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Cinema of the World International Film Festival
CWIFF x KIFCF 2025
“To make a great film you need three things — the script, the script, and the script.” — Alfred Hitchcock
CWIFF x KIFCF
SEASON 12
AND THE AWARD GOES TO...
Best Film (Short)
NOMINATED ACROSS CATEGORIES FOR
CWIFF'S BEST FILM AWARD
Boom Han
(Iran)
Its about a little girl wants to go back to her father but she remembers her mother's death and everything changesIts about a little girl wants to go back to her father but she remembers her mother's death and everything changes.
Lulu In Turin
(Italy)
A film about ...
making a film, a film within a film, films I love;
an obsession, an icon of silent cinema, a portrait, looking for Lulu;
the male gaze;
female empowerment and fulfilment;
Turin and its history, architecture, cinemas and people;
me and the film of my dreams.
making a film, a film within a film, films I love;
an obsession, an icon of silent cinema, a portrait, looking for Lulu;
the male gaze;
female empowerment and fulfilment;
Turin and its history, architecture, cinemas and people;
me and the film of my dreams.
A Night, After All
(India)
A retired couple, one sleepless night, a game played, a question asked, a decision pending and a life hanging. Is it right to sacrifice everything? Is it wrong to not do the same? Can a caregiver be tired of giving?
“a night, after all” is a story of a night which is dark, terrifying, lonely yet warm and full of love. Love which exists between its characters that we see and the ones we do not.
Supriya and Kishore are two souls in the twilight of their lives, Supriya being a retired teacher and her husband Kishore a retired railway’s officer. Having lived a quiet life in various cities over various transfers, they are now settled in their own house.
But there is someone else who is a part of their life now. Bittu, the 19 year old daughter of Supriya’s elder sister is living with them. Her presence in their life creates a dilemma they both are unable to solve.
The story unfolds as the night progresses, sharing with us the vulnerabilities of the human heart, how it falls prey to attachment, and asks us to think about the meaning of sacrifice.
“a night, after all” is a story of a night which is dark, terrifying, lonely yet warm and full of love. Love which exists between its characters that we see and the ones we do not.
Supriya and Kishore are two souls in the twilight of their lives, Supriya being a retired teacher and her husband Kishore a retired railway’s officer. Having lived a quiet life in various cities over various transfers, they are now settled in their own house.
But there is someone else who is a part of their life now. Bittu, the 19 year old daughter of Supriya’s elder sister is living with them. Her presence in their life creates a dilemma they both are unable to solve.
The story unfolds as the night progresses, sharing with us the vulnerabilities of the human heart, how it falls prey to attachment, and asks us to think about the meaning of sacrifice.
Aabha
(India)
Aabha was born into a poor farming family and faced physical challenges from birth, yet she possessed a divine creative spark. While her mother lavished love on her son, Apu, Aabha, her specially-abled daughter, felt the sting of neglect due to her mother's gender bias. In this hostile environment, Malini Devi appeared as a messenger of hope. Through relentless perseverance, Aabha proved that a disabled person can achieve as much as anyone else, establishing herself as a true artist. Over time, her artwork garnered global recognition and admiration.
Leer
(India)
Leer, a tale of greed, power, and technology, based in the slums of Mumbai, explores the transformation in the lives of a small-time phone-snatching gang through the perspective of Mitul, an 18-years old prodigious gang-member, after they lay their hands on a technological marvel that can breach anything connected to the internet, and are subsequently locked in a war against an ethical hacker turned corporate slave who takes it upon herself to foil the gang’s scheme.
Ardor
(Iran)
"Soda" is a theater actress who is looking for a theater to perform in.
Babel to Abstraction
(United Kingdom)
An inventive exploration of the life and work of one of Asia’s pioneers of Abstract Art – George Claessen. Born into a family of Eurasian Dutch Burghers in colonial Ceylon, Claessen’s life spanned the twentieth century and entangled with many of its most compelling themes: colonialism, decolonisation, identity, migration, Cold War politics and the Artist’s quest for Truth and Beauty amidst the existential Battle against Rejection that all creators face.
Although legendary in his native land and lavishly praised by leading post-war European art critics including John Berger and George Besson, Claessen remains long neglected in his adopted country of Britain. For decades he was forced to pursue a lonely career as a humble company draughtsman while creating at night the prodigious body of work that is only now beginning to be recognised for its depth and intensity of vision.
The film features a revealing interview with Claessen, aged 83, filmed by his daughter Esmeralda not long before his death in 1999. Intertwining this precious archive with a wealth of material – including innovative animation and reworkings of the 1934 documentary classic ‘Song of Ceylon’ - from colonial South Asia and post-war London, the film’s heart is a dazzling showcase of vibrant abstract art. The film also includes extracts from letters, journals and readings of Claessen’s poetry.
George’s remarkable life story and journey are amplified through interviews with his daughter Esmeralda, his biographer Shamil Wanigaratne and his friend the veteran experimental composer Frank Denyer.
Denyer’s music – live and recorded – provides a haunting and surprising soundtrack to the story of an artist who, for seven decades, struggled – often unrecognised - to produce what the Guardian’s 1960s art critic GM Butcher called “precise renditions of that state of Being which is beyond Appearance”.
Although legendary in his native land and lavishly praised by leading post-war European art critics including John Berger and George Besson, Claessen remains long neglected in his adopted country of Britain. For decades he was forced to pursue a lonely career as a humble company draughtsman while creating at night the prodigious body of work that is only now beginning to be recognised for its depth and intensity of vision.
The film features a revealing interview with Claessen, aged 83, filmed by his daughter Esmeralda not long before his death in 1999. Intertwining this precious archive with a wealth of material – including innovative animation and reworkings of the 1934 documentary classic ‘Song of Ceylon’ - from colonial South Asia and post-war London, the film’s heart is a dazzling showcase of vibrant abstract art. The film also includes extracts from letters, journals and readings of Claessen’s poetry.
George’s remarkable life story and journey are amplified through interviews with his daughter Esmeralda, his biographer Shamil Wanigaratne and his friend the veteran experimental composer Frank Denyer.
Denyer’s music – live and recorded – provides a haunting and surprising soundtrack to the story of an artist who, for seven decades, struggled – often unrecognised - to produce what the Guardian’s 1960s art critic GM Butcher called “precise renditions of that state of Being which is beyond Appearance”.
Axé, Salvador!
(Italy)
“Axè, Salvador!” is born from the author’s passion for Brazil, and in particular, for the city of Salvador de Bahia.
I hope for heaven
(Italy)
In the maximum security penitentiary of Opera (Milan, Italy), three murderers – two lifers and one to be released in 2031 – were chosen among 1300 inmates to produce, with their once-bloodied hands, hosts that will then be consecrated in churches all around the world.
Their dream is to deliver them personally to the blessed hands of Pope Francis.
Their dream is to deliver them personally to the blessed hands of Pope Francis.
4 Wheels
(Philippines)
An optimistic boy with a heart full of excitement and dreams. Every morning, he sets out for school with a big smile on his face, riding his own 4 wheels.
Last Cigarette
(Japan)
Two teenage friends sitting by the beach go through their first heartbreak experience while facing the end of the world.
Mother Proxima: Toward The Stars
(United kingdom)
A short Science Fiction film about Chhaya, an scientist stranded in deep space. With her ship in ruins and the mission on the brink of failure, Chhaya is left wondering about the man she left behind.
The film also acts a proof-of-concept for a feature film of the same name, which would delve into the decisions that led up to Chhaya leaving Earth, as well as the hardships she faces as she travels alone through the cosmos on a mission of insatiable exploration.
The film also acts a proof-of-concept for a feature film of the same name, which would delve into the decisions that led up to Chhaya leaving Earth, as well as the hardships she faces as she travels alone through the cosmos on a mission of insatiable exploration.
The Perfect Picture
(Canada)
Melissa, a young artist, longs for the perfect partner. She uses paint as an outlet to express her loneliness and defeat until it one day turns to lust... Jake matches with Melissa on a dating app and she doesn’t look back. Her days of crying into her canvases are long gone as she channels her artistic skills into the love she feels for her "new man". Melissa’s innocent and hopeful intentions can only go so far as her obsessive nature takes over.
Pravas
(India)
Pravas depicts the story of a little child named Tino (Shivam), who comes from an underprivileged family and lives in a small, remote village in Gujarat, India. His mother works as a maid, and his father works at building sites. The family is happy in their small world with whatever they have. One day a city guy comes to this village and tells Tino about how beautiful Ahmedabad is! Tino gets immediately drawn to this, because until today, Tino had never been to Ahmedabad City. Furthermore, while this was happening, the school organizes a tour of Ahmedabad; the cost is Rs. 800. Tino is ecstatic to visit Ahmedabad because it appears like his wishes have come true.
A few unfortunate events lead Tino to decide against taking the tour because of his family issues and doesn’t go to Pravas. His friends and the class teacher all want him to join the school tour simultaneously. However, Tino is unshakeable about his choice. He gives out all the reasons for not attending Pravas.
The agony of not going on the school trip becomes his inner journey (Pravas). Pravas is a captivating journey of a poor child.
A few unfortunate events lead Tino to decide against taking the tour because of his family issues and doesn’t go to Pravas. His friends and the class teacher all want him to join the school tour simultaneously. However, Tino is unshakeable about his choice. He gives out all the reasons for not attending Pravas.
The agony of not going on the school trip becomes his inner journey (Pravas). Pravas is a captivating journey of a poor child.
Dhoyasha
(India)
Neon's grandfather was a globetrotter who possessed a wooden box of rare blue leaf which he believed can transport anyone to parallel realm. After seven years of his mysterious absence Neon brings this box to his friend Oishi's house an afternoon. Indulging into this leaf, Oshi falls into abyss of her unnerving past. The odious feeling afterward overwhelms her with distress.
AMPHIBIANS. Pioneers of life on land
(Poland)
Amphibians are disappearing from our surroundings at an alarming rate. A drastic decline, including the disappearance of entire populations and mass local extinctions, has been observed around the world since the 1980s. There are many reasons for this bad situation. It's climate change, but above all, it's the actions of humans who are draining wetlands to take over other areas for their purposes.
The film is a unique, artistic inventory of amphibians found in Poland.
Script, commentary and direction by Sławomir Skupiński
Year of production 2023
The film is a unique, artistic inventory of amphibians found in Poland.
Script, commentary and direction by Sławomir Skupiński
Year of production 2023
Robert
(Iran)
Its about an old man who wants to fix his old radio which is his most important motivation for life
The Daltons
(Iran)
Four friends decide to go on a treasure hunt to find an ancient inscription however their fifth company is greed.
Gods of Clay
(United Sates)
‘Gods of Clay’ is a documentary short looking at the art and artists of Kumortuli, a community in Kolkata, India who use traditional methods to craft idols for religious ceremonies.
My Friend Miles
(Belgium)
In an era where someone’s identity is once again a reason to start wars, there is a vibrant need in engaging with a man who is strictly unruly celebrating his no-self. Adding to the need: he invites everyone to the party. Anybody’s friend Miles had his childhood in a warzone: Ireland during the troubles. He has his adulthood now, here, in this vanishing point. He owns next to nothing but has a relation with next to everything. A wandering mystic with political gusto, he has made his identity a circus article. He's born here, now. In a 77-minute trip.
The Living
(Iran)
Tehran makes you fall in love
When the Withered Leaf Awakens
(United Kingdom)
Is a deep family story, with an enticing insight into troubles and consequences that arise when a brother returns home.
The Weeper
(Iran)
It is about the job of a woman who obtains consent from the victim's family in murder cases by crying.
Oneiric
(Italy)
Oursoin, Fel and Kira are young directors. They decide to retreat to an island to write three screenplays. The sea is rough and the ferry wobbles. A strong wind comes between Oursoin and his cigarette, just as the confusion in his head is preventing him from developing an idea for his film. Once they reach their destination, the three directors immediately get to work. Lulled by the sound of the rain, Kira and Fel fall into a deep and unexpected sleep. The blockade of Oursoin remains, like the pounding of the rain. Discouraged by his blank sheet of paper, he can't resist the temptation to snoop through his classmates' notes. But he too is struck by a sudden sleep. Slowly the sound of the rain fades away. Oursoin wakes up, it seems like spring. The rain is no longer there and with it Kira and Fel have also disappeared. The director sees a silhouette in the distance. It's Kira. Oursoin believes his friend is not working on his film. But Kira is doing it by drawing, she believes that writing filters ideas incorrectly and that drawing is a more effective medium. Oursoin asks where Fel is. Kira directs him towards the horizon. When he arrives at the beach he finds Fel. Here Oursoin is put to the test of whether he understood his duty as a director. Slowly, as the bubbles of a breath exhaled in the recent past rise to the surface, the answer begins to clear up among Oursoin's tangled ideas: “The first duty of a director is to give importance to the soul of the spectator”. Oursoin was actually put on trial, the sentence of which is now announced by Fel: the accused is perfectly capable of writing his film. Confused, the director turns his gaze to the increasingly dark sky. When he wakes up it is night and still raining. He lights a candle and runs to get two blankets to wrap Fel and Kira in, who continue to sleep peacefully. Finally he takes pen and paper and starts writing.
The Architect
(United States)
An African American architect’s captivating journey through the challenges of early 20th century America, the brutal Korean War, and the complexities of race and family, as he discovers strength, inspiration, and unexpected connections along the way.
Best Film (Feature)
UNDISPUTED WINNERS
THROUGHOUT GENRES & CATEGORIES
Recepient of 'CWIFF BEST FILM AWARD' Certificate
All Is Well
(China)
As time goes by, Congchun became an old man. As the oldest person in the family, he still has the dignity of an elder. However, facing the deterioration of his body, he had to admit that he is getting old. Just when he gave up walking, an accident of his grandson made him make a new change...
Sound Of Love
(Japan)
Moriya earns his living by working as a janitor. His only hobby is watching ASMR (Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response) streaming videos. AKIHA is a female ASMR video streamer. She hides her face and distributes videos of various sounds such as her voice, the sound of eating, and the sound of touching things. Moriya takes to watching AKIHA's videos whenever he can find the time, and looks forward to the updates every day. One day, Moriya sees AKIHA's live-streaming of the sound of walking in a public restroom wearing high heels. Moriya was astonished to see the live stream, because the public restroom is exactly the same place where Moriya always cleans.
A man and a woman, connected by sound. They cannot see each other's faces and do not know each other's identity. What fate awaits them?
A man and a woman, connected by sound. They cannot see each other's faces and do not know each other's identity. What fate awaits them?
Aretha On Everest
(Brazil)
Everest is the highest mountain in the world and annually attracts hundreds of climbers from all over the world. The vast majority are white men with the financial conditions to pay for the undertaking, in the region of R$ 400.000,00. Aretha Duarte, born in a poor neighborhood in Campinas, becomes in 2021 the first black latin woman to reach the summit. Her journey begins long before climbing the mountain: to pay for the trip, she works collecting recyclables and triggers an environmental awareness process in her neighborhood that expands through social media and makes her a public figure who inspires through her obstinacy and strength. Her dream is that more people from backgrounds like hers can reach their peaks.
Swaggg
(India)
In 1500s, a matrilineal kingdom being ruled by a dominant queen who suppresses males is cunningly taken over by her husband, a dominant male who now becomes the king and wants to suppress females in return. The king claims that he brought patrilineal society into existence, the one which we are enjoying now.
To ensure the matrilineal rule doesn’t get back, starting from his dynasty, he brings in the concept of registering his heirs into his patrilineal family tree. The duty of registering heirs in every generation is given to the dynasty of the head minister of the court. Failing to do so would attract a curse that doesn’t let male heir to be born in the minister’s dynasty anymore. The heirship comes along with huge chest of treasure that is guarded by minister’s dynasty.
The king’s dynasty goes forward without any issue till 1970s and so does the minister’s dynasty. A peculiar situation of twin males being born in the dynasty then, creates a hurdle. One male goes out of the dynasty for adoption and the other male who remained in the dynasty choosing to change his gender to female, brings the inheritance to a halt.
Oblivious to this fact, the minister’s dynasty in the current period i.e 2024 will still be on a look out for the heir to the kings treasure. Keeping the curse in mind, they ought to find the male heir and register into the family tree at any cost to take their own respective dynasty forward by getting a male kid.
As a result, a staunch feminist who feels females have every right like males do and a male chauvinist who feels females are better ignored, happen to become the possible heirs to the treasure in this generation.
The current society which is prevalent with liberal female mindset as well as dominant male mindset plays the main part in the story which also opens itself to the other gender, the Trans Gender, who happens to be the actual heir of the dynasty and the treasure.
How will the game between these three genders progress, who is dominated by who and how long should this Gender Dominance continue, forms the rest of the story.
The third gender is given a prominent and dignified part in the story. Above all, the story brings in the significance of Sanatana Dharma, with some Puranic anecdotes quoting the rich and everlasting culture of India that has always been inclusive of many societal components like Gender. In contrary to the current generations opinion that LGBTQ+ has been a concept of the west, the story tries to emphasise that India has always been rightly progressive in many ways for not just thousands of years but yugas together.
To ensure the matrilineal rule doesn’t get back, starting from his dynasty, he brings in the concept of registering his heirs into his patrilineal family tree. The duty of registering heirs in every generation is given to the dynasty of the head minister of the court. Failing to do so would attract a curse that doesn’t let male heir to be born in the minister’s dynasty anymore. The heirship comes along with huge chest of treasure that is guarded by minister’s dynasty.
The king’s dynasty goes forward without any issue till 1970s and so does the minister’s dynasty. A peculiar situation of twin males being born in the dynasty then, creates a hurdle. One male goes out of the dynasty for adoption and the other male who remained in the dynasty choosing to change his gender to female, brings the inheritance to a halt.
Oblivious to this fact, the minister’s dynasty in the current period i.e 2024 will still be on a look out for the heir to the kings treasure. Keeping the curse in mind, they ought to find the male heir and register into the family tree at any cost to take their own respective dynasty forward by getting a male kid.
As a result, a staunch feminist who feels females have every right like males do and a male chauvinist who feels females are better ignored, happen to become the possible heirs to the treasure in this generation.
The current society which is prevalent with liberal female mindset as well as dominant male mindset plays the main part in the story which also opens itself to the other gender, the Trans Gender, who happens to be the actual heir of the dynasty and the treasure.
How will the game between these three genders progress, who is dominated by who and how long should this Gender Dominance continue, forms the rest of the story.
The third gender is given a prominent and dignified part in the story. Above all, the story brings in the significance of Sanatana Dharma, with some Puranic anecdotes quoting the rich and everlasting culture of India that has always been inclusive of many societal components like Gender. In contrary to the current generations opinion that LGBTQ+ has been a concept of the west, the story tries to emphasise that India has always been rightly progressive in many ways for not just thousands of years but yugas together.
Best Film (Short)
SPECIAL MENTION
Recepient of 'Honorable Mention' Certificate
Biohack Yourself
(United States)
Biohack Yourself is a five-part documentary from Lolli Brands Entertainment that chronicles Anthony and TereZa Lolli’s extraordinary journey into the world of biohacking. Triggered by significant health challenges, the Lolli family sets out to explore alternative solutions, pushing beyond the limits of conventional medicine to discover a new paradigm of health and vitality.
The series showcases over 50 advanced biohacking modalities, including Therasage, LumaFlex, and MHI, alongside red light therapy, PEMF technologies, bioenergetics, and hyperbaric chambers. It also offers exclusive insights from over 70 globally renowned experts—like Dave Asprey, and Ben Greenfield—and leading doctors and innovators, including AVACEN Medical and OsteoStrong. Biohack Yourself offers an encyclopedic guide to cutting-edge health solutions.
The documentary also features Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his MAHA initiative (Making America Healthy Again), a movement aimed at exposing flaws in health practices while promoting a holistic approach to well-being. By spotlighting both individual journeys and collective health revolutions, Biohack Yourself becomes more than a documentary—it’s a rallying cry for change.
Through the lens of the Lolli family’s experiences, this series demystifies biohacking, challenges the status quo, and inspires viewers to take control of their health. It’s a powerful exploration of innovation, resilience, and the boundless potential of human vitality.
The series showcases over 50 advanced biohacking modalities, including Therasage, LumaFlex, and MHI, alongside red light therapy, PEMF technologies, bioenergetics, and hyperbaric chambers. It also offers exclusive insights from over 70 globally renowned experts—like Dave Asprey, and Ben Greenfield—and leading doctors and innovators, including AVACEN Medical and OsteoStrong. Biohack Yourself offers an encyclopedic guide to cutting-edge health solutions.
The documentary also features Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his MAHA initiative (Making America Healthy Again), a movement aimed at exposing flaws in health practices while promoting a holistic approach to well-being. By spotlighting both individual journeys and collective health revolutions, Biohack Yourself becomes more than a documentary—it’s a rallying cry for change.
Through the lens of the Lolli family’s experiences, this series demystifies biohacking, challenges the status quo, and inspires viewers to take control of their health. It’s a powerful exploration of innovation, resilience, and the boundless potential of human vitality.
Don't Ruin The Movie
(United States)
An animated short showing the angst of a movie goer against those disturbing her movie watching experience.
The Edge of Night
(Russian Federation)
Abkhazia is plunged into darkness due to lack of electricity. The population of the republic, which never recovered after the war, is divided by the conflict between miners and ordinary people.
Voiceless
(Afghanistan)
Fereshte a girl who dreamed of singing but her dreams ended when the Taliban came but....
Her Fear
(India)
After enduring a brutal attack, Shalini is left haunted by fear and dread. As her PTSD deepens, she begins experiencing terrifying visions of her male attacker, blurring the boundaries between reality and delusion. "Her Fear" is a chilling, disturbing portrait about the consequences of senseless violence.
Following The Journey
(Israel)
I am a single mother.The film tells about the process I am going through in order to bring my daughter Efrat home despite the betrayal I felt after she contacted her father who was violent towards us until we were taken out to a shelter for battered women.
Best Film (Feature)
WINNERS
BY GENRES & CATEGORIES
Recepient of 'JURY AWARD FOR THE BEST...' Certificate
Impure
(Germany, Kenya)
Upon experiencing her first menstruation at school, June,
a twelve-year-old Kenyan girl, grapples with the harsh reality of unawareness, exclusion, and shame.
Since no one has educated her about this natural process, she is taunted by her classmates, faces mistreatment from her teacher, and is left with unanswered questions. What is happening to her body? Is she sick?
Could she even infect her pregnant mother? On top of all this, will she ever be able to show her face at school again? In her desperation,
she runs away from home…
“IMPURE” is a thought-provoking coming-of-age story that addresses the stigma
of "period shaming", drawing inspiration from tragic real-life events.
a twelve-year-old Kenyan girl, grapples with the harsh reality of unawareness, exclusion, and shame.
Since no one has educated her about this natural process, she is taunted by her classmates, faces mistreatment from her teacher, and is left with unanswered questions. What is happening to her body? Is she sick?
Could she even infect her pregnant mother? On top of all this, will she ever be able to show her face at school again? In her desperation,
she runs away from home…
“IMPURE” is a thought-provoking coming-of-age story that addresses the stigma
of "period shaming", drawing inspiration from tragic real-life events.
Razakar
(India)
"India became independent on August 15, 1947. But Hyderabad was not free yet. It took another year, until September 17, 1948, for Hyderabad to become part of India. Many people fought for this to happen. They wanted Hyderabad to be part of India. The Nizam and his army, the Razakars, did not want this. But finally, with the help of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Hyderabad became part of India. Our movie, Razakar , is based on these true events."
Banya
(Russian Federation)
The Great Patriotic War is going on. The division was withdrawn from the battle for rest. The sappers cut down a bathhouse to the side of the camp, heated it properly and are going to take a steam bath, but the scouts do not intend to stand in line...
In Half
(Spain)
Through a child's imagination it tells the journey of a man who after falling prey to his fears, he must cross a strange world, a universe full of magic, where he will be confronted with his own fears and conflicts from the past and where he must find solutions for the future to discover his self-identity.
Utsavam
(India)
Utsavam is a Telugu drama film which shows the rebirth of theatre plays, written and directed by Arjun Sai. It has an ensemble cast of few of the greatest actors Telugu cinema has ever seen. It shows the life of the protagonist KRISHNA (Dilip Prakash), who tries to bring back the theatres to life. RAMA (Regina Cassandra) along with KRISHNA travel in this journey of reviving the theatres. KRISHNA experiences painstaking struggles all for the love for his father ABHIMANYU NARAYAN (Prakash Raj) and respect for the art while staking his love for RAMA
APPology
(Switzerland)
5 very different friends embark on a journey to create the ultimate app that turns you into your perfect self, all controlled by an Artificial Intelligence.
The Legend of Hanuman
(India)
A tale of a friend, a brother, a shadow who spent his own self to keep his promise.
The Lift
(Poland)
"THE LIFT" is a story about opening up to love, but also about verifying your goals and dreams. The main character achieves the biggest goal and meets a person who causes confusion in otherwise orderly life, at the same time. The whole story is presented in quite unique circumstances in the characters' common space.
Weave of Culture
(India)
A determined Indian graduate seeking a software job in the city to free his mother from bonded labor, revives his father's handloom weaving for a promise she made."
Melody of music
(India)
The neighbourhood CD rental shops have slowly gone out of business over the years. This is the story of one such shop.
Best Film (Short)
CWIFF
DIRECTOR'S CHOICE
Recepient of 'DIRECTOR'S CHOICE AWARD' Certificate
The Answer To All Questions
(Bulgaria)
Three young women find emotional support in a mysterious person, but can they survive their own delusions?
All Is Well
(China)
As time goes by, Congchun became an old man. As the oldest person in the family, he still has the dignity of an elder. However, facing the deterioration of his body, he had to admit that he is getting old. Just when he gave up walking, an accident of his grandson made him make a new change...
Tattooed For LIfe
(Israel)
Liraz was one of the lucky ones. She survived the night that took away everything she loved. Her partner, her friends, her dreams. They all died in a senseless massacre at the NOVA party on the 7th of October. Now, she has a mission. To create a fractal tattoo that will immortalize the 360 souls who perished that night. She finds people who share her pain and her passion. She tattoos them with fragments of the fractal, each one telling a story of loss, fear, faith, love and hope. As she connects the dots, she also reconnects with herself. She finds the courage to face the good she did that night and the hope
she deserves to have in her life. Fractal Tattoo is a film that explores the healing power of art and the human spirit in the face of tragedy.
she deserves to have in her life. Fractal Tattoo is a film that explores the healing power of art and the human spirit in the face of tragedy.
Swaggg
(India)
In 1500s, a matrilineal kingdom being ruled by a dominant queen who suppresses males is cunningly taken over by her husband, a dominant male who now becomes the king and wants to suppress females in return. The king claims that he brought patrilineal society into existence, the one which we are enjoying now.
To ensure the matrilineal rule doesn’t get back, starting from his dynasty, he brings in the concept of registering his heirs into his patrilineal family tree. The duty of registering heirs in every generation is given to the dynasty of the head minister of the court. Failing to do so would attract a curse that doesn’t let male heir to be born in the minister’s dynasty anymore. The heirship comes along with huge chest of treasure that is guarded by minister’s dynasty.
The king’s dynasty goes forward without any issue till 1970s and so does the minister’s dynasty. A peculiar situation of twin males being born in the dynasty then, creates a hurdle. One male goes out of the dynasty for adoption and the other male who remained in the dynasty choosing to change his gender to female, brings the inheritance to a halt.
Oblivious to this fact, the minister’s dynasty in the current period i.e 2024 will still be on a look out for the heir to the kings treasure. Keeping the curse in mind, they ought to find the male heir and register into the family tree at any cost to take their own respective dynasty forward by getting a male kid.
As a result, a staunch feminist who feels females have every right like males do and a male chauvinist who feels females are better ignored, happen to become the possible heirs to the treasure in this generation.
The current society which is prevalent with liberal female mindset as well as dominant male mindset plays the main part in the story which also opens itself to the other gender, the Trans Gender, who happens to be the actual heir of the dynasty and the treasure.
How will the game between these three genders progress, who is dominated by who and how long should this Gender Dominance continue, forms the rest of the story.
The third gender is given a prominent and dignified part in the story. Above all, the story brings in the significance of Sanatana Dharma, with some Puranic anecdotes quoting the rich and everlasting culture of India that has always been inclusive of many societal components like Gender. In contrary to the current generations opinion that LGBTQ+ has been a concept of the west, the story tries to emphasise that India has always been rightly progressive in many ways for not just thousands of years but yugas together.
To ensure the matrilineal rule doesn’t get back, starting from his dynasty, he brings in the concept of registering his heirs into his patrilineal family tree. The duty of registering heirs in every generation is given to the dynasty of the head minister of the court. Failing to do so would attract a curse that doesn’t let male heir to be born in the minister’s dynasty anymore. The heirship comes along with huge chest of treasure that is guarded by minister’s dynasty.
The king’s dynasty goes forward without any issue till 1970s and so does the minister’s dynasty. A peculiar situation of twin males being born in the dynasty then, creates a hurdle. One male goes out of the dynasty for adoption and the other male who remained in the dynasty choosing to change his gender to female, brings the inheritance to a halt.
Oblivious to this fact, the minister’s dynasty in the current period i.e 2024 will still be on a look out for the heir to the kings treasure. Keeping the curse in mind, they ought to find the male heir and register into the family tree at any cost to take their own respective dynasty forward by getting a male kid.
As a result, a staunch feminist who feels females have every right like males do and a male chauvinist who feels females are better ignored, happen to become the possible heirs to the treasure in this generation.
The current society which is prevalent with liberal female mindset as well as dominant male mindset plays the main part in the story which also opens itself to the other gender, the Trans Gender, who happens to be the actual heir of the dynasty and the treasure.
How will the game between these three genders progress, who is dominated by who and how long should this Gender Dominance continue, forms the rest of the story.
The third gender is given a prominent and dignified part in the story. Above all, the story brings in the significance of Sanatana Dharma, with some Puranic anecdotes quoting the rich and everlasting culture of India that has always been inclusive of many societal components like Gender. In contrary to the current generations opinion that LGBTQ+ has been a concept of the west, the story tries to emphasise that India has always been rightly progressive in many ways for not just thousands of years but yugas together.
Shapes
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A little square will search its place in a world where only circles and triangles live.
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