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    12 International Film Makers
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    12 International Shorts
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    12 Films with Heart

12 Films Heart

Twelve International film makeRS
twelve international short filMS
12 films with heart
February 12th 2022
Northbridge Piazza Superscreen

WINNER: FRINGE WORLD FILM & MULTIMEDIA AWARD, 2018 & 2019

12 Films Heart is an annual short film festival presenting works from independent, underground filmmakers with a strong DIY aesthetic. Our favourite films from the past 9 years come together in this super-collection of quirky, moving, and heartfelt films, which express the many different ways we experience love.

2022 Finalists

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A Boring Day in Hell
(Netherlands)
Directed by Ayla Spaans

A woman is wondering what she was wearing on the day that she killed her lover. She goes through her memory during a gathering of women who are preparing themselves for a seated dinner.

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BABA - a stylized portrait of a Turkish immigrant
(Netherlands)
Directed by Sarah Blok

A stylised portrait of one of the first Turkish immigrants in the Dutch cultural sector, interviewed by his daughter amid a colourful fashion collection inspired by his life.

 

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Chickens
(UK)
Directed by George Wu

Meet Adam and Emma with their cute, but unavoidable, problem. Brought to life through the illustrations of Meng- Chia Lai.

 

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COM FORÇA
(Brazil/Canada)
Directed by Morgan Inglis

A young man shrugs off stereotypical definitions of masculinity and gender and finds strength and clarity in his life through dance.

 

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I Feel Like We’re in the Same Room Right Now
(USA)
Directed by Henry Busby

love & preservation

 

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Isle of Chair 椅島
(Taiwan/UK)
Directed by Ivyy Chen

On a secluded Island, a chair has fallen down.

在一個與世隔絕的小島上，有一把椅子緩緩倒下。




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One Pair Coat 二人衣
(Germany)
Directed by Yi “Infinity” Luo

Jolanda and Hendrik are a couple. They have very close relationship. Hendrik is her favorite coat to put on. We see a day in their life.



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Papa
(UK/Germany)
Directed by Magda Kreps

Papa is telling his experience of leaving the Soviet Union and coming to Hamburg for the very first time in 1989.

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Rock Cowboys
(USA)
Directed by Graham Mason

A short video about rock cowboys discussing their lifestyle and philosophy.

 

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Sorry for the Inconvenience
(USA)
Directed by Jane Chow

In Los Angeles Chinatown, a lonely teenager tries to help her parents keep their seafood restaurant afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic. Between chopping green beans and packing takeout orders, she attempts to hang on to a semblance of normalcy by studying for her driver’s permit and prepping for her high school Zoom theater debut in “The Tempest”.

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to the girl that looks like me
(USA)
Directed by Ewurakua Dawson-Amoah

An experimental poetry piece celebrating Black women who continue to thrive in a system that was not built for them. A study of culture, self-love and self-discovery through a string of vignettes that combine dance, folklore, modern culture and spirituality.

 

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Wet and Soppy
(Ireland)
Directed by Cliona Noonan

A weather-tormented man who just wants to dry his underwear is forced to use the local laundromat each evening.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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