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MARIE
5
Mark Penwill, South Africa, 2024, 8 min, English
20 JULY 12:15 SUNCOAST 7 26 JULY 17:30 GATEWAY 9
Tom has it pretty good. He has a lot of things his grandparents never had; an electric toothbrush, two different can-openers, glasses that block blue light. He works online so he rarely needs to leave his apartment. Social interaction makes him anxious. Tom does not really need anyone, and that suits him fine. Or does it? When the day is done and he lies in bed, something tells him he is missing something or someone. One night, a knock on his door presents him with a challenge. Sometimes radical personal change is only a small step away if we would only take it.
A teenage boy and his mother are hiding during the war in an abandoned cellar. In a desperate attempt to save her he goes in search of water and medical supplies. His search places him in danger and forces him to face his fears. Saving the person closest to him will mean he must confront his worst concerns, the very thing they are hiding from. Will he have the courage and fortitude to succeed, and will he be able to return, unscathed, to his mother?
A son is traumatised after the violent death of his mother. At the insistence of his overbearing and traditional grandfather, Allie’s father attempts to guide his son into manhood through a series of hunting trips. He is reluctant to enforce the same patriarchal values on his son but goes through the motions despite his misgivings. His father’s influence is too strong to resist. Plagued by nightmares and guilt Allie’s restless sleep is disturbed one night by an argument. Armed with his newly gained hunting skills and the patriarchal legacy which he has been initiated into, he investigates with fatal consequences.
METALLIC TASTE
4
Ivan Krupenikov, Poland, 2023, 20 min, Ukrainian with English subtitles
21 JULY 11:30 GATEWAY 8 26 JULY 17:15 SUNCOAST 8
MIDDLE OF SOMEWHERE
5
Kobus du Plessis, South Africa, 2023, 23 min, Afrikaans with English subtitles
20 JULY 12:15 SUNCOAST 7 26 JULY 17:30 GATEWAY 9
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