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PTAFF 2024 Official Selections
Breathe
DIRECTED BY: Jamie Burton Oare
For Eric, it is a normal day in his life/neighborhood. For the world, it’s the day Eric faces the reality of taking his last breath.
The Magic Ticket
DIRECTED BY: Yelena Krivosheyeva
A homeless female veteran, Penny, is camping outside of a fancy restaurant on Christmas eve when a kind stranger donates her a gift card to go inside and get a hot meal. After struggling to get a seat, she is finally able to order dinner when an angry patron calls the police.
When the cops try to escort Penny out, it triggers her trauma.
When the cops try to escort Penny out, it triggers her trauma.
Bolivia Unbowed
DIRECTED BY: Denis Rogatyuk
"Bolivia Insumisa" focuses on the events that occurred in Bolivia during November 2019. It is a cinematographic journey through the events surrounding the coup of November 2019, the resistance and Bolivia's fight for democracy and sheds light on the search of justice for the victims of repression and their families, as well as the significance of these events in the history of Bolivia.
"Belonging in the USA: The Story of Alicia and Antonio"
DIRECTED BY: Arielle Nóbile
"Forced into exile in the US in the 70s, after being imprisoned and tortured for their social justice in Argentina and having led prolific careers, Antonio and Alicia defy common misconceptions about those who seek political asylum in the US.
“The Story of Alicia & Antonio" is about the triumph of the human spirit over tyranny, discovering love in unexpected places, and constructing a path of true belonging."
“The Story of Alicia & Antonio" is about the triumph of the human spirit over tyranny, discovering love in unexpected places, and constructing a path of true belonging."
As Easy As Closing Your Eyes
DIRECTED BY: Parker Croft
"Academy Award-nominee Abigail Breslin presents:
As Easy As Closing Your Eyes.
The story of a grieving mother who battles her addiction to a black-market drug that gives her life-like dreams about the son she lost.
As Easy As Closing Your Eyes.
The story of a grieving mother who battles her addiction to a black-market drug that gives her life-like dreams about the son she lost.
This Land Is
DIRECTED BY: Bunnie Rivera
This Land Is follows Jesse as he’s rescued from a life of squalor with his mother, to the loving arms of his grandmother – and then back again, by circumstance, to the harsh reality of neglect with his mother.
Scout's Pride
DIRECTED BY: Marko Stojanovic
Scout's Pride follows Andrej, an ex-boy scout, as he physically and mentally explores the locale of his last scout outing in order to confront and rid himself of his past traumas.
She Sees Me
Directed By: Maryam Mahani
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A young boy struggles to embrace his newfound life with his stepmother and embarks on a journey leading him to an unexpected encounter ..."
A young boy struggles to embrace his newfound life with his stepmother and embarks on a journey leading him to an unexpected encounter ..."
When I'm Famous
DIRECTED BY: Jon King
A 'proof of concept' short film made on a wing and a prayer and a handful of stale cheese sandwiches, When I’m Famous is a gritty, realist view of Britain's disaffected youth as 19-year-old Noah pinballs hard between his dreams of becoming famous and the mundane reality of the Job Centre, winding up homeless in the process...
The hard art to say goodbye
DIRECTED BY: Rafael Reis
The only certainty we have in life is that one day we will die. And if we knew we only had a short time to live, we would change our view of many things. Even today, this topic has been taboo for most people, but facing death by treating it in a natural way is what this short film proposes.
Echoes of Loss: Eight Days in Israel
DIRECTED BY: Rob Mor
"Echoes of Loss: Eight Days in Israel” is more than a documentary—it's a testament to the strength and spirit of a nation. Mor, an Israeli-American widower, affectionately known as "Dad Bob," navigates his personal grief in parallel with the collective mourning of Israel following the October 7th terrorist attack.
The Worst Day Ever?
DIRECTED BY: Keegan Connor Tracy
Four siblings return to their childhood home to say goodbye to their mother on the day of her doctor-assisted death after her long and losing battle with cancer.
Guiding Light
DIRECTED BY: India Anne Mitchell
Through the compelling interviews of the lead prosecutor, the defense attorney and the police chief, “Guiding Light” tells the story of a young teen (Polly Hannah Klaas) in a small town in America who was kidnapped from her bedroom during a slumber party while her family was in the house. In "Guiding Light", India Mitchell, a teen growing up in the same town thirty years later brings a fresh perspective and highlights the importance of the legacy of this case to the continuing endeavor to keep children safe.
Message
DIRECTED BY: Saeed Moltaji
A determined female reporter in a war-torn Gaza, facing poor internet conditions, decides to take all her memory cards to her colleague in the news agency building. She hopes he can send the videos. She faces obstacles along the way...
Presence "Completed Capacity"
WRITTEN BY: Nasim Dehghan Nayeri
Screenplay
"Maryam is the last child of the family (the fourth daughter of the family). She is 24 years old and single,
who lives with her parents in relative prosperity, but she is not satisfied with her life and because of
years of denying the facts (she hates her father because of his views and thoughts) and apparently being
strong, she is broken. She is tired and has reached the border of indifference and spends her days
aimlessly and without motivation in a swamp of stillness and silence.
Her sisters are married and each has problems in their lives.
Fereshte (the first daughter of the family) advises Maryam to get married, but she doesn't pay attention
to her words and mocks Fereshte with her view of her sister's life and words.
Farideh (the third daughter of the family), who has just gotten married, constantly fights with her
husband and comes to her father's house, but the father does not know about these fights.
Fereshte asks her sisters to come to their father's house to celebrate their father's birthday, they gather
together despite their inner desire. Fahima (the second daughter of the family) once again raises her
problems between her sisters so that one of them becomes a mediator and talks to their father to
resolve them, but Maryam tells them that she knows the father perfectly and this is useless.
Parallel to the story, one night Maryam attends a mixed party at the invitation of her friend Asal. On the
same night, according to her friend Asal, Maryam's gold is stolen by one of the boys. Maryam tries
several times to find her gold. But in the end, she realizes that the theft is the work of her friend Asal,
but he doesn't blame her and just ends the relationship, but due to another incident, she has to face
her and she faces her life more confused, disturbed and tired than before."
"Maryam is the last child of the family (the fourth daughter of the family). She is 24 years old and single,
who lives with her parents in relative prosperity, but she is not satisfied with her life and because of
years of denying the facts (she hates her father because of his views and thoughts) and apparently being
strong, she is broken. She is tired and has reached the border of indifference and spends her days
aimlessly and without motivation in a swamp of stillness and silence.
Her sisters are married and each has problems in their lives.
Fereshte (the first daughter of the family) advises Maryam to get married, but she doesn't pay attention
to her words and mocks Fereshte with her view of her sister's life and words.
Farideh (the third daughter of the family), who has just gotten married, constantly fights with her
husband and comes to her father's house, but the father does not know about these fights.
Fereshte asks her sisters to come to their father's house to celebrate their father's birthday, they gather
together despite their inner desire. Fahima (the second daughter of the family) once again raises her
problems between her sisters so that one of them becomes a mediator and talks to their father to
resolve them, but Maryam tells them that she knows the father perfectly and this is useless.
Parallel to the story, one night Maryam attends a mixed party at the invitation of her friend Asal. On the
same night, according to her friend Asal, Maryam's gold is stolen by one of the boys. Maryam tries
several times to find her gold. But in the end, she realizes that the theft is the work of her friend Asal,
but he doesn't blame her and just ends the relationship, but due to another incident, she has to face
her and she faces her life more confused, disturbed and tired than before."
Moments: Good Guy & Kevin
DIRECTOR: MALIK BAKER
Moments Synopsis:
Experience the depth and diversity of human life with 'Moments, ' an anthology series that transcends genre boundaries to explore a myriad of life experiences. From heartwarming tales of love and connection to gripping mysteries and thrilling adventures.
Bad Guy :
It's Hard to tell what's good and bad these days. Can you be a good person that does bad things?
Kevin :
Damn bro, you check in on Jasmine and Omari? I hear the homeboy just bit the bullet. Crazy world man.
Experience the depth and diversity of human life with 'Moments, ' an anthology series that transcends genre boundaries to explore a myriad of life experiences. From heartwarming tales of love and connection to gripping mysteries and thrilling adventures.
Bad Guy :
It's Hard to tell what's good and bad these days. Can you be a good person that does bad things?
Kevin :
Damn bro, you check in on Jasmine and Omari? I hear the homeboy just bit the bullet. Crazy world man.
Pierre Pinoncelli, The Artist Who Cut Off His Finger
DIRECTED BY: Virgile Novarina
Since his two hammer attacks on Marcel Duchamp’s Fountain urinal in 1993 and 2006, artist Pierre Pinoncelli has been known the world over for this iconoclastic and subversive act. This resounding artistic attack obscured the rest of his career in the eyes of the public. Stopping painting in 1966 to devote himself to happenings, Pinoncelli has never ceased to denounce the contradictions of our society. Pinoncelli is the man who sprayed André Malraux with red paint in 1969, who robbed a bank to protest against apartheid in 1975, who publicly mutilated himself in Colombia to free Ingrid Bétancourt and denounce the violence of the FARCS in 2002. Portrait of an extraordinary artist by Virgile Novarina.
Kim Carnie Out Loud
DIRECTED BY: Maureen Macleod
"Scottish singer Kim Carnie was in a secret same-sex relationship for 6 years, from the ages of 16-22. She is now ready to reflect on the impact those 6 years of secrecy had on her.
She meets other people who have hidden their sexuality as well as activists in the lgbtq+ community to hear their stories and to share her own.
Having always used song-writing as a source of dealing with her feelings and as therapy, Kim draws inspiration from the people that she meets to write songs based on their experiences and her own."
She meets other people who have hidden their sexuality as well as activists in the lgbtq+ community to hear their stories and to share her own.
Having always used song-writing as a source of dealing with her feelings and as therapy, Kim draws inspiration from the people that she meets to write songs based on their experiences and her own."
Transformation
DIRECTED BY: Saeed Mayahy
In the following months after the USA withdrew its troops from Afghanistan, a young Kabul couple, have found their way to the dark and dodgy Afghan neighborhood, Zeytinburnu,in Istanbul. Malika - a transgender woman who together with Mohamed, the love of her life, have fled their families honor killing plan and Taliban's fatal punishments to be able to cultivate their forbidden love for each other, in the hope of achieving a new and better life in Turkey. One day they pass by the young and homeless ”Ilham,” who is sitting on the pavement with nowhere to go, and decide to bring an extra person into their self-made family. Together the three of them are facing poverty, fear of deportation, daily harassment, sexual violence and gender identity crisis. But their self-claimed support towards each other, keeps them fighting for their dreams, whatever it takes. On their tumultuous and challenging journey and transformation through registration for Turkish residency, seeking help in NGOs. As they obtain residency and move into their own place, their circumstances seem to improve from the outside. But unexpected and darker perspectives surface, revealing a surprising twist of perception, when Ilham runs away and claims they have prostituted him out to other men.
PTAFF 2024 Trailers
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