Competition Whole Wide World Set I

Home
director: Daniel Mulloy
director of photography: Victor Seguin, Paul Mackay
Kosovo, UK 2016, 20’

A family heads out on what appears to be a holiday. However, it soon becomes clear that in fact they are leaving the safety of a leafy suburb, making their way into a war zone.

Kastaars / Rascals
director: Jasmine Elsen
director of photography: Jasmine Elsen
music: Ehsan Yadollahi
Belgium 2016, 6’

What if your window was your view? Would you have it cleaned or cover it? Do you have a choice? A film about illusions hidden in our own world, about seeing and being seen.

Le Bleu Blanc Rouge de mes cheveux / French
director: Josza Anjembe
director of photography: Noé Bach
music: Jan Visocky, Josza Anjembe
France 2016, 22’

17-year old Seyna from Cameroon is passionate about the history of France, the country where she was born and is deeply in love with. With her diploma in hand, she aspires to one thing: getting French nationality. Her father fiercely opposes it.

Meryem
director: Reber Dosky
director of photography: Reber Dosky
Netherlands 2017, 15’

Shot during the battle of Kobani, this film reveals the women at the heart of the fight against IS. With stoical perseverance and the aid of American airstrikes, these women are leading the fight for freedom.

Negah / Gaze
director: Farnoosh Samadi
director of photography: Ashkan Ashkani
music: Navid Fashami
Iran 2017, 15’

On her way back from work a woman witnesses something happening on the bus and she has to decide whether to reveal it or not.

Watu Wote / All of Us
director: Katja Benrath
director of photography: Felix Striegel
music: Florian Hirschmann, Elisabeth Kaplan
Kenya, Germany 2016, 22’

For almost a decade Kenya has been targeted by terrorist attacks of the Al-Shabaab. The atmosphere of anxiety and mistrust between Muslims and Christians is growing.