Behind The Joke - Filippo Giardina

Anantaram(ml)

A young man narrates two conflicting accounts of his life, changing the details and incidents in both, as he slowly approaches madness.

A Simple Story(fr)

A middle-aged woman leaves her partner and drifts back to her ex-husband, while the lives of her middle class friends intersect with her own.

Transplant(en)

2D animation sci-fi/drama about a world that has become a toxic place, and how one girl confronts it

Surviving-ish(es)

Nina, a 30 year-old comedian, is haunted by an embarrassing viral video that left her in a creative slump. After abandoning her office job, with the doom of debt and the pressure to decide what to do with her life, Nina tries to dominate the art of surviving the biggest scam: adulthood.

Vegetable Whispers(id)

A man who works as a mobile vegetable seller deals with his customers' gossip about their new neighbor who is frequently seen coming home late at night.

One X Two(es)

Two old friends have been betting on the football pool since college. They meet up one weekend where everyone seems happy, but the possibility of hitting the jackpot and becoming millionaires grows increasingly real.

Grin til gavn 2019(da)

In keeping with tradition, the popular comedy show is back, and this time it is Red Barnet that is behind it. This year's hosts are Michael Schøt and Christian Fuhlendorff.

Myshkin(pl)

An adaptation of the 1869 novel ‘The Idiot’ by Fyodor Dostoevsky.

Amrutham Gamaya(ml)

A doctor works in a clinic in a village run by his sister's father-in-law. When he meets a villager, he realises that he and his gang had ragged and murdered his son at the medical college's hostel.

Lieven Scheire: DNA(nl)

Human genetics is one of the most exciting fields in science at the moment. Not only does it advance exponentially fast, it is also a field of study that will very soon affect our daily lives. We will all have to deal with the possibilities and technologies that human genetics have to offer, today and in the coming years. Quite a few questions and dilemmas still have to be answered by us. Do I want to know everything that can be found out from my DNA? And who is allowed to use and read my genetic code? My doctor? The police? The chef of my favourite restaurant? Also, what genetic technologies do I want to use? Do I want to clone my dog, choose my children’s eye colour, or genetically modify them to give them extra talents? Do I want others in society to be allowed to do that? The current and future possibilities of human genetics are simply overwhelming. They are both promising and frightening, chilling and delightful.

Tom Cashman: Pests(en)

Tom Cashman is a comic who has had his fair share of run-ins with landlords. While he was searching for a new apartment, he jokingly asked for a landlord reference and his application was promptly denied. He decided to post online about it and accidentally started a movement for better renters' rights.

Under Pressure(en)

Follows two individuals on a turbulent journey navigating addiction and processing bittersweet nostalgia.

L’Anonyme(ar)

The life of a young man who is passionate about music (rap) and the problems of his family accepting what he wants to be.

Minden(hu)

Jester(en)

A depressed Jester sets out across plague-ridden England to rescue the Queen’s nephew and prove he is more than a fool.

FRATERNITY(en)

Two brothers clear the air and have a bonding conversation on the past.

Blood Ties(en)

A young woman is forced to confront her past when her family is attacked. She quickly learns she can’t run from her roots.

HARLEM FRAGMENTS(en)

Harlem Fragments is an Afro-futurist scrapbook storytelling of a Harlem Black family's beautiful destruction during the 2008 recession. A natural disaster so mesmerizing you can't look away from the tragedy. Based on true events- The film explores the haunting societal pressures of achieving the Black American dream, told in the POV of 10 year old TJ revisiting his family's home that's up for sale. By empowering this Black boy in this film with the agency to imagine, TJ, through his own journey, finds a way to process and come to terms with his family's divorce. It's important for every Black child out there enduring the same foreign emotions to know that it's okay to feel them, and affirm that there is a future trajectory forward out of the initial destruction.

Chokin'(en)

A mysterious figure pulls time backward and a suicide is undone. What was broken is made whole, what was wounded is healed, and lives are restored. Having been pulled backward through time and made a witness to their own death along with all it caused, this person who gave up their life is forced to confront the hate they feel for themselves and the love they feel for their family. A fantasy story about depression, addiction, and the fragile hope of redemption. It's a symbolic tour of how our darkness, like a parasite, moves from host to host. It's a puzzle box with crumbs of detail and meaning that the observant viewer can sew together to deduce what more story there is outside of the frame. It’s an ambigram that unfolds both forward and backward—a fractured dream that, in the end, the viewer pieces together alongside the witness. The song—written, performed, and produced by Kai Straw—and the video—written, edited, and shot by him—comes together as a uniquely singular vision.

Heavy Metal Flower(es)

Depressed brat wants to get rid of his boyfriend. He talks his sister into stealing his boyfriend from him.