The loss of a loved one, the grief, the risk of yellow skin, and a coffin, that is too much for Karl to face.Then it's much easier to fix a broken lamp. Karl meets Torben - a destined brother. An absurd, humorous, and melodic meeting between two old men captured by grief. Director's Bio:<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/eventive-static/e1cfd41e12c449739bf3882ab0658ec7.jpg" style="display: inline; float: right; margin: 0px 0px 1em 1em;" width="168">Lasse Noer is a writer/director and co-founder of Jalabert Production. He is a graduate of The Film and Photo School of Copenhagen, and specializes in multiplatform storytelling and production. Though he comes from a background in photography, he now mainly writes/directs his own projects. He has written and directed films all over the world for commercial clients and musicians such as OVERWERK, Rasmus Seebach, Jack &amp; Jones, Carlsberg, Tuborg, Hummel, and more. This year Lasse is debuting as writer/director on Knight of Fortune, which is endorsed by the Oscar-winning producer Kim Magnusson.

Knight of Fortune

The loss of a loved one, the grief, the risk of yellow skin, and a coffin, that is too much for Karl to face.

A funeral home, somewhere in South Korea. To combat boredom, an employee in uniform daydreams about an imaginary fight–which is about to become real… Director's Bio:<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/eventive-static/b0a1f1820cba08469f7316b76ae43ab7.jpg" style="display: inline; float: right; margin: 0px 0px 1em 1em;" width="196">Yoona is a French director of South Korean origin. Born and raised in Paris, France, she now lives in New York City. She studied at the Sorbonne University, the French National Audiovisual Institute, and the National Academy. On Duty is her first film. It was produced by the GREC, with the support of the CNC (French National Center for Cinema). The movie stars actor and stunt performer Anthony Pho, and César-nominated actor Guang Huo.

On Duty

A funeral home, somewhere in South Korea. To combat boredom, an employee in uniform daydreams about an imaginary fight–which is about to become real…

Six women come to a consensus. Director's Bio:<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/eventive-static/951a3f10b090808a0ead33577fa7d8ac.jpg" style="display: inline; float: right; margin: 0px 0px 1em 1em;" width="143">Aemilia Scott is a filmmaker who works in both comedy and drama, and loves the space in the middle, uncovering the humor living inside of tragedy, and the darkness beneath a laugh.&nbsp;Her most recent short film, HELP ME UNDERSTAND, premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival.&nbsp;&nbsp;Aemilia’s short films have won awards such as the BAFTA LA award at Aspen, and have won awards and screened at Clermont Ferrand, Palm Springs, Regard Quebec, Seattle, Rhode Island, and many others.Aemilia has a number of feature films in active development. Her first feature script,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.tfiny.org/filmmakers/detail/aemilia_scott" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">BIRTHDAY SUIT</a>, also has STILL ALICE producer James Brown attached. It was an official selection at IFP Film Week and Tribeca Film Week, and winner of the&nbsp;<a href="http://hamptonsfilmfest.org/features/mathison-screenplay-reading-aemilia-scott-birthday-suit/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Melissa Mathison Film Prize</a>&nbsp;at Hamptons International Film Fest. Her second feature script,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.tfiny.org/films/detail/three_hours" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">THREE HOURS</a>, was featured on the Blacklist before becoming an official selection of Tribeca Film Week, and was recently a semi-finalist for the Academy Nicholl Screenwriter’s Fellowship, and the&nbsp;<a href="https://deadline.com/2021/01/the-black-list-cassian-elwes-aemilia-scott-as-independent-screenwriting-fellow-1234679790/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Blacklist/Cassian Elwes Screenwriting Fellowship</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;Her third script, WILDERMANN, will be produced by Schiwago Films in Germany.

Help Me Understand

After the death of a friend, two nuns in their golden years contemplate what their future holds. One confession leads to another and before they know it, they're embarking on an adventure. Director's Bio:<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/eventive-static/2ca6db841799054d0549bbf336620a5d.jpg" style="display: inline; float: right; margin: 0px 0px 1em 1em;" width="135">Stephanie Kaznocha has been working as a film and television editor for the past 10 years. Her editing work includes Comedy Central's Awkwafina is Nora From Queens, the Duplass Brothers' Room 104 on HBO, and Roshan Sethi's 7 Days, which won Best First Feature at the 2022 Film Independent Spirit Awards. Confessions is Stephanie's first film as a writer/director.

Confessions

After the death of a friend, two nuns in their golden years contemplate what their future holds. One confession leads to another and before they know it, they're embarking on an adventure.

A ramen chef botches his suicide. The Grim Reaper shows up at his door anyway. They decide to go on a late-night odyssey where, over a bowl of noodles, they discover what it means to be human. Director's Bio:<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/eventive-static/7414ea3f82e6bd7a675d9053f34bb9d7.jpg" style="display: inline; float: right; margin: 0px 0px 1em 1em;" width="135">Tiger is a writer / director from Hong Kong. He graduated from NYU Gallatin School of Individualized Study, where he majored in philosophy and read a lot of Russian literature. He has also studied under acclaimed filmmakers like Ruben Ostlund and Lucrecia Martel, and is an alumnus of the 2022 Short to Feature Lab led by Jim Cummings. Inspired by Hong Kong cinema, his films fuse Eastern and Western sensibilities, and blend the absurd with the serious. He is currently based in New York, where he is developing his first feature adaptation for DEATH &amp; RAMEN.

Death & Ramen

A ramen chef spends his final evening alive hanging out with the Grim Reaper.

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