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Dramatic Shorts: Talk to Me

  Canada, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Iceland, Philippines, Singapore, Sweden, United States     91 minutes

Synopsis

From unforgettable chance encounters to complex lifelong relationships, these powerful films from visionary auteurs explore the depth of human connections, the transcendent nature of shared language, and the ways life’s twists and turns can strengthen — or challenge — those bonds. Featuring works by Adebukola Bodunrin, Don Josephus Raphael Eblahan, Tara Shehata, Rúnar Rúnarsson, and Alkis Papastathopoulos.

In We Are Not Alone (Canada, United States), a young Nigerian immigrant enlists the help of a stranger to communicate with an extraterrestrial vessel approaching Earth that promises to take her away from a lonely world. A man who lives in the forest may be the cause of a series of disasters plaguing a small village in Vox Humana (Philippines, United States, Singapore). Alone with You (Lewahdena) (Egypt) explores the weight of cultural expectations on an Egyptian couple in their thirties. A lonely man struggles to hide his alcohol addiction during an important reunion with an estranged loved one in O (Iceland, Sweden). And in Honeymoon (Greece, France, Cyprus), a road trip is troubled by transphobic violence against two best friends, and the fluctuating emotions between them.

 Arabic, English, Greek, Icelandic, Tagalog 

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A woman walks in a field in the foreground amidst a vast landscape in the background, where smoke rises from a mountain top.

Vox Humana [short film]

  Don Josephus Raphael Eblahan

  Philippines, United States, Singapore     22 minutes

Synopsis

Speculation surrounds a man who lives in the forest. Some believe that he may be the cause of several recent natural disasters. A zoologist arrives to speak to him in hopes of reaching an understanding.

This film screens as part of the Dramatic Shorts: Talk To Me program.

 Tagalog with subtitles

Film Credits

  •   Hannah Schierbeek, Alemberg Ang, Tan Si En
  •   Don Josephus Raphael Eblahan
  •   Brandon Bunner
  •   Vincent Prochoroff
  •   Sasa Cabalquinto, Ymeiliza Tabora, Bruce Venida
  •   Maria BC
  •   Farhiya Ahmed
  •   Prima Materia Pictures, Daluyong Studios
  •   https://squareeyesfilm.com/shorts/vox-humana/