Press Center
The World's First Global Film Festival

DOWNLOAD STILLS AT 300 DPI

SUNLESS

Directed by: Boris Vesselinov
Principal Cast: Ben Holtzmuller, Erik Scilley
Country: USA
Running Time: 8:00

Synopsis: As they pilot their submarine down into the world's deepest point, two researchers must debate pressing on when a crack in their window port grows.

VOICE ACTIVATED

Directed by: Steve Anthopoulos
Principal Cast: Aleks Mikic, Becky Lucas, Sam Neill
Country: Australia
Running Time: 12:00

Synopsis: A florist with a stutter is forced to cooperate with a voice-activated car on the way to an important delivery.

YELLOW

Directed by: Elham Ehsas
Principal Cast: Afsaneh Dehrouyeh, Elham Ehsas
Country: UK/Afghanistan
Running Time: 13:00

Synopsis: In Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, a woman walks into a chadari store in Kabul to buy her first full-body veil and face an uncertain future.

TUULIKKI

Directed by: Teemu Nikki
Principal Cast: Saana Koivisto, Elina Knihtila
Country: Finland
Running Time: 14:00

Synopsis: When a young woman, dominated by an over-protective mother plots her escape, their relationship dissolves into one of mutual suspicion.

THE FAMILY CIRCUS

Directed by: Andrew Fitzgerald
Principal Cast: Elyse Dinh, Michael Ironside, Scott Subiono, Michael Nguyen Manceau, Blake Dang, Christian Seavey
Country: USA
Running Time: 17:00

Synopsis: A Vietnamese-American family's plan to cover up a drunk-driving incident begins to unravel when their emotional baggage spills out in front of the police.

CAREER DAY

Directed by: Jason Robinson & Chris Hooper
Principal Cast: Paul Bartholomew, Aria Perry, Abby Eiland, Julianna Robinson
Country: USA
Running Time: 10:00

Synopsis: A once promising 90's pop star and his aging boy band reunite for his daughter's elementary school Career Day. They go viral.

SNAIL

Directed by: Aminreza Alimohammadi
Principal Cast: Bahareh Nouhian, Iliya Akhavanrad
Country: Iran
Running Time: 14:00

Synopsis: A loving mother strives to make her young son's singing dreams come true but an audition takes a dramatic, unforeseen turn.

THE RECORD

Directed by: Jonathan Laskar
Country: Switzerland
Running Time: 8:38

Synopsis: An antique musical instrument dealer obsessively plays a magical vinyl record that “reads your mind and plays your lost memories.” Even the forgotten ones.

THE STUPID BOY

Directed by: Phil Dunn
Principal Cast: Joshua Griffin, Shaun Mason, Derek Elroy, Ellie Piercy
Country: United Kingdom
Running Time: 14:50

Synopsis: In London, a broken man groomed for a terrorist attack is confronted by a local lad who sees things differently. But seeing things differently can be dangerous.

SOLEIL DE NUIT

Directed by: Fernando López Escrivá & Maria Camila Arias
Principal Cast: Larissa Corriveau, Jacques Newashish, Mark Krupa, Oshim Ottawa
Country: Canada
Running Time: 13:00

Synopsis: While training for a moon landing, a group of Canadian astronauts are tasked with an added mission by a Native American elder.