Onde Corte - (Slot 5)

Synopsis

Shortfilms:

Laser-Gato, Lucas Acher; Brasile, USA, UK; 22’
Synopsis: After a laser pointer prank goes horribly wrong, a socially anxious teenager spends one chaotic night roaming São Paulo to save his crush’s critically injured cat, as guilt and paranoia push him toward a breaking point.
 
Starflyer, Maria Hatzakou; Greece; 18’
Synopsis: Niki and Aurora meet one night, at an Amusement Park in Athens. Soon they will discover that they come from the same world. They both share a secret. Niki visits the park for the first time. Aurora is there every night, getting “drunk” on the smell of scared humans. Niki is swept away by Aurora. She lets go of her fears and follows Aurora on a crazy night on the Starflyer. She will accept her savage instincts, experience her first love, chase down humans and watch the first sunrise of her new life.
 
Una giornata al mare, Alice Corà; Italy; 12’
Synopsis: It is a summer day like any other, but for Alma, ten years old with eyes sparkling with curiosity, everything is about to change. On the beach, while her father is reading the daily tragedies, Giuliano, a bold and wild boy, urges Alma to follow him. Thus begins an experience shaped by attraction and mystery, in which Alma will discover the beauty and melancholy of a new life.
 
Ci pensa Pietro, Gigi Biscotti; Italy, Germany; 6’
Synopsis: Pietro is a queer teenager living in a bucolic and isolated area of the Lombard Alps. Discovering the YouTube channel of an American influencer opens a window into a new world for him. Pietro undergoes a metamorphosis, drastically changing the way he views himself and the people around him.
 
Usciamo?, Edoardo Natoli; Italy; 19’58’’
Synopsis: In the remote Convent of the Immaculate Sisters of the Incornata, five nuns have lived isolated from the world for over twenty years. When young Father Vincenzo arrives with the mission of taking them to Naples to meet the Pope, the convent’s precarious balance is upended. Amid hallucinogenic gardens, pigeon omelettes, and unconfessed fears, the journey becomes for everyone the discovery of a forgotten freedom.

Skinny Bootines, Romain F. Dubois; Canada; 19’19’’
Synopsis: A skilled pickpocket has only one day left to return money to his ex after betraying her trust. Left without any accomplices, he turns to his cousin Pinpin, whom his aunt has entrusted to him until the following day.