Thu. 22nd Nov: ALCINE SHORTS FESTIVAL

Pre-watching help:

Nooks and crannies

Not to have the knack

More info about the shorts for Thu. 22nd November at 12:00.

Flea (Vanessa Caswill): here you are a trailer and this link will help you to understand the film: click here and here
Negative Space (Ru Kawahata, Max Porter): this is the trailer and this link shows you some facts like the numerous awards, like this one
Poles Apart (Paloma Baeza): here you are this link with information about this film.
The Nest (Jamie Jones): this is the trailer and a bit of info here
We Love Moses (Dionne Edwards): here you are this review and this is another review

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