dir by Arief Budiman 23’ Indonesia, Singapore

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This film tells the story of Arief and Edi, two videographers who exchange memories and imaginations about Papua based on the footage they captured during their time in the land of Papua. They reflect upon their contrasting backgrounds, Arief is a young man from Java, while Edi was born and raised in Papua. By contemplating on their journeys and experiences, they agree to create a short film using the archives they had before Edi returned to Papua. The archives serve as an image of a utopian imagination of Papua’s beautiful landscapes while highlighting the ironic reality of the existing conditions under Javanese people and military subjection.

dir by Raphaël Kaddour 23’ Belgium

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At Recypark Buda, the workers receive the waste... and also the customers' moods.

dir by Christopher Radcliff 15' Canada, United States

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The story of Hoa Thi Le and Hue Nguyen Che, who, in 1975, after fleeing the Vietnam War by boat and docking in the Philippines, were utilized as background extras in the filming of APOCALYPSE NOW

dir. by Ilir Hasanaj 19’ Kosovo

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Accidented labourers are looking at us:

How do they feel? What are their hopes? What does the future hold for them?
Every line on their faces sculpted by life itself.

In contrast, a system filled with danger and injustice looms overhead.

dir by Yuxuan Ethan Wu 13’ China

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In China, a high school teacher has introduced a death education class for young students. On the traditional Tomb-Sweeping day, they bury unnamed ashes at a public cemetery to help students understand and contextualize the meaning of death.

dir. by James P Gannon, Matt Ferrin 11’ United States

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In America, the things we create we also find a way to destroy. We follow four people who have never met, but will smash each other to smithereens in a Demolition Derby.