ÉCU 2024 Official Selection
Discover the 53 film selected to be part of Official Selection for the 19th edition of ÉCU - The European Independent Film Festival
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- DirectorKarni ArieliSaul FreedStarsMarianne FaithfullA natural history fantasy film, following the dramatic lifecycle of the wild salmon in human form.
- DirectorAntanas SkucasGintare ValeviciuteWinter, 1942. Beyond the Arctic Circle, on the uninhabited island of Trofimovsk in the Laptev Sea, exiled peoples struggle to survive. This is the place chosen by Soviet authorities to deport vast numbers of inhabitants from the occupied Baltic countries, Finland, Ukraine and elsewhere. In this harsh, alien landscape, man is a mere speck. Against the backdrop of such majestic isolation, many thousands face the savage indifference and cruelty of nature. Always living on the edge, they must find a way to stay alive. All experiences depicted are based on the unfaded memories of those who survived.
- DirectorArjan BrentjesStarsAnne May De LijserIn a world under constant surveillance, where can you go to be yourself? In your dreams, perhaps?
- DirectorConstantinos NikiforouStarsZoi KyprianouVarnavas KyriazisGiorgos AnagiotosCyprus, early 90's. A woman finds freedom behind the wheel of her taxi. Despite feeling trapped in a life where she has no control over her decisions, she discovers a glimmer of hope that one day she can break free from societal pressures and expectations. As she navigates the streets of her city, Soulla grapples with the weight of her responsibilities to her life and society, but her taxi becomes a sanctuary where she can imagine a different life for herself. Will Soulla take action and pursue the life she dreams of, or will she remain trapped in her current reality?
- DirectorClément BeauvoisKevin DuvalValentin GaffiéHaiti is a country with a history that is as trying as it is heroic, and that has endured through the ages to become a symbol of pride and resilience. From the ghettos of Port-au-Prince to the remote countryside, the film explores the origins of Haitian culture and its rich artistic diversity. A host of artists, philosophers and historians share their sincere insights and love for Haiti, its history and its myths. This film is a tribute to the beauty and strength of Haitian culture and a reminder of its importance in today's world.
- DirectorOscar SpierenburgTobias SpierenburgStarsJenne DecleirManon VerbeeckKris CuppensWho is the mysterious writer with the alias 'Wolf Jacobs'? And why is someone desperate to prevent the publishing of his latest book?
- DirectorUmut EvirgenStarsSelin SekerciNecip MemiliKubilay AkaAt thirty, and in prison Murat can't shake his memories and nightmares. He has internalized his mom's childhood traumas as if his own. His mom expected him to grow up and to save her, while his father, married to another woman, wanted to make a man out of him at age seven. His circumcision festivity, a night supposedly organized for his joy became his hell.
- DirectorMaja CostaStarsAyo AlobaAfnan EhoranStefany FruzzettiLittle Alya and her father are crossing the Mediterranean Sea on a boat that takes them from Africa to Europe. Tragically, the boat sinks. Thanks to Mångata-"the road to the moon"-the rescuers spot little Alya, the sole survivor. Many years later, we find her again as an astronaut on an important lunar mission.
- DirectorKaren AnsteeLinda GasserJürgen HeimüllerStarsAlison RoseErica MuscatPaul PortelliIn a surreal world where a sinister force requires everyone to 'keep the silence", the residents of Edifice 129 have been isolated for so long they can't be sure of anything
- DirectorJochem de VriesStarsMare SatsjelasjviliLily Senay GelenMurat KuralThe short film 'Bus from Adana' tells the story of the Dutch Aïsha (20) who has escaped from Daesh (IS). With her three-year-old daughter she makes an uncertain journey towards Istanbul, where she has difficulties finding her way.