А police officer arrived on what seemed like a routine call. Director's Bio:Roman Sinitsyn was born in Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg), Russia. He is currently a student of the Directors and Screenwriters High school -&nbsp;<a href="https://kinoshkola.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://kinoshkola.org/</a>

А police officer arrived on what seemed like a routine call.

Hamed's father sees him selling books as a vendor in street, beating him and forcing him to work in his stepmother's Wedding Gowns Gallery. Hamed falls in love with a mannequin there. Director Bio: Born 1990 in Mazandaran,Iran. 2017-BA in screenwriting in Tehran University Of Art. Cinema Master student at Kamalolmolk University Of Art. She had an interest in art since childhood and began writing at first. Writing stories and poems and being encouraged in school and winning top competitions pushed her to write more seriously. In addition to writing short stories, she began to write several plays, and upon entering the university, screenwriting also added to her interests. Art is always an unknown and strange world for her, and every day, as she goes along it, she still feels that she is on the first path, and this wonder is not related to a particular art, and each branch of art has its own unique charm for her. She also works in the songwriting profession. In addition to writing, she also acts and directs theater. She started acting in the play in 2005. Currently, her main concern is film and cinema. Till now, She made some student short films. Director Statement:From the beginning of cinema, women have always been in front of the camera and behind the scenes. Although at times it was only a matter of propaganda and audience attraction, but it can be said that this art would not have progressed similarly to the current development without the presence of women. There were many male filmmakers who made films about women's issues, but it would always be more interesting to hear the pain and concern from women themselves. As a woman, I face many problems in society. Problems that may be a minor issue for a man. In the field of filmmaking, the problems for female filmmakers are much greater. However, the pleasure of making a work of art and the indirect expression of pain, suffering and problems make me resistant to hardship. From the very beginning of my filmmaking career, women and children have always been an important subject for me and I tried to be their language as much as I could. The film "Mannequin", which has a social and psychological approach, deals with the issue of child loneliness and puberty. In the digital age and at the height of technology, parents are filling their vacancies with mobile phones and computers. Although the child is involved in play all hours of the day and somehow fills his free time, but always the emptiness of the presence of parents is felt, especially the emptiness of the presence of parents, which plays a significant role in the formation of the child's personality. And dissatisfaction with this feeling can lead to psychological damage to children and adolescents. Isolation and delinquent, delinquent behaviors, perhaps similar to the character in the film, establishing a relationship with a mannequin, which in the eyes of others is a cold and soulless body, but for a child or adolescent, it is passionate and full of life and different from those around them.

MANNEQUIN

Young Hamed falls in love with a mannequin.

A woman tries to remember her forgotten memories by going through old photographs. As she goes deep into her memories, she gets even more confused about her past. Director Bio:Elif Turan is an Istanbul based independent filmmaker who is working in the film industry as an assistant director in movies and commercials which can be found on IMDB and Netflix. She is currently doing her MA in Film Studies at Bahçeşehir University. In 2017, she completed her BA in Film and Television at Anadolu University and, completed an Erasmus semester at Baltic Film and Media School in Tallinn. To pursue her passion in cinema, she is also making independent short films as a writer/director. Director Statement:We all go through our old photographs and family albums for little bit of nostalgia or memory refreshment, however, each time, we come back from them a little differently than before.

MEMORY

As a woman looks deep into her photographs, she gets confused about her past.

An unusual guest arrives for tea tonight, and our kid Henri is dedicated to find out their true identity. Director Bio:Kaiyun Yang, usually goes by Kyky, is a Taiwanese story artist located in Los Angelos. She is currently studying character animation in California Institute of the Arts. Her former animation work includes feministic short " Go Nuts," lesbian short " Tango," and pandemic related short "Zoom." She is also a comic artist on social media, presenting her life to the world through comic slides. Director Statement:"Nothing Is Here" is a film that makes the emptiness, negative space or the so called "ying" into a comprehensible character. It deals with the duality and wonder between existence and non-existence.

NOTHING IS HERE

A day in the life of a mother and son. Director Bio: Omar Ashraf attends Cairo University

A DAY OF MY LIFE

Jürgen Leppert, also known as "Der Dreher" or "der Kreisel" is a graduate engineer, speaker inventor, 360 degree dancer, gifted Frisbee player and thoroughbred 68er.&nbsp; Everything revolves around the Karlsruher legend, and not just on the dance floor.&nbsp;A declaration of love to music, dancing and rebellion.&nbsp; A portrait of a tough person who still swims against the stream and the living proof that 81 years is far from too old for hard raves. Director's Bio:Robin Trouillet, 27, studies media, art and production in Offenburg. With internships in Hamburg and Munich such as cooperations in several projects he gained his experiences in film. As a filmmaker and director he searches storys and pictures that affect people no matter which genre. Beside his studies he works as a freelancer and is always open for new unconventional ideas.

TURNING MAN - 81RPM

81 years is far from too old for hard raves.

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