INTERNATIONAL
Fiction IVII

Praeis
dir. by Dovydas Drakšas I 27’ I Lithuania
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A 17-year-old Ada spends the school vacation helping her Father sell contraband cigarettes on the streets. This unusual complicity enables Ada to spend more time and strengthen her bond with a loving but aloof Father. However, as Ada gradually ventures into adulthood, Father struggles to acknowledge that his daughter has grown up, and their worlds start drifting apart.

Vox Humana
dir. by Don Josephus Raphael Eblahan I 22’ I Philippines, Singapore, United States
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In the aftermath of an earthquake, the police find a man in the woods. A zoologist, a sound recorder, and a news team grapple with the truth that he may be the cause of all the natural disasters that devastated this small mountain town.

1:10
dir. by Sinan Taner I 18’ I Switzerland
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An elementary school sports day gets out of hand. A harmless argument between two children ends in death threats between the two fathers. The collective overload shakes an entire society and unfolds into a microcosm of chaos. Cause and effect of violence echo in a fragile social construct. A distant view of the everyday.

The Stakeout
dir by Emmanuel Gomes de Araujo I 14’ I France
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In a housing project, a BAC team is on a stakeout, intending to catch a young dealer red-handed. The arrival of an enigmatic man will disrupt the trap set by the police.