Festival Opening

BUTTER LAMP 15’ Hu Wei China, France 2013

A young photographer and his assistant suggest to Tibetan nomads to photograph them. On diverse and more or less exotic backgrounds, families present themselves to the photographer. Through these shots, the photographer will weave unique links with each of the various villagers.

3704 S 12’ Adriano Valerio France 2013

Nowadays, in Tristan da Cunha. 270 people live on this small island in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Nick and Anne, two teenagers, have known each other since their birth, and are lovers since childhood. But Anne’s just made up her mind: she’s going to study in England, 6152 miles away from Tristan.

DESERTED 23’ Yoav Hornung Israel 2013

On the final assignment of their course as officer candidates in the Israeli army, two women trek through a harsh desert landscape when one suddenly remembers she’s forgotten something crucial…

THE BOY WITH A CAMERA FOR A FACE 15’ Spencer Brown United Kingdom 2013

The Boy with a Camera for a Face is a satirical fairy tale about a boy born with a camera instead of a head. We follow him from his birth through to adulthood, and experience his inability to live a normal life, as every moment of his existence is transformed by the fact that he is recording it. Magical, humorous, romantic and ultimately heartbreaking, The Boy with a Camera for a Face is an epic story told in fifteen minutes about the way we live today.

GETTING ON 9’ Ewan Stewart United Kingdom 2013

Another day unfolds in an anonymous woman’s life, as she cooks and cleans for her uncommunicative husband and sullen grown-up children. Then, late in the afternoon, she has an unusual visitor.

DOG HEART 11’ Ismael Nava Alejos Mexico 2009

Silvano is a thirty-year-old alcoholic and Taibele is a young prostitute. One day when their paths cross, they discover that life has other flavors, but ambition, a weapon and opportunity are a violent combination.