Synopsis

CLAY – LOVE / Glina – Lyubov. KAZ 2017 | 23 min. | Russian with Engl. sub. | Aigul Axambiyeva. Almaty during Perestroika in the 1990s. Sculptor Bolat’s life appears to be perfect until one day, the idyllic family falls apart after a tumble out of the balcony, and he realises that he doesn’t really know his wife, singer Dina, anymore. A film about love, betrayal and reconciliation.

MORNING PERSON / Morgenmensch. AUT 2018 | 5 min. | German with Engl. sub. | Özgür Anil. A woman is woken up by the ringing of her phone in the morning. She tries to ignore the call, but eventually has to yield to the intrusive caller. She promptly gets dressed and leaves the apartment. Her quick departure remains unnoticed by the sleeping man next to her.

MARTIN KRPAN. SLO 2017 | 24 min. | Slovenian with Engl. sub. | Nejc Saje. In the time of the Habsburg monarchy, Martin Kpran runs a large smuggling trade. As the Empire is at a point of an end, the people in power make a deal with him. If they manage to defeat their enemies with his help, Martin Krpan will receive a legal trading license in return.