The Strawberry Shorts Film Marquee @ Fordham Fest 2010: Programme 3

The Strawberry Shorts Film Marquee
@ Fordham Fest 2010

Programme 3: Foreign Language:
Friday 6th August 2010 Screening 20:00 – 22:00

A selection of the very latest and best short foreign language films from all over the world.

Who’s Afraid of the Water Sprite?

Who's Afraid of the Water Sprite?

Filmmaker: William McGregor, Manca Gale

The intertwined fates of a young girl, a blacksmith and a malevolent Water Sprite unfold.

A dark and moving tale of injustice and deception

(18:02, Drama/Fantasy, SI UK, 2009)

Infinite Memory

Infinite Memory

Filmmaker: Relinde de Graaff

We all have memories. Until what point do you remember . . . ?

(2:27, Comedy, ES, 2010)

Nora Sa Mi Paci/ I Like Nora

Nora Sa Mi Paci/ I Like Nora

Filmmaker: Aramisoua, Jakub Slama – Famu

She is a weirdo, gracefully confusing everyone.

(11:53, Comedy/Drama, CZ, 2009)

Passionaria

Passionaria

Filmmaker: Leonor Bruna

Esperanza (Aida Folch) 17, lives in the last days of Franco.

She faces important decisions with the transition from adolescence to maturity, as does Spanish society.

(17:00, Drama, ES, 2010)

Cloister Fobia

Cloister Fobia

Filmmaker: Jesus Palop, Jaun de Dios Marfil

Restoration of an unpublished movie filmed in Ceuta in the twenties and censured at the time.

(7:28, Science Fiction, ES, 2009)

A Matter of Life and Death

A Matter of Life and Death

Filmmaker: Mehmet Basak

Serkan is in a extraordinary hurry, clocks out. Meanwhile people are waiting for the funeral ceremony of a women. While Serkan aiming to reach his destination he receives a vital news.

(9:20, Drama, TR, 2010)

Mie2

Mie2

Filmmaker: Ivan Ruiz Flores

A filmmaker is afraid to leave his room. A writer is afraid to enter it.

(20:00, Drama, ES, 2010)

Vinyl Blossom

Vinyl Blossom

Filmmaker: Hong Yane Wang, Wang Yongxing

Inspired by Bejing Olympics, a satiric look at artificial prosperity, a metaphoric and critical review on what remains for the people when the expensive show is over.

One man’s weird dream shows how absurd the reality is.

(3:01, Drama, CN UK, 2009)

Extinition II – Quadrature of the Circle

Extinition II - Quadrature of the Circle

Filmmaker: Fernando Uson

A married couple dresses up to attend a Ceremony.

(11:22, Fiction – Experimental, ES, 2010)

The Advantage of the Hitman

The Advantage of the Hitman

Filmmaker: Luis Morillo Bernardeo, Ismael Morillo Ramos, Yolanda Moreno-Burgos Sanz

Melvin is going to kill a man.

He never thought he would, if not because those 3000 Euros will be the passport that will bring Maria to him…perhaps, Spain is not so different from El Salvador

(7:27, Drama/Thriller, ES, 2009)