A showcase of the best BLACK & WHITE films from around the world.
AUDIENCE AWARDS:
Best Short Film: BREAKING SOULS
Best Visual Design: A BLACK AND WHITE STORY
Best Performances: DRACELLA
Best Micro-Short Film: KNIGHT’S MEMORY
Best Direction: A BLACK & WHITE DREAM
Best Story: MOTHER, WHERE ARE YOU?
Mother, Where Are You?, 10min., Lebann
Directed by Robert Minassian
Returning home, a young woman finds a strange man waiting, sparking a silent dialogue that delves into the forgotten horrors of the Armenian Genocide through the haunting testimony of an old woman who lived it.
https://instagram.com/robert.minassian
A Black & White Dream, 17min., Iran
Directed by Mohsen Koranian
In a ruined amusement park where bread is a luxury, a desperate mother struggles to save her starving children. In a monochrome world where gold and stone look the same, value has lost meaning. Finding a golden rock, she begins a surreal journey to buy a mythical blue tangerine. In a world where no one knows what deserves value, the line between human and animal disappears.
https://www.instagram.com/mohsenkoranian/
Knight’s Memory, 3min., Greece
Directed by Natasha Smyrnaiou
The Chessboard, the Battle, the Time.
A leaf falls in every move… and if you catch it, you might recognize what you’ve lost.
A move of doubt.. and the knight with the broken head remains in place.
In memory, time does not pass.
On the chessboard, silence is never defeated.
https://www.instagram.com/natasha_smyrnaiou
Dracella, 8min., USA
Directed by Brian Smith
In a late-night eatery, Donovan, a besotted admirer, waits for Dracella, a mysterious and alluring vampire. As he watches her from afar, he’s drawn to her dark allure. When a man threatens Dracella, she reveals her true nature, feasting on him while Donovan looks on, yearning to be by her side. Despite being ignored by Dracella, Donovan remains enthralled, vowing to return, waiting for his chance to join her world of darkness.
A BLACK AND WHITE STORY, 8min. Iran
Directed by Mahdi Ghazi
A young man, who always wears a mask of a smile, stands on the brink of a life-changing decision, enveloped in solitude and sorrow. In his quest to break free from this mask, he delves into the intertwined layers of memories and thoughts, retracing the steps that have led him to this pivotal moment. In his pursuit of liberation, he realizes that only the fall can grant him the freedom of flight. Amidst bitter laughter and moments of collapse, he views life through the lens of his own mask, confronting a world filled with masks. At last, he readies himself to break free from the shackles of his compulsory mask.
BREAKING SOULS, 28min., Sweden
Directed by Alexandre Ottoveggio
A drama in a Swedish family in the 80s
https://www.instagram.com/alexfilmmaker/
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