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 3
FILMS:
An Orange from Jaffa
Mohammed, a young Palestinian man, is desperately looking for a taxi that will allow him to cross a checkpoint. Farouk, the cab driver, hesitates because the young man does not have a permit. At the checkpoint, Farouk discovers that Mohammed has already failed to cross the
border... Trouble begins...
Director: Almughanni Mohammed
Duration: 27 min
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Dreams like paper boats
Edouard receives a cassette from his wife, who has been away in the United States for some time. After years of silence, he and his daughter live with this relic, which bears witness to her journey, her setbacks, but also her love... An unexpected reunion plunges Edouard into deep reflection and grief. How can we wait for someone when all we have left of them are images of the past? This intimate film, the second part of a trilogy, falls somewhere between documentary and fiction. It was inspired by the director’s father who traveled to the United States in 1981, on a makeshift boat.
Director: Samuel Suffren
Duration: 19 min
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Bogotá Story
Pilar, a young mother in Bogotá, receives an internship opportunity in the U.S. and her husband is unwilling to leave the country. In the year 92, as Colombia faces an era of narco-violence and power outages, Pilar must decide between supporting her family or pursuing her professional dream.
Director: Esteban Pedraza
Duration: 16 min
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Why did you leave the Horse alone?
In the desert, a lone rider approaches at full gallop. His old, tired horse doesn’t convince. We repeat the sequence. Still not convincing. What are we going to do with this horse?
Director: Faouzi Bensaïdi
Duration: 8 min
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Gonzo
Gonzo is a polar bear who was born in the wrong body. Self-confident and courageous, he fights against ignorance and violence in order to lead a truly free life.
Director: Jannis Lenz
Duration: 4 min
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An odd turn
Buenos Aires, 2019. A museum security guard has a premonition of a theft. When consulting with her pendulum, she foresees a sudden climb in the dollar’s value. An unexpected dismissal and the ensuing severance package leads her to connect with a currency exchange house employee.
Director: Francisco Lezama
Duration: 23 min
