5 Minutes Each

5 Minutes Each is a metaphorical story about the constant struggle of the artist to reach those five minutes of limelight. A tale about an upswing and downfall, with the climax appearing concurrently and unexpectedly. The hermetical life of artists, who are enclosed into their own world of ideas, striving to create the epochal masterpiece. Even if they succeed, the image they create is the reflection of themselves. And with the same fervor, they repeat the process in endless cycles.

CANADA / SERBIA / MONTENEGRO 10 MIN
DIRECTOR: Vojin Vasovic

Angel
English

A young girl wanders alone through Dublin's dark, bleak streets encountering adults in various states of despair.

IRELAND 10 MIN
DIRECTOR: Ruan Magan

Berliner Osten (East of Berlin)
Vietnamese / German with English subtitles

Set in Berlin, the film is an inside look at the life of an illegal immigrant from Vietnam who must sell cigarettes on the black market in order to survive.

GERMANY / USA 11 MIN
DIRECTOR: Dean Yamada

Bubbles
Hebrew, English Subtitles

The film takes place on a sultry night in Tel Aviv night, the kind that has become a tiring routine. Shira, a woman in her early thirties, is forced to face her inner turmoil and resolve her long lasting conflicts. While waiting for her husband to return from a business trip abroad, she has to take a pregnancy test that will force her to make a choice between two men. 

ISRAEL 10 MIN
DIRECTOR: Daniela Schlesinger
 

The Faithful Few
English

Jacob is a young man indoctrinated in a small fundamentalist church. An innocent invitation to a secular girl quickly devolves into conflict and Jacob finds himself at odds with his charismatic and overzealous preacher uncle. Ultimately, Jacob must choose between institution and individuality.

CANADA 15 MIN
DIRECTOR: Clint Bargen
 

Find Heaven
English

The video tells the story of a confused young man seeking answers about life's important questions and shows how an individual lures this young man by telling him that he has the answer to life's ultimate question, how to find heaven. We see the young mans journey and the events that lead to the conclusion he comes to.

PAKISTAN 4 MIN
DIRECTOR: Daniyal Noorani

Hacia la Vida
English

While on the job as funeral crier for hire, Soledad, an older woman meets Salvador, a young man who is there to mourn the death of a woman he never met... his own mother.

USA 16 MIN
DIRECTOR: Fidel Arizmendi

My Body
English

My Body tells the tale of a crisis pregnancy from within and outside the womb. Experience the amazement of a child’s journey of self-discovery as he witnesses his rapid development. Endure the agony of a young girl suffering to find support for her situation. Educational, comical, and poignant, this powerful story of life will touch your heart.

USA 18 MIN
DIRECTOR: Erika Vega

The Moment
English

The Moment is a visual telling of the final ten minutes of a mans life. There are many obvious reasons why he seems unwilling to relinquish his life, however, his only motivation is the undying love between he and his wife.

IRELAND 9 MIN
DIRECTOR: Paddy Slattery

Paper Flower
Japanese with English subtitles

Asuka and Michi are childhood friends growing up in Tokyo. When they each experience heartbreaking losses, they are forced to decide how much of themselves they are willing to give in order to find true love.

JAPAN / USA 20 MIN
DIRECTOR: Brent Green
 

Regrets
Singhalase with English subtitles

She watches television and sees a young boy and his parents being interviewed on the evening news. The boy has won a national competition as the best student public speaker. Suddenly she recognizes the boy's father...

SRI LANKA 11 MIN
DIRECTOR: Shalini Tharmalingam

Smolarze (Charcoal Burners)
Polish with English subtitles

Every summer, Marek and Janina work as charcoal burners in the Bieszczady Mountains. Far
from civilization, in the heart of the mountains, they live according to the rhythm set by nature.
The documentary joins the man and the woman from dawn till dusk, observing the slow passage
of time. A visual anthem to the beauty of life.

POLAND 15 MIN
DIRECTOR: Piotr Zlotorowicz

The Song of Wandering Eamonn
English

The Catholic Conscience of Ireland is traced as Eamon wanders the Irish countryside.

IRELAND / UNITED KINGDOM 10 MIN
DIRECTOR: Conor Heffernan

Tasnim
Arabic with English subtitles

Tasnim, a strong and opinionated 10-year-old, lives with her mother and siblings in a neglected Bedouin village in the Negev. A surprise visit from her father in the village forces her, for the first time in her life, to confront the conservative norms of the family tribe and the fact that she is no longer daddy's-little-girl.

ISRAEL 12 MIN
DIRECTOR: Elite Zexer

Blindness

What does it mean to see? So many claim to be those who will see God; to be the ones that do all the right things, and so deserve heaven. Yet, what if that is actually an expression of blindness? What if the one who truly sees is the one who we least expect? Who doesn't look that fancy, but trusts in God's power to change them? 'Blindness' exposes our assumptions as we journey with a blind man who 'sees', desperate for those who are 'blind' to truly see.

AUSTRALIA 3 MIN
DIRECTOR: Michael Snowdon

I Want to Fly
Shanghainese with English subtitles

Many things are missing in their lives as their youthfulness rapidly disappears amidst their colourful dreams of hope. They watch and wait, wondering what will happen to these dreams.

SRI LANKA 20 MIN
DIRECTOR: Indrajith Mahawaduge

Jitensha (Bicycle)
Japanese with English subtitles

“Jitensha” (or “Bicycle”) is a story about Mamoru Amagaya, a young man struggling to find meaning in life. A co-worker confronts Mamoru on his apparent apathy in life, and this results in Mamoru leaving his job out of humiliation.

JAPAN / USA 21 MIN
DIRECTOR: Dean Yamada