Shorts Program 8: Far & Wide

Running time: 110 mins

The language of cinema is universal.

Film has soaked into the fabric of the world, saturating every country on Earth. Works from Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and South America brush up against one another, exploring universal themes while leaving their own distinct mark. Stories that demonstrate the difficulties of self-imposed limitations play out alongside tales of life, death, and the link between them. From animation to stark, realism, these will give the sense of having dived into the best the world offers. – Chris Garcia

Part of Shorts Program 8: Far & WideWith a deep sadness uniting two Colombian peasants, spending time together is a struggle. Still, they do it to appease their grief, with surprising results.
Part of Shorts Program 8: Far & WideAn unmotivated caricaturist draws people on the street, until one day, a woman pulling a sick and incommunicable boy in a wheelchair appears, and life becomes…
Part of Shorts Program 8: Far & WideWhen a young African deportee returns to his home country after five years of living illegally in Europe, he keeps being haunted by the traumatic flashbacks of…
Part of Shorts Program 8: Far & WideA flamenco dancer prepares herself for a performance. Fear, self-imposed demands and public pressure all add to making her forget her essence.
Part of Shorts Program 8: Far & WideOn the evening of the Jewish Passover, Leon, a 14-year-old girl, deals with the pain and shock of getting her period for the first time.
Part of Shorts Program 8: Far & WideReminiscent of the silent-era motion pictures, an upbeat tale of three rural South African schoolboys who find ways to give wings to their imagination.