Organizing a festival is never easy. But even more difficult than this is the pursuit of a dream, in a foreign country and the belief in it even when you have only a few people on your journey. No one better than WENIFF director and founder Besnik Zogaj can explain this way. Finally, we sat…
SLIGHTLY DEAD https://weniff.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Slightly_Dead.mp4 Credits Director Andre Eriksen Writer Annie Deng, Andre Eriksen Producer Annie Deng Project Type Short Runtime 16 minutes 31 seconds Country of Origin Norway Sinopsis Regretting his decision to walk out on his marriage, Bob Turner returns to his hometown after a long absence to discover that getting his life…
7 MINUTES https://weniff.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/7_minutos_-_Trailer.mp4 Credits Director / Writer Christian Schneider Producer Natalia Piva Chim Project Type Short Runtime 7 minutes 37 seconds Country of Origin Brazil Sinopsis Julia is a victim of sexual violence. Rubens is a police inspector who lives a failed marriage. They don’t know each other, until their destinies intersect.…
WE ARE JAAUKANIGÁS Credits Director Fernando Irigaray Producer Gisela Moreno Project Type Documentary, Television, Web / New Media Runtime 26 minutes Country of Origin Argentina Sinopsis Documentary dedicated to the first RAMSAR Site in the Santa Fe province, located in the islands and coasts area of the General Obligado Department. It is…
THE FOURFOLD Credits Director / Writer Alisi Telengut Producer Alisi Telengut, Main Film, Cinémathèque québécoise, Canada Council Project Type Animation, Documentary, Experimental, Short Runtime 7 minutes 14 seconds Country of Origin Canada Sinopsis Based on the ancient shamanic rituals and animistic beliefs in Mongolia and Siberia, an exploration of the indigenous worldview…
INTERSTATE 8 https://weniff.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/INTERSTATE_TR.mp4 Credits Director / Writer Anne Thieme Producer Lina Mareike Zopfs Project Type Short Runtime 15 minutes Country of Origin Germany Sinopsis In the southern United States, two young women meet by chance in the back of a police car and, without saying a word, experience the injustice hovering above them.…
WELLS OF HOPE Credits Director Lia Beltrami Writer Lia Beltrami Producer Andrea Morghen Project Type Documentary Runtime 30 minutes Country of Origin Italy Sinopsis “The day we left Syria, the bombings were as strong as rain …”. Hence the story of Shaima, fleeing the war, kidnapped as a victim of trafficking. Is there…
HEART OF GOLD https://weniff.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Storage.mp4 Credits Director Simon Filliot Writer Simon Filliot, Morgan Simon Producer Jean-François Bigot, Camille Raulo Project Type Animation Runtime 12 minutes 45 seconds Country of Origin France Sinopsis Who wouldn’t give their all for a child? A mother sees an opportunity to escape the hardships of a life of…
A STILL SEA Credits Director Håvard Fandrem Writer Moyna Elanor Söderstrand Producer Cecilia Gyllsén Project Type Short, Student Runtime 21 minutes 26 seconds Country of Origin Norway Sinopsis Antoine (17) is trapped in an ocean of negative thoughts that affect his entire existence in Norway. He tries to suppress it, but his…
NORWEGIAN COUSCOUS Credits Director Mohamed Chakiri Writer Rakel Kraft Biørnstad Producer Ingvil Sæther Berger Project Type Short, Student Runtime 21 minutes 11 seconds Country of Origin Norway Sinopsis Dounia is in love with Erik. He wants to take the step further in the relationship, and it’s time for Dounia to introduce her…
