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THE BORDERS NEVER DIE

films, HIFFA 2024 Timeframe 4: Great War – Contemporary History

A couple (Kurds of Iraqi Kurdistan) have decided to cross the border because of the war in their land. The woman is pregnant. They have difficult and impassable roads ahead of them. Director - HAMIDREZA ARJOMANDI HAMIDREZA ARJOMANDI Director, Producer Saman Hosseinpuor Writer Ako Zandkarimi Writer

The Avengeress

films, HIFFA 2024 Timeframe 4: Great War – Contemporary History

In 1928, the Bulgarian Mara Buneva attacks the Serbian prosecutor Prelic and thus added her name to the line of women terrorists who killed for their cause. Her fate is an occasion to reflect on the psychology and motives of female terrorists. Director Biography - Ralitza Dimitrova Born in Sofia, Bulgaria. Studied in VGIK; diploma…

The Address on the Wall

films, HIFFA 2024 Timeframe 4: Great War – Contemporary History

They say that truth is stranger than fiction and the fate writes the script better than any author. “The Address on the Wall” was finalized only after being altered by Russia’s recent invasion of Ukraine. This changed the lives of many European countries and radically destroyed the romantic imagination of what could happen to humanity…

Tears of War

films, HIFFA 2024 Timeframe 4: Great War – Contemporary History

"The Tears of War" is a moving historical drama that shows us that even in the worst and darkest times, the strength and only the memory of love can keep us human beings upright. It emphasizes the power of Love that enables us humans to rise in difficult times. Director - Bennet Mc Stonefield …

Signal

films, HIFFA 2024 Timeframe 4: Great War – Contemporary History

Polish officer imprisoned in an Oflag receives a hidden message. Following the event, he decides to escape from prison. A short Film by director Krzysztof Rymsza. Watch Trailer Krzysztof Rymsza Director, Writer Memento Mori Dakka Prod. Ltd Producer Mateusz Dymidziuk Key Cast "The Officer" Patryk Dróżdż Director of photography Memento Mori

Soldier-Actor Magicologue

films, HIFFA 2024 Timeframe 4: Great War – Contemporary History

Werner "Dorny" Dornfield's adventures as a solidier-actor at the tail end of WWI and during the immediate post-war period. Based on research at the American Museum of Magic, and brought together with archival images, animated re-enactments, narration, music, and interviews. One of several vignettes about Dorny's life and times, this short documentary shares stories from…

Return Engagement

films, HIFFA 2024 Timeframe 4: Great War – Contemporary History

Two World War II Veterans from the 8th Air Force - Captain Leland Spencer (100 Years Old) and Dave Moore (97 Years Old) - get together for one final toast, 80 years after they served on the same bomber in the air war over Europe. Director Biography - Trent Jones Trent Jones, also known as…

Pets At War

films, HIFFA 2024 Timeframe 4: Great War – Contemporary History

Part of a 5 episode series on ‘Hidden Histories’, telling unknown stories connected to war. Jack collaborates with Clare Campbell (Daily Mail Journalist and author of Bonzo's War) and her husband, Christy (historian), to unravel the story of the tragic fate of some cats and dogs on the eve of World War Two known as…

Parsons

films, HIFFA 2024 Timeframe 4: Great War – Contemporary History

Parsons - the School that Changed the Rules - is the fifth in the critically acclaimed Fairfield History Series. It uncovers the truth behind the unprecedented growth and sudden demise of Parsons College through accounts from past students, faculty members and educational leaders. The film’s historical research team has uncovered what was really behind Parsons’…

Orange Shoes

films, HIFFA 2024 Timeframe 4: Great War – Contemporary History

In an attempt to connect with his fiancee who's she's locked in a Sanitarium, Pavlos tries to enter in his own will without thinking of the consequences. Director Biography - Stylianos Chrysostomou Stylianos Chrysostomou is a freelancer filmmaker, director from Cyprus. He was born on the 10th of April, 1998 in Nicosia. He finished his…

Once upon a time in Lower Town

films, HIFFA 2024 Timeframe 4: Great War – Contemporary History

The documentary "Once Upon A Time In Lower Town" tries to bring the history and the present - both textbook and street - of Lower Town, one of the neighborhoods of Osijek, town in Croatia, in an educational and entertaining way. Taking into account several generations, the story is told through the words and thoughts…

My Grandma’s Appletree: A Testimony of an Apolitical Life

films, HIFFA 2024 Timeframe 4: Great War – Contemporary History

"My Grandmother's Appletree" is a documentary about the memories of my 96 years old grandmother who grew up during the Nazi regime in Germany. She described herself as apolitical and there are many things she can no longer remember. What happens to history when contemporary witnesses forget it? And what is the testimony of an…

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THE BORDERS NEVER DIE

The Avengeress

The Address on the Wall

Tears of War

Signal

Soldier-Actor Magicologue

Return Engagement

Pets At War

Parsons

Orange Shoes

Once upon a time in Lower Town

My Grandma’s Appletree: A Testimony of an Apolitical Life

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