…the emotional ups and downs kind! Short dramas.

HUBBLE’S LAW
Dir: Arnas Balclunas
Lithuania 18mins

A mute guy struggles to fit in at a construction site. Tensions rise among the workers when a colleague gets badly injured.
Young filmmaker. Drama.

LOVE HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH IT
Dir: Yotam Knispel
Israel 15mins

Rina can’t look at her son Dean, who’s under house arrest at her home. Tomorrow Dean’s trial starts. As Rina doubts her ability to stand by his side, today, she will have to look into his eyes and hear the truth.
Narrative shorts. Drama. UK Premiere.

NO CALLER I.D.
Dir: James Hughes
UK 3mins

An under pressure personal assistant gets a call from a kidnapper threatening the life of his son unless he pays their ransom. Except, he doesn’t have a son.
Micro short. Drama

P.D.O. (PROTECTED DESIGNATION OF ORIGIN)
Dir: Samy Sidali
France 18mins

Advised by an administration full of good intentions, Latefa and her two children Walid and Ptissam Frenchize their first names at the same time as they acquire French nationality. They face this unique ordeal with humor and lightness, just before the start of the school year.
Narrative shorts. Comedy. Drama. UK Premiere

PENUMBRA
Dir: Eli Ricanati
USA 10mins

On a decaying ranch in Tehachapi, CA, Lily Aleman seeks answers to her endless fight with a worsening illness. Lily decides to relinquish physical control of her predicament, instead placing her faith in the Lord’s redemptive power. Her husband, Joseph, a recently unemployed construction worker, chooses a more pragmatic approach, searching for employment so that he may continue to support his ailing wife. At its core, PENUMBRA explores faith and hardship through the lens of a domestic drama, asking the question: how does faith emerge in the face of despair?
Narrative shorts. Drama. European Premiere.

SWEET FORTY
Dir: Annlin Chao
UK 15mins

Tensions rise at Anita’s 40th birthday party when her teen daughter finds out she’s gay before everyone else. Sweet Forty is a drama-comedy short film based on a true story, addressing the family relationships and an incredible journey of a 39-year-old closeted gay woman, in the lead-up to her 40th birthday.
Genre shorts. Drama.

THE FATHER, THE SON AND THE RAV KALMENSON
Dir: Dayan D Oualid
France 15mins

Every Saturday morning, Yoel goes, accompanied by his 6-year-old son, to honor Shabbat in the synagogue. That day, the Rav Kalmenson, will challenge Yoel by announcing to him that his son “is lighting up”.
Narrative shorts. Drama.