already covered in hundreds of articles.
A ringing cuts through the sound of the TV and, after fishing through the sea of papers carpeting the floor, the man uncovers an old style telephone and lifts the receiver.
The call is from THE AUTHORITY, who tell him his city is under attack, and that he should lock all doors and windows for his own safety.
Life
Director Paul Decu
Romania
Runtime 12:29
Completion Date: September 30, 2016
Two young adults fell in love with each other . Their incredible love story become sad when one of them is diagnosed with cancer . Even if death is comming uppon the sick one , they still decide to marry each other . In the day of the wedding , the groom dies because of his disease . The wedding still takes place but , after death , because the bride commits suicide so they can be togheter forever . Excepting this two lovers , a third character is present at their wedding . This character is DEATH , the one who helped them be togheter for infinity
the red laces
Director Cynthia Pepper
Italy
Runtime 8:00
Completion Date: June 15, 2016
A man in his thirties is dressing up for work. When he starts to tie his shoes he is surprised by memories. He remembers of a time spent with his father a long while ago and this remembrance becomes vivid and comprehensive till he arrives in front of a grave that reveals us an upsetting truth.
The name of the day ( O nome do dia )
Director Marcello Quintella e Boynard
Brazil
Runtime 19 min
Completion Date: 19 March 2015
A deep and silent pain unites father and mother in the nostalgia of their son. To move forward, they need to face the unknown suffering. The son said that every day had a name, but he left without saying the name of his death’s day.
For One
Director MATHIEU RIVOLIER
France
Runtime 08 min
Completion Date: February, 2016
Two employees of a private bank subtly plan their revenge against a client, a pretentious and unscrupulous man. But things don't go as planned...
The Traveler
Director Franklin Henriksen
Denmark
Runtime 4:58
Completion Date: January 31, 2015
Student Project
Piotr is a passenger on a night train. He falls in and out of sleep until his dreams start taking over reality on the night train and becomes nightmares. Piotr's longing for something else in life is put into words by a fellow passenger.
Parallel Universes
Director Liran Nathan
United Kingdom
Runtime 8:05
Completion Date: September 13, 2016
First-time Filmmaker
Through the thoughts of a young man, we travel between parallel realities to find the one where he can be eternally happy.
Half a Man
Director Kristina Kumrić
Croatia
Runtime 23:00
Completion Date: July 31, 2016
A village in the outback of Dalmatia, autumn of 1991. The war is raging nearby. 10-year-old Mia and 12-year-old Lorena are having a big day: their father, Mirko, is going to be released from the camp where he spent the last three months as a prisoner of war.
Among the Dead
Director Eric Marcus Weglehner
Austria
Runtime 16 min 21 sec
Completion Date: Aug 2016
STUDENT PROJECT
“There is no need to fear the dead; it’s the living you should be scared of“
At first glance Among the Dead is about the transience of life. How is one to cope with the awareness of one‘s own transience? “Memento mori – Remember that you’ll die“– and confront yourself with the topic as often in life as possible. This approach on death takes on an important role in Erich Hofer’s life. However, due to his insistence on his world paradigms the relationships to the living suffer.
Dark Bet
Director Róbert Bodnár V.
Hungary
Runtime 20 min 40 sec
Completion Date: May 2016
A guy started to search for his kidnapped wife in the night of a big city...