Wild Horses by Rory Stewart
United Kingdom – 26 minutes
Joan’s efforts at teenage rebellion are frustrated by her illness and her mother, until her increasingly vivid dreams and an overzealous tutor inspire her to realise her independence.
Pequeño manifiesto en contra del cine solemne (Little Manifesto Against Solemn Cinema) by Roberto Porta
Argentina – 14 minutes
A trivial story about two people that meet at a party and spend the night together, told in the most pretentious, most poetic, but above all, most solemn possible ways.
À Perdre Haleine (Breathless) by Léa Krawczyk
France – 4 minutes
Émile, a young cellist, is overwhelmed with anguish on the day of a concert…
Tokeru by Aya Igashi
Japan – 45 minutes
An emotionally confused teenage girl has a daily ritual: secretly jumping into the river as a form of emotional release. As chance would have it, one day her ritual is discovered by her male cousin, visiting from Tokyo.
The Cinéfondation prizewinners will be announced by the Jury led by Cristian Mungiu, at a ceremony on Friday 26th May at the Buñuel Theatre, followed by a screening of the award-winning films.
