Nickel Independent Film Festival 2024

Reflecting on Truth: Films on Memory & the Past

Expired June 18, 2024 2:30 AM
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7 films in package
Cumha
In this moving experimental documentary, a young Irish filmmker contemplates her Gaelic roots, and their intersection with language, land, and identity.
A Fish Story
An eccentric old man in a local pub tells tales too tall to be true. This great local short from filmmaking duo Majchrzak and Peers recently received a nomination for Best Atlantic Short at the Silver Wave Film Festival in Fredericton, New Brunswick.
Memorable Night
In a retirement home, residents Robert and Marcelle prepare for a rare night out at a local discotheque, an event that promises a joyful escape from their routine. Despite Robert's progressing Alzheimer's disease, Marcelle remains steadfast by his side, nurturing their shared memories. Their granddaughter eagerly volunteers to accompany them, seizing the opportunity to share some important news with her grandparents during this special outing.
Hebron Relocation
In 1959, residents of the community of Hebron were told that hey would be divided up and relocated to more southerly communities across Labrador. Weaving together intimate stories from her community with rare footage that gives us a glimpse of community life during this upheaval, director Holly Andersen of Makkovik gives a heartfelt look at a difficult past that has changed the lives of Labrador Inuit forever.
Summer '96
Every summer, Paul's family has a picnic on a small French island accessible only at low-tide. When the tide takes them by surprise this year, they're forced to spend the night on the beach. In this beautiful hand-drawn tale, a young boy wrestles with the eternal between the world of adults and that of children, and becomes aware of his individuality. Winner of Best Animated Short Film this year at the Cesar Awards in France.
Slow Light
Born blind, the hero of this film turns seven before he begins to see images from the past — and they soon follow him like a curse. Like light from stars which have long since died, the things and people he sees are often long gone. A tragic story told beautifully with a variety of animation techniques.
Neighbour Abdi
Somali-born Abdi, now a furniture designer and support-worker in the Netherlands, teams up with his filmmaker and special effects expert neighbor to reenact his tumultuous past marked by war, violence and crime. Using special effects and reconstructions, they explore Abdi's painful history in a playful and revealing way.
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In a retirement home, residents Robert and Marcelle prepare for a rare night out at a local discotheque, an event that promises a joyful escape from their routine. Despite Robert's progressing Alzheimer's disease, Marcelle remains steadfast by his side, nurturing their shared memories. Their granddaughter eagerly volunteers to accompany them, seizing the opportunity to share some important news with her grandparents during this special outing.

  • Runtime
    8 minutes
  • Language
    French
  • Country
    France
  • Director
    Romain Fleury
  • Screenwriter
    Romain Fleury
  • Producer
    Romain Fleury
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