PROGRAM 8 - Lost&Found

saturday 28 October, 15.30-17.00

in the whiteness

Experimental, Canada, 2022, 4:38, International

In the whiteness is a poetic exploration of identity through the eyes of a Harari-Ethiopian woman, displaced via war, now living in Canada. She uses poetry and movement as a meditative method of reconnecting with her roots and in doing so, establishes a magical bond with her ancestors.

Director: Niya Abdullahi

Jumping Jack | Sprællemanden

Fiction, Denmark, 2023, 19:53, Nordic

Alexander is a regular 18-year-old, but like many his age, is suffering from unexplainable anxiety attacks. After an episode involving his father, he decides to take him to a therapist. Through an intense and unconventional therapy session, Alexander is confronted with his own undiagnosed anxiety and trauma - could this be the start of overcoming his anxiety?

Director: Gustav Werner

Writers: Gustav Werner, Chris Burton

Producers: Morris Allerup, Mette Jermiin

Cast: Elias Budde Christensen, Line Kruse, Ken Vedsegaard

nadish

Fiction, Sweden, 2022, 12:00, Nordic

A game is being played in the changing room. Edy is excluded from the group but he sees the game as an opportunity to be included.

Director, Writer: Willy Fermelin

Producer: Soliana Samiel

Cast: Wallace Umukoro, Safwan Pohniluemaeh, Jimmy Zwedberg

Crumbles | Résidus d'une tierce personne

Fiction, Canada, 2023, 17:14, International

After a recent breakup Alex tries to reconnect with his younger brother in hopes of making sense of the world he has made for himself turning into crumbles.

Director, Writer: William Tétreault

Producers: Mérédith Gonzalez Bayard, William Tétreault

DoP: Thomas Fontaine

Cast: Alexandre Fortin, Lévi Doré, Marguerite Bouchard

Adrift | Vildrede

Fiction, Denmark, 2023, 18:18, Nordic

“Adrift” is the story of a young girl, Victoria, who grew up with a mentally unstable mother in a poor urban area. Following a sudden act of violence from her mother, Victoria flees from her life at home, and is now all alone with nowhere to go. She ends up in a youth shelter for troubled teens; there she meets a workshop teacher, who becomes an anchor in Victoria’s life. “Adrift” is the story about how important it is to have someone to believe in you, when no one else does.

Director: Simon Kamp

Writers: Simon Kamp, Marie Mørk

Producers: Maja Foss Hagerup, Rosa Flindt Riis-Hansen

Cast: Lucija Ostan Vejrup, Laura Bach, Penille Albæk Andersen, Pejman Khorsand-Jamal, Sandra Turell Henningsen