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DISCOVER THE WINNERS OF OUR HOURGLASS AWARDS THIS YEAR
POSTERS & PICTURES OF THE DIRECTORS OF SELECTED FILMS
Below are the details of the films that made the official selection - mouse/hover over the images to see bigger thumbnails
Welket Bungué - DIRECTOR
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Welket Bungué is originally from the Balanta tribe, was born in Xitole (Guinea-Bissau) on February 7th, 1988. He is a Portuguese-Guinean actor and film director. He holds a degree in theater from the Actors branch (ESTC / Lisbon) and a postgraduate degree in Performance (UniRio / Brazil). He is a Permanent Member of the Portuguese Academy of Cinema since 2015. In 2012, he was awarded as "Best Actor" for his performance in 'Mütter'. In 2019 he produced more than six short films such as 'Jah Intervention', 'It's Good To Meet You' or 'Run If You Can, Dance If You Dare' and its films have been screened on several international film festivals such as Africlap (France), Zanzibar Intl. Film Fest., Afrikamera (Berlin), IndieLisboa, DocLisboa, Rio de Janeiro Intl. Film Fest. or Stockholm Dansfilmfestival. He also directed the short films 'I Am Not Pilatus'(2019), 'Arriaga'(2019) and 'Bastien'(2016) in which he was distinguished with the “Best Actor Award” and “Best First Film Award” by Shortcutz Awards 2017 in Ovar and Viseu (both in Portugal). In 2019 he was awarded with an “Angela Award - On The Road” at the Subtitle Festival in Kilkenny, Ireland by Richard Cook. He currently based in Berlin.
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Project Title (Original Language): ARRIAGA Country: Portugal Runtime: 25 minutes |
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TRAILER (ARRIAGA)
SYNOPSIS
On the shores of Lisbon, Arriaga, a 25 years old boy from a middle-class family of emigrants walks alone through the silent and wrinkled streets by vices of the nightlife. Arriaga deals with his self-destructive alter ego to be accepted among the youth of his neighborhood. The price to be paid for due respect among the marginal pitchers of the neighborhood may cost Arriaga's life, that dreams of being a martyr on the fringes of society inspired by the legends like Tupac, Notorious BIG, NAS, WU-TANG Clan. Everything happens in one place, everything revolves around a single moment, what is suspicious only the unexpected can unfold.
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STACEY DARKWAAH DUAH - DIRECTOR
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Stacey Darkwaah Duah is a British-Ghanaian filmmaker born on April 5, 1997 to Ghanaian West African parents residing in the United Kingdom. A talented wordsmith, screenwriter and film director hailing from the North London Borough of Islington, her love for the creative arts began at a young age. An alumna of the British Film Institute’ Film Academy powered by Mouth That Roars, aged 16, she worked on her first short film I Trust You (2014). By 19, she’d made her screenwriting debut with the highly anticipated mental health short film Forget Me Not (2017), which she also co-produced. The film privately screened at the BFI, London Southbank. Mark Reid (Head of Education at the BFI) was in attendance. In 2018, Duah made her directorial debut (short-form) with her colourism awareness film Chocolate Coloured Sweetheart.
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Project Title (Original Language): HONEY, I THINK I'VE FORGOTTEN Country: United Kingdom Runtime: 10 minutes |
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TRAILER (HONEY, I THINK I'VE FORGOTTEN)
SYNOPSIS
A forgetful Mike fails to remember the specifics of the all "important date" that he and his girlfriend Sabrina have marked off in their calendars.
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GOD'SPOWER OKOH - DIRECTOR
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God’spower Okoh, popularly called “GP” is an astute filmmaker – screenplay writer and director – and currently the Lead Creative Director at IN10S Entertainment.
He has over 4 years' experience creating media contents for various brands and artists while he worked as a volunteer creative director and production manager at IFocus Pictures Limited under the direction of Oluyinka Davids. At IFocus Pictures Limited, he had is first film experience working as Production Manager for the film titled 5th Anniversary in June 2017. |
Project Title (Original Language): BLUE Country: Nigeria Runtime: 1 hour 30 minutes |
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SYNOPSIS
Somto suffers from Paranoid Personality Disorder since the loss of her father left her traumatized at a very tender age.
Mike, somto’s boyfriend has to put up with her extreme paranoia till he can’t take it anymore, he breaks up with her and somto suffers a mental break down. somto’s mother tries to help her heal in many spiritual ways but all to no avail. Somto finally meets Ikenna, a Therapist who is in the middle of a heart wrenching situation but might be the person to help change her life for good. Blue tells the poignant story of somto and Ikenna coming to terms with the blows life has dealt them, the transforming power of sharing burdens, getting help from the strangest places and how they help each other heal. TRAILER (BLUE)
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ERCAN ER - DIRECTOR
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Ercan Er, who made films about horror and tension, was born in 1991 in Istanbul. He is studying in the Department of Radio, Television and Cinema at Gelişim University. She is also a student at Anadolu University Sports Management Department. worked in various films, continuity and art. In 2016 he directed Zuzula, the first thriller and a horror genre. She then completed her second film ı Necroman 'in 2019.
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Project Title (Original Language): NECROMAN Country: Turkey Runtime: 12 minutes |
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TRAILER (NECROMAN)
SYNOPSIS
"Necroman" tells the story of Ali, who loses touch with reality after the night his younger sister and older sister are raped and killed by an unknown attacker in front of his eyes.
On a snowy night, Ali's sisters are violently murdered by someone crashing into their house. This terrible incident has a huge impact on Ali. Even after 40 years, Ali is still under the psychological impact of the incident and he thinks he’s talking to the little girls in the graveyard. He wants to take them home and mummify them. This way, he thinks that he gives life to them and starts living with them. |
Giovanni Soletta - DIRECTOR
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I began to make videos on june 2012, after many years i dreamed of.
I learned by myself and tried and made a lot of mistakes. I did some videoclips and some editing collaborations. "Vegetable skin, an interview" is my first medium-length film. In the meantime i discovered and learned a little photography : at first i was really frustrated when i discovered that, for my budget, to make movies, the best choice was to buy a reflex! Now i'm greatfull to have had not so many money a that time! |
Project Title (Original Language): VEGETABLE SKIN Country: Italy Runtime: 52 minutes 22 seconds |
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SYNOPSIS
A documentary about the artist/farmer Bruno Petretto and his artistic place, Molineddu, where since the eighties visual artists from all over Sardinia, Italy, exhibit their artworks, sometimes leaving them there, in the arms of nature.
TRAILER (Vegetable Skin)
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VENU NAIR - DIRECTOR
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I have been in the media for the last 29 years and have done many documentaries and winner of several state, national and international awards.
I have won the UN FAO - OSIRIS International Award for the film “Digging Mercy” at the Agrofilm 2010 Slovak Republic; International Recycling Fund Award for the film ‘Farming Our Future’ at the Ekotopfilm 2009 in Slovak Republic and National Award for the Best Tourism Film for the documentary film “The Mythology of Aranmula Metal Mirror”, for the year 2006-07 from Government of India, Kerala State Awards in the year2009 and many other awards. |
Project Title : JALASAMADHI - DEATH BY WATER Country: India Runtime: 1 hour 47 minutes 38 seconds |
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TRAILER (Death By Water)
SYNOPSIS
Jalasamadhi deals with a disturbing issue plaguing the contemporary society - treatment of the 'unwanted elders'. It seems that there was a practice of subjecting such elders to a 'forced euthanasia', even as a ritual, in some parts of South India. Jalasamadhi opens with the murder of Muthu (a 59-year-old company worker), a friend of Muniswami (a 59-year-old company worker) the protagonist, who was killed to protect his son’s vested interest of getting his father’s job in the company in the pretext of an age old ritual prevalent in that particular society in the Kerala-Tamilnadu border. Munuswami is undergoing tremendous mental stress, as he is worried that the same fate would befall him too. His household problems increase his stress manifold. When Munuswami’s family and their friends try to sacrifice his life at the altar of this social evil, the youngsters fiercely oppose it.
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Olutobi Odunubi - DIRECTOR
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Olutobi Odunubi is a budding filmmaker who loves to tell intelligent and unique Nigerian stories, and constantly looks to get better at it.
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Project Title: FORTUNATELY RIDICULOUS Country: Nigeria Runtime: 14 minutes 35 seconds |
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TRAILER (Fortunately Ridiculous)
SYNOPSIS
Ahmed, an Uber driver, leaves his house after an argument with his wife. He misses her and wants to go back home but pride won't let him. While working, he picks up a lovely, younger couple at an important juncture of their life, is reminded of what's important and encouraged to fight for his marriage.
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