The Reel Life of Europeans - Documentary Shorts

The Reel Life of Europeans – European Documentary Shorts Documentaries reflect realities of the present, realities which may have profound impact on all of us. International Short Film Festival Sleepwalkers presents another series of touching yet intriguing documentaries from across Europe that, this year, explores the themes of family and the values of life. Come and join Sleepwalkers as we take you on a tour of the secrets, fears and loves of families in Europe.

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LEONCIO - Spain 2013, 16', dir: Javier Cirujeda, Spain, 2013, 16min

Leoncio is an 89 year old man who lives in Fuentes Calientes, a little village in Teruel (Spain). We will spend a day with him and his family and we will discover his way of life.

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ESPÉS - Spain 2013, 12', dir: Tanit Fernandez, Isaac Rodríguez

Documentary about Espés, a small town in the Aragonese Pyrenees, which like many others in Spain, is at risk of disappearing as it only has 4 inhabitants. Narrated by the inhabitants themselves, it reflects the weight of time on the town, and ponders what has been, what remains and what will be, when there is no one left.

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THE IMMACULATES (Gli immacolati) - Italy 2013, 13', dir: Ronny Trocker

December 2011, in a town in northern Italy, a young man returns home as he does every evening. He parks his car and discovers his 16-year-old sister in tears in front of their house. She tells him that two young Romani guys have brutally raped her. The young man immediately goes in search of the attackers but cannot find them. The neighbourhood organizes a solidarity march in view of the event. The tension begins to rise...

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THIS IS THE WAY - The Netherlands 2014, 24', dir: Giacomo Abbruzzese

Joy has two lesbian mothers and two gay fathers. She has a boyfriend of Nigerian origins, Timo, and a Portuguese girlfriend, Bibi. She is eighteen and she was born through an insemination passed in a jar of peanut butter. A documentary film about a girl coming from the future, shot with a mobile phone.

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WHEN WILL YOU BE BACK (O której wrocisz?) - Poland 2013, 14', dir: Alex Casianov, Frieder Schlaich

"When will you be back?" is the story of a young single mother, who graduated her acting studies and tries to find her place in the world of theater, film and movie stars. When she realizes that the combination of this things is impossible, seeking advice and help from her grandmother, for whom this beautiful world of showbiz is behind thick TV glass and is not available for her granddaughter.

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THREE STONES FOR JEAN GENET - Germany 2014, 7', dir: Frieder Schlaich

In April of 2013, American singer Patti Smith travels to the grave of French writer Jean Genet in Larache, Morocco. She brings him three stones, which she collected for him over 30 years ago.