SHORT SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL & ASIA 2020
9.16 Wed - 9.27 Sun/Admission FREE (Except some events.)

SHORT SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL & ASIA 2020
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November 1st

Charlie Manton/0:24:42/UK/Drama/2019

Traveling to witness the execution of her son’s murder, a mother is torn between retaliation and reconnecting with her estranged daughter.

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Detours

Christopher Yates/0:18:07/Belgium/Drama/2019

Simon must bring his baby back to his ex-wife who has threatened to withdraw custody if he’s late again. In the rush, he smashes the side mirror of a parked car. He decides to flee. As the baby drifts off to sleep in the morning traffic, Simon realizes he’s being followed.

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Directed by Bong Joon-ho ("Parasite")
Special Screening
mature Mature Content: These films may include sexual and/or violent content.

Incoherence

Bong Joon-ho/0:30:00/South Korea/Drama/1994

An editorial writer who habitually steals milk as he goes for his morning jog, an elite prosecutor who is caught by an security guard as he was about to urinate on the street, drunk, and a university professor who enjoys pornographic magazines, get together on a television program to discuss social issues. An omnibus film in three segments.

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Dragon Recipes

Maria Pavlou/0:07:12/Cyprus/Animation/2019

A young apprentice witch dreams of becoming the most wicked witch around – and of course, a wicked witch needs an evil, fire-breathing dragon. Using an old recipe and magic spells, our inexperienced protagonist will eventually get a special dragon; just not the one she has in mind!

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CG Animation Competition Best Short Award

Cosmic Fling

Jonathan Langager/0:10:13/USA/Animation/2019

Alone on an asteroid, Stan feeds himself harpooned space debris and converts it into nourishment. To feed his soul, he dreams only of love. One day, he spots Beatrice, a fellow astronaut stranded on a passing comet. To be with her, he will need to resort to extreme measures.

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Sanako Yuwakashi, 29 Years Old

Kahori Higashi/0:24:48/Japan/Drama/2019

Sanako, who is feeling lost in her life, is working in a public bath which has been decided to close the business for a stupid reason. Three days before it shuts up, Sanaco gets an idea when she interacts with regular customers. Why not stage a comeback on its last day? A shy, clumsy woman, Sanako creates a furor! This is a Techno Pop public bath movie.

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The 5th BOOK SHORTS AWARD Winner
mature Mature Content: These films may include sexual and/or violent content.

Story of Shahryar

Daishi Kato/0:15:52/Japan/drama/2020

Mamoru chooses to live alone when he knew his wife is having an affair. He starts using outcall service to fill his loneliness, and to hear stories from the call girl, Mizuki, has become the only pleasure to him. A derivative work of "One Thousand and One Nights" takes place to the present day, and the weak king Shahryar realizes what is truly important.

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Touch

Noemie Nakai/0:05:05/Japan/drama/2019

A woman carries a chair across mountains. Where to? A visual poem about memory, grief and letting go.

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Goodbye Taka

Jason Guerrero/0:11:26/USA/Drama/2019

After an unexpected crisis, a woman phones her friends for solace while wandering the streets of tokyo, only to find that all the solace she needs is within herself.

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Tā Moko - Behind the Tattooed Face

Mick Andrews & David Atkinson/0:12:14/New Zealand/Non-Fiction/2019

Maori face tattooing, tā moko, is a tradition that almost died out through colonization. Bernard and Sapphire are passionate about seeing Maori communities unite and heal through rediscovering their customs. This film follows their pain and triumph as they receive face tattoos of their own.

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Save the Earth! Minister's Award, Ministry of the Environment

OASIS

Yuta Miyoshi/0:07:35/Japan/Animation/2019

In 2050, frogs are unable to survive rapid climate change and die in a large amount. AI Animal SAVIOR is developed to save frogs. SAVIOR collects information while meeting, learning, and acting with the same frogs, which is the species that are killed in a large amount.

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Daughter

Daria Kashcheeva/0:14:44/Czech /animation/2019

A girl who was hurt as a child keeps the memory of it alive. Having lacked love and empathy from her father in the past, she is not able to share her feelings with him. She can’t get rid of the painful memories taking her back to the day when she brought home a dead little bird and her father gave her no support. Sometimes it's too hard to open your feelings and share it with a loved one. Sometimes it's too late. Let your painful memory fly away like a free little bird.

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On the Ride

Jen McGowan/0:13:24/USA/Drama/2019

On his morning bike ride, Scott grapples with the memories of a trauma he experienced with his husband Todd. When his route suddenly takes an unexpected turn, Scott finds himself on the doorstep of a stranger intimately connected to the past he can’t shake.

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Ritsuko&Ken-chan

Ayumi Omori/0:24:58/Japan/Drama/2019

The isolated island of Nagasaki, Kuroshima. The island of the cross (Cruz), where the lurking Kirishitan(Christian) used to be. Ritsuko and Ken-chan, who live a self-sufficient life here, have a secret.

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Ties

Dina Velikovskaya/0:07:36/Germany/Drama/2019

There is a strong connection between parents and their child. A young woman leaves the parental home to see the world. But the world of her parents is so tightly connected with her that by leaving, she puts it at risk. It turns out that this connection can be also destructive.

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Official Competition supported by Sony
International Competition Best Actor Award

Alive

Jimmy Olsson/0:23:32/Sweden/drama/2020

Victoria is disabled and she yearns after intimacy and her assistant Ida offers to help by making a Tinder profile. Victoria gets a match but the guy she is matching with is very shady and Ida gets worried what might happen if he they meet

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Special Screening
mature Mature Content: These films may include sexual and/or violent content.

STAND WITH HK

Hori Jun/0:25:00/Japan/Non-Fiction/2020

A coverage of the anti-extradition bill movement in Hong Kong. Tear gas and water canon containing chemicals are fired by the police. What are the hopes of the young generation who confront this overwhelming oppression? The film carefully compiles their voices.

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Alive

Jimmy Olsson/0:23:27/Sweden/Drama/2020

Victoria is disabled and she yearns after intimacy and her assistant Ida offers to help by making a Tinder profile. Victoria gets a match but the guy she is matching with is very shady and Ida gets worried what might happen if he they meet

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The 5th BOOK SHORTS AWARD Winner
Special Screening

Story of Shahryar

Daishi Kato/0:15:18/Japan/Drama/2020

Mamoru chooses to live alone when he knew his wife is having an affair. He starts using outcall service to fill his loneliness, and to hear stories from the call girl, Mizuki, has become the only pleasure to him. A derivative work of "One Thousand and One Nights" takes place to the present day, and the weak king Shahryar realizes what is truly important.

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The Stick

Teppo Airaksinen/0:10:29/Finland/Drama/2019

Denied a dog by her father, a young girl gets a very unusual new friend.

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