International Shorts

THURSDAY 4 MAY — TUESDAY 9 MAY 2023
ONLINE SCREENING

An incredible collection of shorts from overseas that showcases dynamic voices, stories and experiences. Curated by programmer Callum Stewart.

Screening Info

Rating: Unclassified 15+

Duration: 62 minutes

Genre: Documentary, Narrative

Screening: Online

Accessibility: English Subtitles

Pemón

Brandon Pestano / UK / 2022 / 15 min / Taurepang with English Subtitles / Australian Premiere

Driven from his ancestral home in Venezuela by aggressive government mining, Juvencio Gomez fights to keep his culture, language and stories alive, in the first film ever made in his indigenous Taurepang language.

You are Me & I am You

Melissa Kirkendall / USA / 2020 / 14 min / Spanish with English Subtitles / Australian Premiere

In Ecuador, women have performed traditional midwifery practices for generations. In this fascinating documentary, we see the fight for proper government recognition and support, weaving between politics, tradition and identity.

Unjustified / Ghere Movajah

Mohammad Reza Khavari / Iran / 2022 / 15 min / Persian with English Subtitles / Australian Premiere

A pregnant woman, trapped between two men who both think they know what’s best for her, struggles for agency in this intelligent and expertly crafted commentary on women’s social and political rights in Iran.

Mathilde and the Love Room

Chantal Limoges / Canada / 2020 / 18 min / French with English Subtitles / Australian Premiere

Walking with purpose and steely conviction, public nurse Mathilde takes us through her homelessness services, including the titular Love Room; a place for homeless couples to share a precious moment of intimacy together.