Israel
Director: Adam Bizanski

Still in the aftermath of a tough break up, Paul's life is slowly deteriorating. A mindless burglary of his rented apartment forces him to push through the underworld of Tel Aviv to investigate.

Part of: Shorts 3: Midnight Mayhem

Hebrew with English subtitles, 26 min

UK
Director: Tali Yankelevich

The delicacy and perfection of ballet dancers is juxtaposed cleverly with the gruff, masculine men who spend their lives making their shoes. Yet both processes are equally painstaking.

Part of: Shorts 6: Truth Be Told

English, 9 min

UK
Director: John Maclean

Michael Fassbender stars in this dark, suspenseful tale of a professional safe cracker who encounters a hitch while on the job.

Part of: Shorts 7: Chaos Theory

English, 13 min

Colombia
Director: Juan Andres Arango Garcia

Tomás, an Afro-Colombian teenager driven from his home by war, settles with his brothers in the section of Bogota known (ironically) as “La Playa.” Working as a barber’s apprentice, Tomás is just beginning to find a place for himself when his younger brother Jairo disappears. Tomás must make a risk-filled journey in search of Jairo, a rite of passage that forces him to find, and earn, his own identity in this impressive, wonderfully energetic debut film.

Spanish with subtitles, 90 min

France / Germany / Mexico / Netherlands
Director: Carlos Reygadas

An astonishing visual tour de force from Mexican filmaker Reygadas (whose previous film, 2007’s Silent Light, won the Gold Hugo), this enigmatic, elusive film presents the occurrences around a family of four. Mundane domestic events are punctuated with tableaux of overwhelming beauty, while some sinister force lurks outside. Filled with arresting images from one of world cinema’s most innovative visual masters, Post Tenebras Lux is a truly sui generis work.

Spanish with subtitles, 120 min