Short Fiction / 5 / Portugal / 2019
A war-torn area. A solitary military checkpoint. A soldier stands guard alone, the only soul between two conflicting areas. Amidst the oppressive and desolate landscape, he discovers an unexpected connection with a little girl.
FESTIVALS & AWARDS
1.st Horizonte Special Award, Kurzfilmtage Thalmässing 2021, (Germany)
Semana de Cine de Lugo (Spain), Special Jury Mention
Festival Cinemazero (Italy), Second Place on the Audience Award
Short of the Year 2020 (Spain), Special Jury Mention
Official Selection in International Competition, Festival Zeichen Der Nacht 2020 (Germany)
Official Selection in National Competition 2020, Tampere Film Festival (Finland)
Corto di Sera - Independent Festival of Short Films (Italy)
Star Film Festival (Croatia)
Ariano International Film Festival (Italy)
Box Short Film Festival (Iran)
Festival Cinemazero (Italy)
Kurzfilmtage Thalmässing (Germany)
La Femme Short Film Festival 2021 (Egypt)
Los Angeles Women's International Film Festival 2021 (USA)
Moscow Shorts 2020 (Russia)
Festival-Concorso Internazionale Città di Chivazzo 2020 (Italy)
International Festival Signes de Nuits Paris 2020 (France)
Porto Femme International Film Festival 2020 (Portugal)
11mm - The International Football Film Festival 2020 (Germany)
18. Internationales Festival Zeichen der Nacht 2020 (Germany)
Short of the Year 2020 (Spain),
Tampere Film Festival 2020 (Finland),
European Film Festival 2020 (Ghana),
Online Global Peace Film Festival 2019 (USA),
Manlleu Film Festival 2019 (Spain)
Crew
Director: Juulia Kalavainen
Producer: Fiona Worlanyo Ansah
Screenwriter: Chinh Van Tran
DOP: Seif El Din Khaled
Editor: Pedro Vital
Sound Designer: Johnny Farah
