SUSPENSE SELECTIONS (March 28th 5:00 pm)
Folie à Deux
Director:Diana Noninyan
Cast: （RUSSIA/18 mins. / World Premiere）
The fear of being influenced by a partne. It can even lead to self-destruction. A terrifying reality from Russia.
Story: Eva is a veterinary student. She loves her friends and loud parties, but her boyfriend is the complete opposite. She does not understand him, but tries very hard to. These attempts gradually consume her, leaving an empty shell locked in four walls next to him.
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thousand mile stare
Director: tama-style
Cast: tama-style RINA
(Japan / 5 mins)
A man in a gas mask walks across a snow-covered, polluted battlefield. What flashes through his mind when he is severely injured? A quiet work that unsettles viewers' hearts, a suspense drama with high emotional resonance.
Story: The battlefield, contaminated after the war, was covered in snow. A soldier wearing a gas mask marched alone through the snow, but was attacked by someone, sustaining severe injuries, and faced his final moments lying on his back. In his dying moments, he thought of his daughter left behind in his hometown…
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Nocturne
Director : Yuna Akizuki
Cast : Hiroto Kobayashi Ren Tsukioka
(Japan / 10 mins) / World Premiere）
Awoman searchiing for light suddenly appears in a dark room. A man who scoffs, saying You're just an insect, is also captivated by the light.. The film exposes a thirst for life through its original ideas and tense, gripping visuales. It's quiwt aftertaste is captivating.
Story: A young man and woman met in a ruined corner of the city. The man wandered through darkness, while the woman was a traveler seeking the light. Beaten down by an unknown enemy, the two venture out into the world in search of hope. Where is this place? Who are these two? The story heads toward an unimaginable conclusion.
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LIPI: THE UNWRITTEN SCRIPT
Director: Aneesh Sreekumar
Cast: Julie collis Peter O'Brien
(Australia / 13 mins. / World Premiere）
In Japan, many people don't think much when they hear about language issues, but in India, it's a big problem. A brilliant suspense story that truly makes you feel the weight of language!
Story: When a remote tribal school in Wayanad is partly destroyed in a natural disaster, a lone teacher’s quiet resolve to rebuild it is met with government apathy. Framed by the haunting voiceover of an elderly Paniya woman, the film begins as a lament for a vanishing language, a fading culture, and a long-marginalized people — but concludes with an affirmation of their resilience and hope.
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Kashaku
Director : Yusuke Sato
Cast : Shintaro Yonemoto、Kyosuke Acts
(Japan / 17 mins)
A story of a man trapped by past failures and tormented by his own voice. Watch Shintaro Yonemoto, who delicately yet boldly portrays a man plagued by obsessive thoughts! what will awaken in your heart in the final moment?
Story: He had just lived his life like anyone else. Tanaka, who has been trapped by his failures and past, now works in an environment where all his colleagues are younger than him. Even though his boss, Kenzaki, assigns him simple tasks, he struggles to manage them.
Tormented by the constant ringing of his own
'voice' in his head, he quietly deteriorates within society.
