Besida
‘Where were you when I needed you? What do you want now?’ says the sister to her brother. A tiny village, the cars only stop here to take the young women to the city. ‘You were there yourself,’ she says. ‘That’s exactly the point,’ he replies. ‘Don’t go.’
Director: Chuko Esiri
Taxfree
A young woman in search of a better life utilizes a Norwegian market ready to sell her goods.
Sweet Bean
Sentaro runs a small bakery that serves dorayaki pastries filled with sweet red bean paste (“an”). When an old lady, Tokue, offers to help in the kitchen he reluctantly accepts….
The Professor and the Madman
Professor James Murray begins work compiling words for the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary in the mid 19th century and receives over 10,000 entries from a patient at…
The Shift
Anna, an agency worker, takes her dog for a morning walk before doing her shopping. Searching through the discounted items, Anna wanders through the supermarket trying to find the most…
Dialogue
A newly met actor and actress fall in love during the production of a film, “Dialogue”; but rehearsing with the director turns them into their fictive characters, a couple on…