Je ne suis pas elle, je suis l’autre.

A woman artist, struggling with a mental illness following her mother’s death, tries to overcome society’s judgment and the obstacles caused by her health condition, to regain custody of her daughter.

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 […]

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 […]

Ionuț and Călin -Short -Romania -DCFF2020-Finalist

Feelings change quickly. Love becomes loss only to become love again. Ionuț and Călin have recently broken up. When they accidentally meet again, their feelings resurface, along with the tensions that drove them apart. Two men coming from different worlds, a relationship that takes them beyond their own limits. Director Biography – Sorin Poamă In […]

Borderless -Short Film -Iran

The story is about a teenage girl named Delaram who has Down syndrome, and because of the genetic disorder that has caused her particular appearance and limited verbal expression; normal children and society think of her as mentally retarded. Delaram wants their judgments that, in her view, have created a border between them, to be […]

Claire de Lune -Short Film -Canada

After attending a presentation at school, Alex, Claire’s son seems disturbed. In seeking to know more about the mysterious speaker, Claire will discover family secrets buried long ago . Director Biography – Valérie Lecomte Valérie Lecomte wrote, directed, played in and co-produced ‘Claire de Lune’, her first Canadian short film. She had already written, directed, […]