Director: Claire Walka.
In the magic atmosphere of a summer night four different people stray around in the dark, looking for some joy or trying to overcome their melancholia. For some moments their paths cross and they get closer, but they also drift apart. In the end, they all get together by a tune that makes them feel connected, even if maybe only for this night.
Director: Oliver Merchant.
Little Deaths is a psychological thriller about a solitary and insular bookshop employee, Malcolm - and Maria, an enigmatic prostitute.
Malcolm’s life revolves around his weekly visits to Maria, who appears to take comfort in the awkward but sheltered nature of their time together.
One night, Malcolm finds himself beaten up and later discarded on the outskirts of the city. He wakes up the following day, battered and confused, and makes his way back to the city – only to find her place has been trashed, and she is nowhere to be seen.
Malcolm embarks on a turbulent and obsessive journey to find Maria, and get to the bottom of the mysterious events that have led him to where he is. The growing rift between reality and his imagination begins to play tricks on him until, on the verge desperation, a chance encounter with a known face will lead him to her.
When he eventually finds her, he discovers a different woman, leading another existence in upper middle class suburbia.
Invisible to Malcolm all along is a ghost-like figure that haunts this woman’s imagination and will reveal their relationship to be so much more than he could have ever imagined it to be - an impossible and deathly love triangle.
Perceptions of reality collide with misconstrued appearances in this film about identity and loss.
Director: Nick Gillespie.
The Chariot is a darkly humorous short film which pits a scared, sickly old man against the urban jungle. Old Raymond sets out on a quest across the city, forcing him to fight for the one thing he truly loves: his Shopmobility
Director: Bill Kalamakis.
An old, isolated woman, has an unexpected caller during a storm. After many years of isolation, she opens the door to the stranger. Finally they share their loneliness, and much more..
SKIP CITY INTERNATIONAL D-CINEMA FESTIVAL 2006 announces the full line up and international jury membersThe 3rd SKIP CITY INTERNATIONAL D-Cinema FESTIVAL 2006, takes place at SKIP CITY (Kawaguchi, Saitama) from Saturday July 15th to Sunday July 23rd. This year, the festival received 584 submissions from 52 countries and regions. Cash reward totaling in 17,000,000yen (approx. $160,000) will be given to filmmakers in feature and short competition section. Boy Meets Ghost Hanadashonenshi by ...