FILMSCHOOLFEST MUNICH - Int. Program 7

FROM SOCCER FANS TO RUBY HUNTERS

Running in this program:
RUBY HUNTERS
HUBBLE'S LAW
IN FLANDERS FIELDS
PASSARINHO

18+ (no FSK)
OmeU
120 min. (approx.)
Free choice of seats

Whether it's poverty through no fault of our own, the coercion of foreign colonial powers or even the biology of our own bodies. The films show how our lives are controlled by forces over which we usually have little or no influence.

RUBY HUNTERS (ꓒꓵ)

Gemstone mining has been banned in Myanmar since 2019. Despite this, many people still seek their fortune in the dangerous pursuit of the precious stones. One day, they hope, a big find will free them from their life of privation.

Myanmar 2024, Director: May Myat Noe Aye, Documentary, 21 min., Burmese with English subtitles

HUBBLE'S LAW (HABLO DĖSNIS)

The mute Feliksas seems like an oddball to his new work colleagues on the construction site. After a serious accident occurs there, the mood darkens at a joint party. Is Feliksas responsible for the accident?

Lithuania 2024, Director: Arnas Balčiūnas, Feature film, 17 min., Lithuanian with English subtitles

IN FLANDERS FIELDS (ਫਲੈਂਡਰਸ ਦੀ ਜ਼ਮੀਂ ਵਿੱਚ)

1.4 million Indians were conscripted by the British colonial power to fight in Flanders during the First World War. Old letters, songs and archive footage bring the anonymous soldiers back to life.

India 2024, Director: Sachin, Documentary, 15 min., hindi/nepali/panjabi/urdu with English subtitles

PASSARINHO

Olivia and Laura only have eyes for the Brazilian soccer player Passarinho. It goes without saying that the two 13-year-olds want to get Passarinho's autograph when they visit the stadium. On that day, of all days, an unpleasant incident occurs with Olivia.

Mexico 2024, Director: Natalia García Agraz, Feature film, 12 min., Spanish with English subtitles