Plunge [short film]
Synopsis
Katie Wotton has struggled with mental health and body dysmorphia throughout her life, and the sea has always been an escape. There, she fights the currents and challenges the shadows of her mind to find inner peace and a sense of belonging.
This film screens as part of the Documentary Shorts: Near and Far program.
Film Credits
- Rebecca Mark-Lawson, Daria Nitsche
- Ellie Land
- Alice Powell, David Arthur
- James McAleer
- Kathleen Wotton
- Marina Elderton
- Lizzie Francke
- Tyke Films Ltd
- https://tykefilms.com/plunge
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Samira Elagoz, Z WalshNetherlands, Finland, Germany, United States
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Documentary Shorts: Near and Far
Synopsis
Using diverse methods of observation, animation, and essay, the filmmakers in this program showcase the flexibility of documentary form. Each zeroes in on a unique point of view, eliciting intimate first-person portraits about the broad spectrum of human experience and emotion. Featuring works by Haley Watson, Saurav Ghimire, Leo Berkeley, Samira Elagoz, Z Walsh, Ellie Land, and Assia Boundaoui.
Mary McGee shares stories from her life as the first American woman to race motorcycles in Motorcycle Mary (United States). In Songs of Love and Hate (Nepal, Belgium), the heartbroken host of a love advice radio show traverses the mountains, haunted by testimonies from his audience. Dark Matter (Australia) follows Leo Berkeley, a chronically ill Melbourne filmmaker, as he observes inner city apartment living and grapples with the nature of his existence. The first year of a love story between two long-haired trans men unfolds via messages and pics in You can’t get what you want but you can get me (Netherlands, Finland, Germany, United States). Plunge (United Kingdom) depicts a journey of mental health within the vast reaches of the ocean, where one woman finds peace in both her body and mind. In Estranged Letters (United States), Maryam Taghavi discusses her ideas and background as she prepares to open a solo exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago.
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Zurawksi v Texas
Synopsis
Riveting, heartrending, and enraging, Zurawski v Texas is an inside account of the groundbreaking 2023 lawsuit in which several women came forward to sue the state of Texas over its draconian abortion laws. The film follows unwavering attorney Molly Duane as she mounts the case, along with three of her key plaintiffs: Amanda Zurawksi, who nearly died from septic shock; Samantha Casiano, who had no choice but to carry a fetus with a fatal condition to term; and Dr. Austin Dennard, an obstetrician who joined the lawsuit as a patient.
As these women find solidarity in their fight and strength in tentative legal victories, they also witness how a system of laws that are supposedly meant to protect their rights instead utterly fails them. Equal parts suspenseful courtroom thriller and powerful tale of injustice, the film profiles the brave individuals on the frontlines of the battle for women’s reproductive rights and their ongoing struggle. “We will not be silenced,” Zurawski says. “This isn’t over.”
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Film Credits
- Amy Flanagan, Siobhan Sinnerton, Blye Pagon Faust, Cori Shepherd, Maisie Crow, Abbie Perrault
- Austin Reedy
- Maisie Crow
- Osei Essed
- Hillary Clinton, Chelsea Clinton, Jennifer Lawrence, Justine Ciarrocchi, Bari Lurie, Johnny Webb, Linda Himelstein, Laurie Michaels, Amy Metzler Ritter
- HIddenlight, Story Force, Out of Nowhere
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To a Land Unknown
Synopsis
Displaced Palestinian cousins Chatila and Reda are stuck in Athens. They live in a crowded group home with other migrants, and steal and save what they can to pay for fake passports that will take them to Germany. When Reda relapses into his addictions and spends all their savings, Chatila devises what seems like a foolproof smuggling operation to earn the money back fast. Then things go terribly awry, and the cousins must concoct an even more sinister scheme in order to save themselves and their families back home.
With an intimate and naturalistic lens on the cousins’ bond and shared dream of a better life, To a Land Unknown is a tightly drawn thriller that presents an audacious, moving testament to the dire circumstances faced by migrants in purgatory.
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Film Credits
- Geoff Arbourne, Mahdi Fleifel
- Mahdi Fleifel, Fyzal Boulifa, Jason McColgan
- Halim Sabbagh
- Thodoris Mihopoulos (GSC)
- Mahmood Bakri (Chatila), Aram Sabbagh (Reda), Angeliki Papoulia (Tatiana), Mohammad Alsurafa (Malik), Mouataz Alshalton (Abu Love), Mohammad Ghassan (Yasser), Monzer Reyahnah (Marwan)
- Nadah El Shazly
- Elisa Van Waeyenberge, François De Villers, Frank Barat, Sawsan Asfari
- Inside Out Films, Nakba Filmworks, Salaud Morisset, Salaud Morisset Deutschland, Homemade Films, Studio Ruba
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Santosh
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As the result of an obscure government rule, the newly widowed Santosh has no choice but to take up her husband’s former post as a police officer in order to keep his pension. Then a lower-caste girl is found dead in rural Northern India, and Santosh finds herself at the center of an investigation under the tutelage of no-nonsense feminist inspector Sharma. As the intrigue deepens, Santosh must navigate a complicated web of corruption, misogyny, and murder.
A star turn from Shahana Goswami in the title role leads audiences through the twists and turns of Santosh’s exhilarating plot, making for an unforgettable, finely crafted study of power and those who wield it.
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Film Credits
- Mike Goodridge, James Bowsher, Balthazar De Ganay, Alan McAlex
- Sandhya Suri
- Maxime Pozzi-Garcia
- Lennert Hillege
- Shahana Goswami, Sunita Rajwar
- Luisa Gerstein
- Good Chaos, Razor Film Produktion, Haut et Court, BBC Film
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