Sab Rab De Bande (We’re all God’s Creation) -Doc -India -dcff21 Finalist
Sab Rab De Bande brings forth the various challenges that LGBTQ Sikhs grapple with and the different ways in which they reconcile their faith and gender/sexual identities. The documentary, through interviews with LGBTQ Sikhs, captures the varied experiences of queer Sikhs. Featured in the documentary are five different people with different gender and sexual identities […]
La Ráfaga (The Gust) -Short Film -Puerto Rico -dcff2020-Finalist
Weeks after Hurricane María devastated Puerto Rico, a lonely middle-aged man finds himself obsessing with his squatter neighbor, a young closeted and tormented athlete who insistently pursues his attention. The movie deals with fragility issues of living in a forgotten paradise, in the world’s oldest colony, still half-torn, half-supported, with half-citizens, half-gods, and half-demons. Semanas […]
Saudade -Short Film -India -DCFF2020-Finalist
Saudade is a short narrative film about two women in modern India. Geet is a young small-town immigrant with big dreams, headed to the city. Annie is a city-bred homemaker whose dreams have long since faded. Though they lead starkly different lives, they are brought together by Saudade – the memory of a dream they […]
Lip Reader: Game Of Detective -Short Film – China/USA -DCFF2020
Lin is a college student who has a severe hearing impairment, but she has a fantastic talent for reading lip languages. She is famous in the paparazzi industry, and also she served as an “intelligence analyst” for a paparazzi company in her spare time, reading out the information from a large number of videos taken […]
Bed Bug -Short Film -Iran DCFF2020
The movie narrates the story of Alla who lives in a dormitory. She happens to find out that the guard of the dorm has abused one of her friends. Alla decides to inform those in charge of the dormitory so that the guard is fired. However, the guard doesn’t sit still and tries to cause […]
Balloon -Short Film -Iran -DCFF2020
A mute boy realizes his mother’s illegitimate relationship. He tries to tell his father about it, but his father doesn’t pay attention to him. His only companion is his favorite superhero doll. He has no choice but to become a superhero to save… Director Biography – Elyas Askarpour Born 1986 in Mazandaran, Iran. 2011- BA […]
Feel India -Short Doc – India/Moldova -DCFF2020-Finalist
The only people who see the whole picture are the ones who step out of the frame. – Salman Rushdie Director – Ion Sova
The Stopped Clock -Short Film -Iran -DCFF2020
The Stopped Clock A woman called Roya is at a point where she finds herself risking her marriage, daughter, and job. Director – Mina Sadat Hosseini Ratings
Anna – Short Film – Ukraine -DCFF2020-Winner – Best Actress
Cannes Official Selection 19′ – Living in war-torn Eastern Ukraine, Anna is an aging single mother who is desperate for a change. Lured by a radio advertisement, she goes to party with a group of American men who are touring the country, searching for love. Nominated for a short Palme d’Or, BIFA award winner for […]
Letter to my mother – Short Doc -Iran -DCFF2020
A son pushes at the bounds of his relationship with his mother as he unpicks the psychological consequences of the childhood sexual abuse he suffered. In a bold and heartfelt cinematic letter to his mother, the filmmaker Amin Maher reveals the most painful of childhood secrets. The film explores gender confusion, sexuality, guilt, fantasy […]