In 1947, in a small town in New Zealand, rationing essential goods became a way of life after the war. Helen McCrae, a Middle-aged woman's life disintegrates as she is waiting for news of her son Adam from the front lines.
International Short film
Jia
Ming, a grieving Chinese mother, arrives in Australia to embark on a road trip with a young Caucasian man, Eric to remember her late son. But she soon discovers that Eric was in a romantic relationship with her son, which clashes with her conservative values.
Left On Our Own
An elderly taxi driver, who happens to be a tireless storyteller, is a man of contradictions: a hopeless romantic and a crude observer of life who has lived through individual hardship and witnessed the despair of others. Friends and strangers, cheap décor, lonely buildings, a life-long correspondence that encapsulates a relationship, numbing melodies from an ancient music box all swirl and blend in this film’s poetic vision.
Erik
As half of a pill melts into a glass of water, Erik finds himself in a school and immediately gets a crush on a girl named Ela. After some time, Erik finally has a chance with her, but gets interrupted by someone that opens his eyes to the truth of his current situation.
Our Males and Females
A father and mother are faced with the painful task of washing and shrouding their deceased transgender daughter. Shrouding is an Islamic religious practice that is deemed obligatory to carry out upon death. But when no one agrees to wash her and shame falls onto the family, how far is the father willing to go to make sure his "son" is washed?
And her sleeve wet with tears
Oppression is the first barrier between a woman and her personal desires and meanwhile, “the voice” speaks of suppression. The voice of boredom by which the wetness of their eyes and sleeves can be perceived.