Into the blue

U Plavetnilo. Republic of Croatia, Republic of Slovenia, Sweden 2017. Director: Antoneta Alamat Kusijanovic. 22 min. Language: Croatian. Subtitles: English.

In fantastically beautiful Croatia, with its billowing sea, Julija dives as deep down into the waters as she can. Her and her mum have had to flee from her dad back to the place where Julija grew up. She is desperate to talk to her old friend, but Julija is no longer very interesting. A guy has come into the picture, and Julija is forced to adopt the most drastic of measures to get close to her friend again.

SI-G

Belgium 2017. Director: Frederike Migom. 16 min. Language: Dutch. Subtitles: English.

Si-G attends a school for children with special educational needs. She is awesome at rap and her dream is to record a music video. Thanks to her enormous drive, the dream comes true, at the same time as she still finds the time to hang out with her family and enjoy the end-of-term celebrations with her friends. A film with a ton of warmth, which manages to spread a smile and be serious at the same time.

Large Soldier

Hayal large. Israel 2017. Director: Noa Gusakov. 23 min. Language: Hebrew. Subtitles: English.

dreams of getting a boyfriend, more specifically a soldier in size “Large”. At the laundry where she works, she places small notes inside all the uniform trousers of the appropriate size. An exchange of letters with an unknown soldier is the result. But what will happen when the soldier becomes real?

Game

USA 2018. Director: Jeannie Donohoe. 15 min. Language: English. Subtitles: English.

It’s a new term, and time for try-outs for the school’s prestigious basketball team. The tempo is high. There’s a lot at stake. A.J. is new at the school and convinced that he has what it takes as a basketball player. A cracking film about overcoming obstacles and daring to believe in yourself.