SHORT SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL & ASIA 2020
9.16 Wed - 9.27 Sun/Admission FREE (Except some events.)

SHORT SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL & ASIA 2020
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A STAR WARS EXPERIENCE FOR ALL

Globe Telecom/2:30/Philippines/2019/

Director: Lyle Sacris Agency: Wunderman Thompson Philippines

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mature Mature Content: These films may include sexual and/or violent content.

The Invasion

Dante Rustav/0:14:53/Uzbekistan/Experimental/2020

Each society has its own rhythm of life, which is set by time - by observing orderliness and traditions, but even the smallest intervention in this routine rhythm can change this society

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AIÒ ZITELLI

Jean Marie Antonini/0:20:43/France/Drama/2019

In the midst of the trench warfare, the Corsican soldier Lucien Casalta is called urgently at the back of the lines by a court of the country as a translator. Upon his arrival, he is surprised to see that the young soldier tried for desertion is none other than his compatriot and friend, Joseph...

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Idol

Ryushi Lindsay/0:20:12/Japan/Drama/2020

Single mother Miyabi relies on her child idol daughter Kasumi as her only source of income and ticket to future financial stability. When Kasumi is replaced in the group by a more popular girl, Miyabi must ensure she gets her daughter back in the lineup or face destitution.

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Fly to the Dream - JTB Wheelchair Tennis Global Challenge

Takahisa Shiraishi/0:16:53/Japan, USA/Documentary/2018

Four junior wheelchair-tennis players leave for Los Angeles, USA. The challenge of leaving home to play away overseas makes them grow. And through the competition, they experience the cultures of different countries and meet new friends.

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For a Fistful of Toffees

Nikita Gavard Noyer, Clara Dulaut, Nghia Bui Trung, Berenger Guilbault, Martin Fettuciari, Timothee Maron & Ugo Masutti/0:06:00/France/Animation/2019

Grandma and Grandpa, a couple of old people are about to hold up their retirement home's cafeteria for a fistful of toffees.

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Story

Jola Bańkowska/0:05:08/Poland/Jola Bańkowska/2019

A reflection about modern man in an age of omnipresent technology.Looking through stories - a popular function in many social media platforms - we see people who are lonely, lost or already indifferent about reality surrounding them.Action takes place during one day and it's told by short, often (auto)ironic scenes,where virtual world sinks to reality

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Non-Fiction Competition Best Short Award

Kamali

Sasha Rainbow/0:23:47/UK/Non-Fiction/2019

Kamali is the only girl skateboarder in a fishing village. Her timorous mother, Suganthi takes a pilgrimage in a quest for self discovery. Separated for the first time, they must find freedom in a man’s world.

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Kapaemahu

Dean Hamer, Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu & Joe WIlson/0:08:30/USA/Animation/2020

The hidden history of four mysterious boulders on Waikiki Beach—and the mystical transgender healing spirits within them.

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mature Mature Content: These films may include sexual and/or violent content.

The Burden

Nico van den Brink/0:16:49/Netherlands/Horror/2019

THE BURDEN (2019) is a horror short about a young woman visiting her boyfriend’s family home and learning about a sinister history with his creepy neighbor.

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Cut Cut

Leila Macaire/0:08:44/France/Comedy/2020

Cut Cut is a quirky tale about the emancipation of a women in a codified world. Rousse works for three conventional hairdressers and she feels excluded. Tired of fantasizing a world that doesn’t exist, she will try to become like them to feel more alive.

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Friends

Florian Grolig/0:07:45/Germany/Animation/2019

The ‘small’ one is, well, small, and the ‘big’ one definitely very very big. They are friends.

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Lian

Darren Teo/0:15:00/Singapore/Drama/2019

LIA?N (12) and her family are stowaways on a ship, hiding inside one of the containers. One day Lia?n is caught and her family is accidentally locked in a container. Now, Lia?n must try and communicate the danger her family is in to try and save their lives.

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The perfect equation

Lola Degove/0:02:35/France/Animation/2019

Paul is the 4th of his family. He needs to put on 4 sweaters to get warm enough, to walk on 4 tiles to reach his dining room, to drink in 4 different glasses ... Paul needs the 4. He loves her, and he obsesses her. He will be confronted with 5.

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Official Competition supported by Sony
Japan Competition Audience Award

West End Girls

Hiroki Kataoka/0:25:00/Japan/drama/2020

Sally, who is determined to make money by live-streaming, comes to Tokyo and meets a foreign student, Kanja, in Nishi-Shinjuku. One day, Kanja starts saying that she wants to work like Sally.

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My Father's Shoes

Anton Groves & Damian Groves/0:17:53/Romania/Animation/2019

A film based on a true story about a record breaking globetrotter and widowed father - Dan Dumitru, who attempts to explain to his young daughter - Steliana - about death, courage and the absence of her mother from their lives.

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Inside Blue

Yi-Chien Chen/0:05:51/Taiwan/Animation/2019

The story describes a man who needs all the decorations of his home to be placed in a square frame made of adhesive tape so as to feel peace of mind.

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Distant Dream

Kio Shijki/0:16:57/Japan/Drama/2020

After receiving a mysterious phone call, an aging make-up artist’s right-hand stops moving.

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Kindled

Natasha Bishop/0:03:23/New zealand/Animation/2019

Kindled tells the story of a Flame Sprite and a Wood Sprite. Being made of different elements, the two form a mutualistic and heartwarming relationship. Their friendship is childlike, yet strong enough to overcome the challenges presented by the environment and by themselves, even if it means risking or sacrificing something for each other.

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Official Competition supported by Sony
Asia International Competition Best Short Award
Governor of Tokyo Award

After Class

Charles Xiuzhi Dong/0:15:01/China, USA/drama/2018

Eight-year-old Su Min and her mother reside in the slums of an anonymous metropolis in China. Su Min dreams of going to school some day. To fulfill her dream, her mother risks her job by sneaking into classrooms and offices to steal money.

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Content, perspective and expression in each film are strictly of the filmmakers and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia and its related parties.