Best Of Documentary Shorts 1 – 2023
The 1st of two programmes featuring the best of International & Australian Documentary short films in competition. International & Australian filmmakers vying for the prestigious Flickerfest Award for Best Documentary (Academy® Qualifying).
Screening: Sun 22 Jan, 4pm | Runtime: 100 min | Classification: under 15 yrs to be w/adult
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The Syrian Cosmonaut
This is the story of Muhammed Faris, the first Syrian to go to outer space. He is forced to flee his country, as his ideas for a free Syria make him a target.
INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE- Runtime: 13min
- Year: 2022
- Country: Turkey
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Eva And Ramona
Eva and Ramona met in 1971 as ten-year olds in the former GDR> they formed a lifelong friendship across the border between East and West, until their friendship was banned by Stasi. Despite their strong bond, there are unresolved issues between them, Eva invites Ramona to Sweden to resolve the past.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE- Runtime: 15min
- Year: 2022
- Country: Sweden
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Clean
A woman’s love letter and final goodbye to heroin, as she attempts to come off the synthetic opiates that have kept her clean for the past six years.
INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE- Runtime: 18min
- Year: 2022
- Country: United Kingdom
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Saving Face
Combining interviews with observational material, this film follows patients, local hospital staff and visiting specialists at Rakai General Hospital in Uganda, as their lives collide over 5 days in October, 2022.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE- Runtime: 12min
- Year: 2022
- Country: Australia
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Away
A heartbreaking portrait of two 16-year old Ukrainian refugees in Budapest.
INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE- Runtime: 28min
- Year: 2022
- Country: Hungary/Portugal/Belgium
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More Than I Want To Remember
After an unexpected attack on her Congo village one night when she was 14, Mugeni enters a years-long journey in search of her family.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE- Runtime: 14min
- Year: 2022
- Country: USA