Shorts - Program 3

1001 Nights

The highlight of Ema and Maja’s day is watching a Turkish soap opera—a little drama and an escape from loneliness—even if, at times, they doze off mid-episode. A small-scale, delicately woven friendship story threaded with subtle humor.

The Medallion

Ruth sets out to investigate the history of a precious family heirloom: a medallion that signifies the struggles, successes, and hopes of her mother - a survivor of Ethiopia’s Red Terror.

The Speed Of The Distance Between Us

Mountains and parents’ grief - both mammoth, immovable and incomprehensible - compose a mosaic of parenting after bereavement.

Old Summer

Krystyna, 72, signs up for a matchmaking service, determined to finally fall in love. With a lofty list of requirements and fresh highlights in her hair, what could possibly go wrong? A bittersweet comedy about love and disappointment in the golden years.