The Guanajuato International Film Festival presents the best of the seventh art directly in your city. Its Official Selection offers once again the opportunity to discover the world’s avant-garde...
The Guanajuato International Film Festival presents the best of the seventh art directly in your city. Its Official Selection offers once again the opportunity to discover the world’s avant-garde in cinematography first-hand and before anyone else.
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Official Selection Short Fiction 1
FILMS:
Extinction Story Origin Story
On their way home from school one day, two young girls find themselves in a haunted desert.
Director: Terrie Samundra
Duration: 17 min
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Cross My Heart and Hope To Die
Mila struggles as she remains unpaid at work and a love interest becomes a source of comfort through his constant phone calls. But a promise of hope may also lead to tragedy and sad love songs.
Director: Sam Manacsa
Duration: 17 min
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Grobbendonk
Grobbendonk is a film about walls. It's a film about doors, hallways, floors and ceilings. An investigation into what happened to a house.
Director: Benjamin Sprengers
Duration: 17 min
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Hedgehog's Dilemma
The film, told entirely in sign language, is set in a rehab center for deaf youth struggling with addiction. As a new patient, the main character finds himself drawn to a long-term resident and struggles to navigate their growing connection amidst the challenges of recovery. His newfound feelings bring to light the age-old dilemma of the "hedgehog's dilemma", in which the desire for closeness and connection is constantly at odds with the need for self-protection and distance.
Director: Mateusz Rybiński
Duration: 16 min
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A Summer's End Poem
In a village near the southern Chinese city of Chaozhou, a boy has spent the summer with his grandfather. As the last day of the holidays approaches, he gathers together his hard-earned savings to fulfil a dream: he has long yearned for a city hairstyle. But the gap between expectation and reality is large. This story of a boy who bids farewell to his childhood and embarks on a journey towards self-discovery transcends the boundaries of a small village and resonates with universal themes such as growing up and the unpredictable nature of life.
Director: Lam Can-zhao
Duration: 15 min
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Bye Bye, Bowser
Luna rebels against the indifference of her artsy friends by writing a punk song about Laugo, the construction worker from across the street. The song goes viral and she decides to get to know him. When he stumbles into her reckless world with flowers in his hands Luna and her friends are amazed by his natural naive honesty. Will the clashing worlds of affluent neglect and working life lead to the collapse of their romance?
Director: Jasmin Baumgartner
Duration: 20 min
