Features & Shorts 5


  • Odeon
  • 26 June 2022, 4pm
  • Screening

Stiekyt – (South Africa) – Feature Film directed by Etienne Fourie:

An actor secretly moonlighting at a failing drag club has to fight for his marriage after being caught red-handed by his wife, as well as deliver the performance of his life to avert suspicion regarding the mysterious death of a colleague.

 

Feeling Through – (United States) – Short Film directed by Doug Roland:

Feeling Through, the first film to star a DeafBlind actor, is a coming of age story that follows Tereek, a teen wandering the streets of New York, desperate for a place to crash when he encounters Artie, a DeafBlind man in need of help getting home. From an awkward meeting between strangers emerges an intimate bond, and a journey that forever changes Tereek.

 

For the Clean Up – (Islamic Republic of Iran) - Short Film directed by Mohammad Moravej:

An old man who has fallen from grace tries to change things for good.

 

Mireyita – ( Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela) – Short Film directed by Orangel Lugo:

Mireyita lives alone in her parent's house. She and her siblings need to sign an inheritance declaration at the notary, but none of the siblings show up. Mireyita calls one of her brothers and scolds him for not attending the appointment, then invites him over to celebrate one of his daughters's birthday. She bakes a cake for the girl but no one shows up. After several days, Mireyita is found dead by one of her neighboors, who calls the police.

 

Poles – (United Kingdom) - Short Film directed by Kieran Bourne:

A lonely young woman struggles to deal with her melancholy despite the efforts of friends and family.