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The Chambermaid Lynn by Ingo Haeb (Germany 2014)
Valley by Sophie Artus (Israel 2014)
Difret by Zeresenay Berhane Mehari (Ethiopia, USA 2014)
revolves entirely around the task of cleaning. In
order to understand what drives other people, she
rummages through the possessions of the hotel
guests and hides under their beds at night, hoping to
find the secrets behind their lives. When she comes
across the call girl Chiara, who offers her services
in the hotel, she dares to venture out of her cocoon.
(In the presence of the actress Vicky Krieps)
Impressions of a Drowned Man
by Kyros
Papavassiliou (Cyprus, Slovenia, Greece 2015
– 82’
): Totally disconnected from his past and
memory, the Passenger tries to define himself
confronted by his pre-determined fate, a fate that
he has to re-live upon every anniversary of his
death. (In the presence of the director)
Valley
by Sophie Artus (Israel 2014 – 85’
): This
is the story of three sensitive teenagers who are
forced to deal with violence; violence at home
and at school. A story of friendship, love and hate,
where the adolescents’ world is revealed as cruel
and beautiful; a world where the desire to die or
kill and the will to live, will define their fate. (In
the presence of the director)
A Blast
by Syllas Tzoumerkas (Greece,
Germany 2014 – 84’):
Maria is speeding on the
highway. Behind her, there is fire and a case full
of money. In front of her, there is the hopeless
vastness of the motorway. Just a day ago, she
was a caring mother, a loving wife, a responsible
daughter. Today, she has gone rogue. (In the
presence of the scriptwriter Youla Boudali)
Three Windows and a Hanging
by Isa Qosja
(Kosovo, Germany 2014 – 94’)
: A harrowing
tale about a village forced to come to terms with
the raping of women by Serb forces during the
1998-99 Kosovo war. The film seeks to tackle a
