Best Of International Shorts 3 – 2023

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What happens in the heads of football players when they are about to take penalty kicks?
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

A Lien

On the day of their green card interview, a young couple confronts a dangerous immigration process.
WORLD PREMIERE

Pina

In the 19th Century, in a Sicilian countryside village, the young Pina holds the power to regenerate the land. With each harvest, the village is prey to shameless mafia looting. Pina’s encounter with the mafia chief will plunge the hamlet into an era of starvation, endangering the destiny of the whole country.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

48 Hours

After three years in prison, Nader is given a furlough to go home. He has 48 hours to become a father to his four year old daughter
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

The Flying Sailor

Two ships collide in a harbour, an explosion shatters a city, and a sailor is blasted skyward. With ears ringing, blood pulsing and guts heaving, he soars high above the mayhem and towards the great unknown.

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Forever Young

After the recent death of her mother, a young woman with Down Syndrome and her witty but aged father set off for holidays in Italy alone for the first time. The trip challenges their vacation and even their future life.
INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE

Born To Cry

20 year-old Jules has felt three strong emotions, so he is punished and must choose his restraint – a mime or brass band – that will appear at each of his emotional excesses for one year.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE