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EUROSIA SHORTS 2016

EuroAsia Shorts proudly presents an annual week of short films from Europe, Asia, and the United States screened at embassies and cultural centers throughout Washington, D.C. Every night includes a cultural Q&A and discussion with experts, and several nights include special reception events! Join an international cinematic dialogue that is uniquely Washingtonian. 

​This Year’s Theme​: What is Home? 

The theme for EuroAsia Shorts 2016 is What is Home? What is it that makes us feel we belong somewhere, and what do we gain from experiencing travel abroad? Millions of immigrants around the world are keenly aware of what it means to be a insider or outsider, and what it takes to feel at home in a society. Sometimes, our conception of home must be redefined. Memories of home can be a source of comfort or pain, depending on the circumstances — but in all cases, home is deeply felt, and universal.

​​About the Festival​

​​​​​Now in its eleventh year, EAS began as the Asian European Short Film Showcase and remains an original collaboration between a small group of Washington, D.C. embassies and cultural center staff. The festival has presented more than 200 short films since it began in 2006, including many award-winning shorts making their U.S. debut. Each year presents a broad variety of films and styles connected by a single theme, with post-film discussions each night, offering an international cinematic dialogue that is uniquely Washingtonian. 

JUNE 6 THROUGH JUNE 10 

JUNE 6, 6:30PM – GERMANY AND CHINA – Confucius Institute US Center – RSVP HERE

JUNE 7, 6:30PM – SPAIN AND THE PHILIPPINES – Former Residence of the Ambassadors of Spain – RSVP HERE

JUNE 8, 6:30PM – FRANCE AND JAPAN – Japan Information and Culture Center, Embassy of Japan – RSVP HERE

JUNE 9, 6:30PM – ITALY AND KOREA – Korean Cultural Center, Embassy of the Republic of Korea – RSVP HERE

ITALIAN FEATURED SHORTS

 about next horizon

About Next Horizon
Italy, 2015, 14 min.
Director: Tomaso Mannoni

Late at night,pitch black,a car approaches with the lights on.A man walks toward the shore, looking for something.A bunch illegal immigrants from northern Africa are hiding in the bushes.The man works for the local mobster exploiting the immigrants.They will work on a local mine as modern slaves.Bettween them somebody that is not supposed to be there but… Sometimes inner conflicts come at the surface.This is the moment to take a look where nobody does,where modern hipocracy turns other humans into misifits,and not only people from the third world.

mer rouge

Mer Rouge/strong>
Italy, 2015, 13 min. 
Director: Alberto Gatto

Sherif is a young man from Senegal who was working Libya in 2011. He had to run away from there. In a rush! Without any choice. French and Americans bomb attacks caused death and destruction and the only way to escape the war was the sea. Nick is an American documentarian and actor; he goes back to his hometown, in Calabria, Italy. In front of his native house doorstep he meets Sherif, a young Senegalese man.

JUNE 10, 7:00PM – FINAL NIGHT/ALL COUNTRIES – Embassy of Italy 

FEATURED SHORTS

 twist

Twist and Turn
China , 2015, 15 min.
Director: Shen Yong

Zhou Baoming who had been in prison for 7 years was released on medical bail for his incurable disease. After releasing from the prison, the only thing he wanted was his daughter Zhou Hongyi could live a good life. Zhou Hongyi oversaw an insurance agency, which was in debt due to poor management. She planned to escape with a huge amount of money stolen from the company. Three days before she left, she realized her father only had two months life left. She then hesitated and she wanted to stay with her father. However, her father tried to help her run away.

 distance

In the Distance
Germany, 2015, 8 min
Director: Florian Grolig

It’s calm and peaceful above the clouds. But chaos lurks in the distance and each night, it draws closer.

dreamweaver

The Dreamweaver
Philippines, 2012, 4 min.
Director: Jedd Rommel

A young T’boli boy is visited in his dreams by Fudalu, the spirit of the abaca hemp, who appears only to the females of the tribe and bestow upon them the exclusive talent and creativity in weaving the tribe’s sacred cloth. This dream encounter takes him on a journey that defies his culture and its traditions.

pieds

Les Pieds Verts
France, 2012– 4 min
Director: Elsa Duhamel

Jeanine and Alain are Franco-Algerians who have retired to the north of France. The elderly couple spends most of their time in their garden where Jeanine fondly recounts her memories with nostalgia: the smell of flowers and oranges, and the years she spent on the Mediterranean coast in her youth.

place

A Place to Name
(その家の名前)
Japan, 2015, 5 min.

Director: Ataru Sakagami

This place is where my grandparents, my parents, and I once lived. Even though I lose my memories and feelings of it, it does exist there and keeps to be in existence.

Website: http://www.rawfilm.jp/buri/en

grown

Grown Ups (Casitas)
Spain, 2014, 9 min.
Director: Javier Marco

Carlos and Marta, both 35 years old, are living the life they’ve always dreamed of…a house with a yard, a dog, and they’re even about to have a child…but there’s no such thing as a perfect life.

irregulars

Irregulars
Italy, 2015, 9 min.
Director: Fabio Palmieri

Each year 40.000 people from Africa, Asia and Middle East, try to enter Europe. They flee from war, persecution and poverty. Since the ways by land have been interrupted, they board overloaded vessels and face a dangerous and often deadly voyage across the Mediterranean.

mommy

Mommy, It Itches! (아이,간지러워)
Korea, 2015, 5 min.
Director: Chae Jae-yeong

What is home, if not a place to be comfortable and safe? Universally, when chicken pox strikes, it’s time to stay home and find any way possible to scratch that itch…no matter what the cost! 

​​treehouses

Adults who live in Treehouses
USA, 2014 , 7 min.
Director: Sam Price-Waldman

Would you live in a treehouse? The appeal is obvious to any kid, but it can seem like a daunting idea for adults. Nevertheless, cultural interest has erupted in recent years. You can vacation at a “treesort,” or watch a reality show about treetop architecture, or even rent a room in a treehouse on Airbnb. In this short documentary, we interview people who build, live in, and love treehouses. These are far from the forts of childhood memory, though. They employ artificial limbs for support, boast both plumbing and running water, and wouldn’t look out of place in luxury lifestyle magazines. “Treehouses are becoming more and more adult,” says Michael Garnier, a treehouse building pioneer. “They’re not just for kids anymore.”