Go Find Yourself // Narrative Shorts
La Première - Somewhere in the future, a star wakes up on the day of her party, her premiere at the famous festival. All that remains of the grandeur of the screen is the little phone. So we can have a goodbye kiss.
Country: France
Director: Nadav LAPID
Elpida - Driven by an obsession she cannot control, Elpida scours the streets of Athens for the one thing that brings her hope. Homeless, hungry and slipping through the cracks of modern society, she must continuously navigate the savagery of daily life to survive. What looks like a shelter, could be a cage. What is offered as a gift, could come at the ultimate price. Elpida can only count on her hopes as she finds them.
Country: Greece
Director: Billy Soulis
The Old Young Crow - Mehrdad, now an old man, reflects on his time in Tokyo as a boy after his mother’s passing. He recalls an encounter with an elderly woman named Chiyo at a graveyard near his school. Through his old sketchbook, he recounts the tale of her mysterious disappearance as his childhood memories come to life.
Country: Japan
Director: Liam LoPinto
TITS - After an argument, best friends Jasmine and Iben lose sight of each other at the beach. Later on, the seemingly shy boy Oscar has an unpleasant run-in with Iben. When both of them are left behind by their friends, one of them makes a friendly gesture and they soon realize that they are dealing with similar issues. The summer night doesn’t turn out like they had expected but leads to an experience that might be the beginning of an unexpected relationship.
Country: Norway
Director: Elvind Landsvik
THE REHEARSAL - Liam, a fragile young actor, joins a theatre troupe and falls in love with Elea. However, the rehearsals soon turn to nightmares, as the director of the play pushes the limit of Liam’s psychology too far. There is no turning back.
Country: France
Director: Antonin Chalon
Titty Boy - TITTY BOY tells the story of a teenage boy with gynecomastia (aka "man boobs") who attempts to change his body by taking matters into his own hands.
Country: United States
Director: Austin Ford Franklin Culp
DAMMI - Returning to his birthplace, Paris, a man moves through memories of his past and surreal fragments of the present, searching for a connection with his estranged father. On his journey, he meets a French Algerian woman who welcomes him into her world. As their intimacy grows, he is confronted with his shame and fears while exploring his lost Arab identity… Behind Paris is Algiers.
Country: United Kingdom
Director: Yann Mounir Demange
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