EFA SHORTS ON TOUR #3
The best short films of the year, all of them pre-nominated for the European film awards
BELLA
Thelyia Petraki | Greece | 2021 | 25 min. | O.V. in Greek and English subtitled in Spanish and English
Greece, 1986-1987. Just prior to the fall of the Berlin Wall and before the eyes of the idealistic Anthi, the country and the world seem to be changing and, along with them, also her husband Christos, on a business trip to the Soviet Union.
DISPLACED
Samir Karahoda | Kosovo | 2021 | 15 min. | O.V. in Albanian subtitled in Spanish and English
In post-war Kosovo, driven by the ambition of keeping their beloved sport alive, two local players wander from one obscure location to another carrying with them the only possession of the club: their tables.
IN FLOW WORDS
Eliane Esther Bots | The Netherlands | 2021 | 22 min. | O.V. in English, Bosnian and Serbo-Croatian subtitled in Spanish and English
Three interpreters of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, who translated shocking testimonies without letting their emotions show, speak today about their own experience and feelings.
MEMORIES
Kristin Johannessen | Sweden | 2021 | 14 min.| O.V. in Swedish subtitled in Spanish and English
A documentary in which the author gives us a glimpse into her own mental illness. Through conversations with her parents, memories of loneliness, fear and strange thoughts get all woven together.
FLOWERS BLOOMING IN OUR THROATS
Eva Giolo | Italy, Belgium | 2021 | 8 min. | Without dialogues
An intimate and poetic portrait, composed of minimal actions and gestures, of the fragile balances that govern daily life in a domestic environment, filmed during confinement.