NEWCINEMA/SHORTS+
Some stories don't need two hours. Sometimes, just a few minutes are enough to stay with you forever.
NEWCINEMA/SHORTS+ celebrates the art of short filmmaking, bringing together independent films from around the world that prove great storytelling isn't measured in minutes. Every film is here because a filmmaker wanted you to see it, inviting you to discover fresh ideas, unexpected perspectives and unforgettable moments. Whether you have five minutes or fifty, you'll find stories that surprise, inspire and remind you why short films remain one of cinema's most exciting art forms.
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The Big Wash (Italy) by Giorgio Caporali
Synopsis: This short film is a reinterpretation of Martin Scorsese's short film "The Big Shave" in the the COVID-19 pandemic. Running time: 00:04:00.
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l'Albero / The Tree (2020/Italy) by Leonardo Tessarolo
The short film is a dreamlike take on the theme of one's growth. A boy lives at the foot of a majestic tree. The tree reveals its personality, desires and fears to the boy through what it dreams.
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Christmas On The Moon (2019/Russia) by Lado Kvataniya
Mature vision on Christmas.
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Zeen? (Canada) by Calyx Passailaigue
Chad is a pretentious white Jamaican film director. With his ragtag Caribbean cast and crew, he aims to shoot a highbrow social drama called "Brothers in Babylon."
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When We Were Strangers (2021/The Netherlands) by Ayla Spaans
When We Were Strangers is ab experimental love story that features the slow decay of love. It’s about a couple who falls in love during a house party and set off on an adventure. Each room in the house represent a different phase of their relationship and the situation gets more and more confusing.
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The Six Values of our Society (Italy) by Lorenzo Visentin
We live in a society in which "bad habits" are sometimes so established that they seem like the norm, as if they were the values on which this society is founded. Our young protagonists, Lorenzo, Sebastiano and Gianluca, doubtful about the canons imposed by society, will lead us to discover these...
