JDIFF presents two hand-picked selections of the best international shorts.
Rhino Full Throttle (Germany)
Nashorn im Galopp
Director: Erick Schmitt
Writers: Stephan Muller, Erik Schmitt
Duration: 15 minutes
Bruno is making his way through the city, collecting patterns, spaces and surfaces.
The Nightshift Belongs To The Stars (Italy)
Director: Edoardo Ponti
Writer: Erri De Luca
Duration: 24 minutes
Matteo (Enrico Lo Verso), and Sonia (Nastassja Kinski) meet in a hospital on the eve of their respective open heart surgeries.
Slomo (US)
Director: Josh Izenberg
Duration: 16 minutes
Depressed and frustrated with his life, Dr John Kitchin abandons his career as a neurologist and moves to Pacific Beach.
L’Assenza
(UK)
Writer-Director: Jonathan Romney
Duration: 20 minutes
A man becomes obsessed with his double in an Italian film. L’Assenza (The Absence) is about the fascination cinema exerts on us.
