Panorama YOLO*
*You only live once
Thursday, October 24, Kino Bize, 21:00 - 22:30
Panoramically expanding in the genre, both thematically and geographically, 2ANNAS has selected, in our opinion, socio-political active short films, all of which characterize youth problems that are not a common object of discussion in Latvian society. The stories in this selection range from 11-year-old boy's reflections on homosexuality to a grown woman’s certain health conditions for losing virginity set by the national religion.
Straight with you, Daan Bol, documentary, The Netherlands, 2012, 19 min
Straight with You is a documentary about the eleven-year-old Melvin who has a secret: he is not into girls. Although his family knows, he's afraid to tell his schoolmates, as he thinks they might start bullying him. What should he do when the coolest girl in his class sends him a love letter?
More than Two Hours, Ali Asgari, fiction, Iran, 2013, 15 min
It’s 3 AM, a boy and a girl are wandering in the city. They are looking for a hospital to cure the girl, but it’s much more difficult than they thought.
Childern of Silent Winter / Hiljaisen Talven Lapsi, Iiris Härmä, documentary, Finland, 2012, 21 min
The monotonous life of the early retired under the age of 30 is filled with routines. However, the reasons for Katja’s retirement are not related to routines and her life in a northern Finland city is not all that bleak.
The Son / Pesar, Siavash Shahabi, fiction, Iran, 2013, 24 min
A young man, about to emigrate to another country, finds himself in a challenging situation when the relationship with his father takes a new turn...
La strada di Raffael / Raffael, documentary, Italy, 2013, 25 min
Raffael is a 13-year-old boy who lives in the suburbs of Naples.
From 12:00 to 3:30 p.m. and from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. he sells cigarettes on a street corner with his friend Adama. They are rehearsing to play music at the village’s festival. Meanwhile, the police and demonstrators have been struggling for days after the Mayor's decision to evict a compound of apartments.
Raffael is waiting with anxiety for his mother to return home. While he waits, he draws a house, with a garden.
