Three DocNomads films selected to Tirana, Albania
Coming Back to Life by Mantra Watsa, Reading You by Angeline The, and Tale of the Three Flames by Juliette Menthonnex will be presented in the Student films competition at the 22nd Tirana International Film Festival held from 22 to 28 September in Albania.
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By Mantra Watsa (India) • 20’ • 2023
Synopsis:
This film is an attempt at exploring a sex worker's experiences of love, both within and beyond the realm of her job. Amelle, a sex-worker, is reclaiming her body and mind against trauma. The film will traverse both outside and within her body to map her experience of love and intimacy - while on the job or at home - and witness her healing.
By Angeline Teh (Malaysia) • 14' • 2023
Synopsis:
An immersion into memories where absence of a person takes hold. Through the diaries left behind by the filmmaker's mother 20 years ago, Reading You is an attempt to reconcile with the decisions made in the past.
By Juliette Menthonnex (Switzerland) • 20' • 2023
Synopsis:
In center Portugal, in the heart of a post-apocalyptic landscape, the relationship between humans and nature is gradually revealed, oscillating between magic, exploitation and cohabitation.
