As iFF’s fifth year — and first-ever virtual festival!
Celebrating its fifth year, As iFF presents live action, animated, and documentary short films chosen from hundreds of international submissions. By going virtual, this highly-acclaimed, two-day festival will reach its biggest audience yet and feature world premieres alongside filmmakers in conversation. Named one of New York’s top film events by Westchester Magazine.
Official Selections for As iFF 2020: FILM IN FOCUS illustrate the limitless range of vision and perspective — from vivid clarity to obscurity. From the mind's eye to the camera lens, a filmmaker's imagination creates worlds that are immediate, distant, anticipated, and imagined.
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This event streamed on October 9 and 10, 2020.
As iFF 2020: FILM IN FOCUS
OFFICIAL SELECTIONS AND AWARD-WINNERS
Two teenage boys in Madrid live in a neighborhood that is hostile to their dreams. Surrounded by an aggressive, homophobic environment, they must hide the beginning of a love relationship and their passion for flamenco dance.
CUBAN HEEL SHOES
Directed by Julio Mas Alcaraz
Spain
In a forgotten village where everyone is cut from the same cloth, a new, self-proclaimed leader arrives -- changing the local way of life and reflecting a cautionary tale about outsiders, misguided ideologies, and destructive leadership.
THEM
Directed by Robin Lochmann
Germany
During the 1990 World Cup, two young Palestinian boys are looking for “Maradona’s legs,” the last missing sticker that they need in order to complete their world cup album and win a free Atari.
MARADONA'S LEGS
Directed by Firas Khoury
Palestine
Surrounded by music and dance, a playful couple appears to be deeply in love until one of their friends sows seeds of doubt in their minds.
SENTIMENTS DISTINGUÉS
Directed by Keren Moriano
France
Under the pretext of preparing for a role, an actor walks the streets of L.A. seeking information and inspiration. He encounters a series of events, which the film stages like a documentary, sometimes revealing small details observed by the camera that the protagonist does not see.
THE HOOD
Directed by Patricia Vidal Delgado
United States
A quiet city enjoys a festival. Everything is perfect -- except for "M" who sets a goal in search of prey. That prey is "Z."
NAMELESS
Directed by Arturo Artal Lozano & Juan Carrascal Ynigo
Spain
Deep in a forest, a gathering of wild animals embark upon a nocturnal opera, conducted by a squirrel.
MAESTRO
Directed by ILLOGIC
France
In a southern United States town, two young women meet by chance in the back of a police car, and, without saying a word, experience the injustices hovering around them.
INTERSTATE 8
Directed by Anne Thieme
Germany
It's life or leglessness for Poly the Frog. The Chef will do whatever it takes to catch her to make tonight's special dish.
FROG LEGS
Directed by Dan Shefelman
United States
An actor is suddenly asked to improvise a story in order to show his "serious, real, vulnerable side" in this darkly comic homage to La La Land (and the notion of fools who dream).
AUDITION (PUDDLES)
Directed by Ben Mann and Brett Epstein
United States
The lives of three men intertwine in an Irish black comedy about cocaine and the futility of nationalism.
THE COCAINE FAMINE
Directed by Sam McMullen
Ireland
Three women are gathered for an act of vengeance. They spin a bottle to determine who should perform the deed. Their plan goes wrong, and an unexpected threat appears.
BOTTLENECK
Directed by Måns Berthas
Sweden
The life of a short-tempered conservative Arabic censor is turned upside down when a compromising photo is discovered that could ruin his reputation.
COVER UP (HANDARBEIT)
Directed by Marie-Amélie Steul
Germany