STREAMING SCHEDULE
November 6-22, 2024
OFF ON SELECTION
This special section is available for streaming only. Streaming on Whush.com from November 6 to 22, 2024. Link will become available soon. All films are in English and/or have English subtitles.
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Coexistence (Dominican Republic) by José Gómez De Vargas
After the assassination of a resident of an old condo, an extensive investigation holds a group of seven tenants in a interrogation room, all of them suspects of committing the crime.
Running time: 01:36:00

Alone (United States) by S Columbus
Documentary about the difference of being alone and feeling alone.
Running time: 01:42:11

The "Madman" and His Ruins (China) by Xiaolong Zhu
A middle-aged man lives in ruins, and his home has been burned down twice. After suffering from a stroke, he even refused government relief, and his neighbors called him a madman and did not want to interact with him. He lives alone, cultivates alone, eats alone, walks around alone... everything seems very primitive.
Running time: 01:36:08

Little Yellow Flower (Taiwan) by Chien-Ping Lin
Photo Retoucher A-nan returns to the old house that saddens him. The eerily beautiful yellow flowers on the loofah trellis attract a whole nest of ants. As a child, A-nan accidentally killed all these yellow flowers when spraying insecticide on them to kill the ants. In a rage, his father beat him lame. This caused a lifelong conflict between them. The elderly and paralyzed father, now wrapped in diapers and covered with ants, evokes the painful memories of A-nan’s youth. A-nan sprays and kills the ants again. But how will A-nan unravel this knotted relationship with his father, entangled for so many years? How will he restore the loving beauty of the yellow flowers that once bloomed in the courtyard?
Running time: 00:29:55

Before I Am Gone (China) by Linkun Li
In a silent midnight, the woman who killed her husband with her own hands was walking down the street in a state of despair. She accidentally met another woman who demanded that she pay for her murder. So they have to travel together to the ocean that the destination she has chosen for herself to die. Along the way, secrets buried for years are revealed one by one, and the relationship between the two gradually becomes more and more delicate.
Running time: 00:26:20

Jelly & Igloos (Belgium) by Kris De Meester (Out of Competition)
In “Jelly & Igloos" we delve into the whimsical yet purposeful world of future food artist Mie Goffin. Through her introspective narration, we are invited into her creative process, shaped by childhood memories, a commitment to sustainability, and an unyielding desire for innovation. Goffin's journey unfolds as she navigates the dualities of her dreams and challenges. She vividly describes her recurring dream of being trapped in a jelly, a metaphor for the creative struggles she faces. Despite the whimsy, there's an underlying tension—an urgency to break free and realize her umami-filled ideas.
Running time: 00:04:32

Day of the Dead (Belgium) by Kris Curtiz De Meester, Peter Bracke (Out of Competition)
"Day of the Dead" is a short film that delves into the unique blend of life, death, and celebration during Mexico's Day of the Dead. The story unfolds against the backdrop of the mesmerizing migration of millions of Monarch butterflies to Mexico, believed to embody the souls of the departed. The film explores the profound Mexican tradition of not just commemorating the dead but reveling in the coexistence of life and death during these sacred days.
Running time: 00:03:11

The Melody of Ashes (Switzerland) by Jonathan Moratal
Being haunted by the past can lead to an inferno.
Running time: 00:02:20