international shorts programme
Legio Patria Nostra | France | 36 mins
Directed by: Kévin Favillier
Indochina, 1947. Foreign Legion troops secure a railway line in Viet Minh territory. Equipped with nothing more than a sledgehammer, they strike the rails in order to make sure that the enemy hasn’t trapped the track. When one of them dies, a new recruit is sent on the spot.
On/Off | South Africa | 17 mins
Directed by: Jurg Slabbert
An Afrikaans-speaking man helps his elderly German neighbour in a time of need, despite a language barrier. In the process, he learns volumes about himself.
Our Males and Females | Jordan | 11 mins
Directed by: Ahmad Alyaseer
A father and mother are faced with the painful task of washing and shrouding their deceased transgender daughter. Shrouding is an Islamic religious practice that is deemed obligatory to carry out upon death. But when no one agrees to wash her and shame falls onto the family, how far is the father willing to go to make sure his "son" is washed?
Common As Red Hair | USA | 15 mins
Directed by: Robbie Robertson
The aftermath of an emotional funeral causes a grieving father and mother to reexamine their early life decision to have gender normalization surgery performed on their intersex infant.
