International Competition 4

Young women are going their own way — into the next phase of their lives or simply back home — while an elderly woman won’t let anything stand in her way, not even death. A father and son must choose between the future and the past, and a boy fights to save an animal that is dear to him.

Vyann – Director: Adolfo Margulis · Mexico · 17 min · Spanish, Haitian Creole (OmeU)

Two Haitian immigrants, father and son, are working in a butcher shop in Mexico City when a brief opportunity to seek asylum in the United States presents itself. A race against time begins, with the father focused only the future, while the son insists on finding out what happened to his mother.

Dying Of The Young Deer – Director: Angelika Cygal · Poland · 15 min · Polish (OmeU)

In rural Poland, newlywed Helka bids farewell to her parents’ home and makes her way across the village to her husband’s house. On this journey into adulthood, the music of the countryside becomes Helka’s sole companion as she begins this new chapter of her life.

Rolling Mother – Director: Alexander Peskador · Germany · 25 min · German (OmeU)

Wilhelm has decided to sell the house that belonged to his late mother, Hildegard. However, the deceased matriarch has no intention of giving up her beloved home. Full of outrage, she comes back from the dead — in the form of a rolling coffee can — and causes a highly entertaining bloodbath.

Bubonic Juice – Director: Zazie Raxhon · Belgium · 3 min · no dialogue (OF)

After a night of heavy drinking, young Pepper makes her way home through the empty streets of the city, accompanied only by a vague sense of foreboding. Safety appears in the form of an available taxi. But could it instead spell more danger to come?

Kalgan Horse – Director: Zichen Zhao · USA, China · 13 min · Chinese (OmeU)

In a rural part of northern China, a Mongolian horse is about to be castrated — much to the consternation of a 10-year-old boy who is determined to protect his animal companion. Childlike innocence clashes with the violence and cruelty of the adult world.