Sunday, 22 September 2013

Encounters Film Festival 2013!!

Encounters - 19th September 2013


Today we went to Encounters, the Short Film and Animation Festival in Bristol. We watched 'INT 3: The Human Factor'; a 1 hour 31 minute collaboration of 6 individual short films.

"The complexity of family ties, the comfort of friends, the thrill of fleeting encounters with complete strangers... From Portugal, France, Switzerland, Brazil, Australia and The Netherlands,
 the diverse and compelling short films in this programme chart the
 beauty, danger and elation of human relations."

  1. De Huid Voelt (Skin Feels)

  2. Cigano (Gypsy)
  3. Faraways
  4. Man Kann Nicht Alles Auf Einmal Tun, Aber Man Kann Alles Auf Einmal Lassen (You can't do everything at once, but you can leave everything at once)
  5. Atlantic Avenue
  6. A Onda Traz Vento Leva (Ebb & Flow)
Each short film was a masterpiece in itself, some of which were very heartfelt stories, closely related to the Director. At the end of the viewing we were permitted to vote for one. This was a rather tough decision, each film was so beautiful in it's own right, emotional and strong on story lines. Yet in the end I voted for 'Ebb & Flow'. This short film bought a tear to my eye because of it's beautiful story: a young deaf man from northeast Brazil who worked installing car stereos. We saw him in his day to day life and the taking care of his daughter, which showed the breaking of his heart as he struggled to communicate with her and she often rebelled against him, hurting him deeply yet without realizing. This in depth story became a journey and by the end we felt a bond had been built with him and for these reasons alone I decided to vote. 





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