THE RED SHOES: NEXT STEP Australia The Red Shoes: Next Step follows Sam, a gifted young dancer whose world spirals after an unexpected, life-changing event. Sam walks away from dancing and ballet, but the art form is in her blood, and she can’t resist the temptation to return. Life eventually leads Sam back to her old dance school – but not as a dancer.…
OLGA Switzerland / France / Ukraine 2013. A 15-year-old gymnast from Ukraine is torn between Switzerland – where she is training for the European Championship in preparation for the Olympics – and Kiev, where her mother works as a journalist, reporting on Euromaidan. Winner – Best Screenplay – Cannes Film Festival Critics Week Winner – Audience Award – Brussels International Film…
THE LAND Australia Jeremy is an apparently happily married family man. The curious listlessness and distance of his wife Neets, however, hints that things might not be quite as rosy as they seem. When Jeremy’s long absent best mate Simon arrives for a visit, however, the fissures in Jeremy’s seemingly mundane suburban existence are slowly,…