El Viaje (One Day Trip)

(Drama / Peru / 35mm / 17 minutes)

“El Viaje” tells the story of two young 13 year-old boys, Gonzalo and his best friend Tito, who embark on a journey to one of the most sordid and sleaziest places in Lima, Perú, where one of the boys’ devastating secret is revealed. This event will mark the end of their innocence.

Director / Writer: Cady Abarca

Producers: Delia Garcia and Cady Abarca

Contact: cadab@aol.com

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My Other Mother

(Drama / South Africa / 35mm / 13 minutes)

A young white girl begins to discover her African roots after a family tragedy when her black nanny shows her the liberating power of releasing one’s grief.

Director: Diana Keam

Producer: Genevieve le Cordeur

Writer: Bruce Young

Contact: info@faithcreations.co.za

For the Game

(Drama / United States / 16mm / 18 minutes)

“For the Game” is story about Ben, a soccer coach. He lives with his son Alex who loves painting much to the dislike of his father who wants him to be the greatest soccer player of all time. The film takes you through the alcoholic father’s desire to force his son to be a soccer player and not understanding him.

Director / Producer / Writer: Abhishek Kabli

Contact: abhishek_kabli@yahoo.com

Lucky

(Drama / South Africa / 35mm / 20 minutes)

Lucky is an Aids orphan desperate to leave his rural Zulu village for the bright lights of Durban. He is full of excitement and hope, but Lucky has to learn about life the hard way, not through school or education…but through an unlikely bond with a racist Indian neighbor.

Director / Writer: Avie Luthra

Producers: Bex Hopkins and Junaid Ahmed

Contact: avieluthra@btinternet.com

Bottom Line

(Drama / United States / 35mm / 10 minutes)

All humans have an equalizer bottom line for which money, power, and education are no match. The journey of seven actors carries us through our bottom line.

Directors: Rafael Rodriguez and Michel Grezlack

Producer / Writer: Rafael Rodriguez

Contact: rergam@sympatico.ca