Eleven films portraying anxiety, desires, dreams and hopes of the Third world make the COMPETITION SECTION of 16th IFFK a kaleidoscope of Afro Asia and Latin America. Of which three are debut films,too.
‘A STONE THROW AWAY’ directed by Sebastian Hiriyath, the Spanish director, presents the surreal atmosphere in the illusive world of prophecies and dreams.
‘AT THE END OF IT ALL’, the Bengali film directed by Aditi Roy is set in the city of Kolkatta .
Miang Shang’s ‘BLACK BLOOD’ is about a Chinese couple who got infected by HIV during blood transfusion.
The Turkish film ‘BODY’ directed by Mustafa Noori, talks about the ups-and-downs in the life of a porn star.
Malayali Filmmaker Prasath Nayar’s ‘DELHI IN A DAY’ portrays the life situation of an upper-class family in the contemporary Delhi. It is his first film.
The Iranian film ‘FLAMINGO NO. 13’ is a film by Hameed Rasay which is about love and ‘Flamingo Hunt’.
‘FUTURE LASTS FOREVER’ directed by Oscar Alper is a movie which delineates a music student who urges to know his past and the traditional music of Turkey.
‘DOTA SA ALIBADI’ portrays the life in the Kenyan slums under the plight of severe poverty and diseases. Two directors, Ka Mau Wang Dung and Nik Reding, directed this film which shows the discrimination faced by the HIV infected.
‘THE CAT VANISHES’ is an Argentanian film. The anxieties and doubts of a woman who serves her mentally-ill husband is the main theme of this film.
‘THE COLOURS OF THE MOUNTAIN’ is a film directed by Carlos Ceaser. The innocent companionship and dreams of two childhood friends goes through a milieu of emotional feelings, which is portrayed in this movie.
‘THE PAINTING LENS’ directed by Pablo Perelman is a highly inspirational movie which depicts a painter who has made his own benchmark in the world of painting.
