Diaspora in Short, Saturday, 8 November 2008, at 5:00 p.m., Innis Town Hall

 

Blonde, Danyael Sugawara, The Netherlands, 2006, 10 min

In Dutch with English subtitles

 

When two lonely people go to the aid of a dog they realise that they can help each other as well.

 

 

 

Wing, the Fish that Talks Back, Ricky Rijneke, The Netherlands, 2007, 10 min

In Chinese with English subtitles

 

In a small neighborhood on the fringes of Rotterdam, six-year old Wing lives with her neurotic mother and her aged, silent grandmother, all of whom keep to themselves. We see this film through the eyes of Wing, who creates a fantasy world for herself.

 

 

 

Rafas Ruls, YANi, The Netherlands, 2008, 15 min

In Dutch with English subtitles

 

Poor Rafas has a dull job, no wife, and no money to send back home to his complaining mother. When he visits an African medicine man, suddenly fortune is on his side. But is it?

 

 

Fair Trade, Michael Dreher, Germany, 2007, 15 min

In German and French with English subtitles

 

The shortest distance and at the same time the most obvious gap between the so-called Third World Countries and Europe is the Straits of Gibraltar. Fair Trade is one of the many stories that happen there every day.

 

 

It’s My Turn, Ismet Erguen, Germany, 2007, 11 min

The film is understandable without any language

 

The film is a declaration of love to the cinema. A group of children play in a suburb of Istanbul and creatively pool their limited money to let one of them see a movie.

 

 

 

 

Season of Soil, Shahrokh Bahrololoumi, Canada, 2007, 15 min

In Farsi with English subtitles

 

An old Afghan man lives and works with his family in a remote area of Iran. The family sacrifices their health in order to earn a living.

 

 

 

 

 

Where the Hell is Matt?, Matt Harding, Australia, 2008, 4 min

No dialogue

 

Matt Harding, quit his job in Australia and, after hooking up with Stride Gum, traveled the globe to film himself dancing in 42 countries and, in addition to filming himself dance, filmed the people of each country dancing along with him.