Month: January 2025 (Page 1 of 3)

Synopsis: In a world blurring reality and imagination, 8-year-old Syd tries to hide his mother from Death, embarking on a hide-and-seek game as creatures of earth — Death being their predator in the ultimate form: Time.

Written and directed by Pipou Phuong Nguyen.

Synopsis: A rebellious, misfit kid trying to escape the mundanity of junior high runs away into the woods, only to be whisked away into an adventure full of excitement, hand to hand combat, monkeys, and friendship.

Written, directed, and animated by James Moutsos.

Synopsis: For months now, a group of five young soldiers have been stuck, bored, on a mission in the middle of the Afghan mountains. One day, during a support mission, the routine is finally broken.

Written and directed by Lucas Durkheim.

Director’s note: The film is inspired by the Uzbin attack. French International Security Assistance Force troops were ambushed by Afghan Taliban insurgents, with heavy casualties, in the Uzbin Valley in the Surobi District of Kabul on August 18, 2008.

With this short, I wanted to illustrate the main element in soldiers’ lives: waiting and being bored. It’s a job, of course — they are trained to kill. Perhaps not this time, but none of them is prepared to face death.