Life at a Crossroads
Short films on choices that define
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Shards
Director / Writer / Producer: Henrik Dahlbring • Sweden • 12 mins
After their father’s suicide attempt, adult siblings Maja and Maximilian meet to clean their father’s house before his discharge from hospital. A deeply personal film by Swedish filmmaker Henrik Dahlbring that blends live action and animation, and shows the different reactions to trauma and the rifts that can happen because of it. We’re proud to host the international debut of this moving, understated short.
Content warning: discussion of suicide
Eternal Return
Director: Nicola Heidi Hawkins • Newfoundland & Labrador • 8 mins
Newfoundland violin and piano classical team Duo Concertante perform a moving piece by Dawn Avery, and director Nicola Hawkins accompanies with striking mixed media imagery.
How She Didn’t Die
Director: Antonio Tibaldi • Switzerland • 27 mins
This is one powerful, beautiful, complicated film. A mysterious woman has set a life-changing plan in motion—but she needs a stranger’s help to make it happen. She meets a young man and makes him a disturbing offer. Can she convince him to accept? Making this was a labour of love for Swiss director Antonio Tibaldi, and it's sure to be one of the most-talked-about films at this year's festival.
Content warning: graphic violence/suicide
A Night in the Cósmico
Directors: Luis de Val & Diego Herrero • Spain • 18 mins
A law student is in his room, unable to study for an exam he knows he’s going to fail. So? He heads to a bar with a plan to drink a coffee to double down and focus. Great performances and dialogue here make for a delightful film that explores instant gratification and the liberating feeling of letting go.
Film Still Slideshow — Image Descriptions
Eternal Return: a woman with short hair wearing a pink floor-length gown playing violin on the left, and a man standing and playing piano on the right. They stand in front of a projection screen projecting orange swirls on the left & blue and light green bubbles on the right.
A Night at the Cósmico: a close-up shot of a person’s face with dark brown facial hair. They are holding a shot glass half-filled with alcohol to their mouth.
Shards: a young woman with light brown hair wearing a red, green, and blue flannel shirt. She looks off-camera with an exhausted expression.
How She Didn’t Die: an arm outstretched from the left of the frame in a body of water near the water’s surface, palm facing the camera.