DOCUMENTARY
Migrant Dilemma
Country: South Africa
Director: Roger Horn
Synopsis: A woman gives an apologetic self-eulogy to the children she had to leave behind in order to find work.
Mobile device(s) used: iPhone 5
Duration: 1 min 28 seconds.
Colours of Death
Country: Pakistan
Director: Hassan Zaidi
Synopsis: The film shows the controversial process of coloring chicks neon colors for sale in a pet market.
Mobile device(s) used: iPhone 5
Duration: 4 min 4 seconds
Brothers
Country: United States
Director: Jack Ballo
Synopsis: Broke and alone, two brothers who drank away their inheritance start a new life together off the grid while trying to put their troubled past behind them. Their innovative ability to survive went on for four years until one of them decided it was time to leave.
Mobile device(s) used: iPhone 5s
Duration: 15 minutes
EXPERIMENTAL
Shake Up Your Life
Country: Argentina
Director: Alvaro Stocker
Synopsis: A filmmaker documents their travels to inspire others to live their lives to the fullest.
Mobile device(s) used: iPhone 6
Duration: 2 min 6 seconds
Shadows of a Radio in the East
Country: Spain
Director: Nacho Recio
Synopsis: An audiovisual experimentation in a Berlin still overshadowed by a dense and uncertain past.
Mobile device(s) used: Xiaomi Redmi Note
Duration: 1 min
The Color of Heartbreak
Country: Australia
Director: Jasmyn Dawkins
Synopsis: An exploration of the emotions that create the feeling of heartbreak: anger, loneliness, happiness and love, each represented by red, blue, yellow and pink respectively.
Mobile device(s) used: iPhone 7
Duration: 2 min 19 seconds
INT.ROOM
Country: Macedonia
Director: Boris Takovski
Synopsis: In an attempt to work through the chaotic noise and distorted images of his mind’s eye, a young man struggling with writer’s block finds inspiration.
Mobile device(s) used: Sony Xperia Z3 Compact
Duration: 3 min 36 seconds
FICTION
BATOFOBIA
Country: Mexico
Director: Carlos Gajardo Avila
Synopsis: One ordinary day, a painkiller addict with suicidal tendencies suffers from batofobia.
Mobile device(s) used: iPhone 6.
Duration: 8 min
Head Over Heels
Country: Russia
Director: Leonid Grigurko
Synopsis: Earth girl. An unearthly dream.
Mobile device(s) used: iPhone 6.
Duration: 1 min 8 seconds
STEAM
Country: Australia
Director: Regg Skwarko
Synopsis: While enjoying a steamy shower, a girl discovers something lurking.
Mobile device(s) used: iPhone 6
Duration: 1 min 35 seconds
Late Morning Seance
Country: United States
Director: Danny Wagner
Synopsis: Drew doesn’t want to stick around this morning.
Mobile device(s) used: iPhone 6s Plus.
Duration: 7 min
iMedium
Country: Spain
Director: Alfonso Garcia Lopez
Synopsis: In search of her missing daughter, Luz subscribes to i-Medium, an app that connects you directly with dead people.
Mobile device(s) used: iPhone 4s.
Duration: 6 min 30 seconds
SELF
Country: Brazil/USA
Director: Duda de Almeida
Synopsis: A Brazilian actress goes to NYC to pursue her dreams while waiting for her boyfriend that stayed in Brazil. They only speak through video messages.
Mobile device(s) used: iPhone 6
Duration: 13 min
Pineapple Boxers
Country: Israel
Director: Oran Zegman
Synopsis: Cuffed to a head board, a young woman on her way to get answers is followed and documented by a group of tourists.
Mobile device(s) used: iPhone 5, iPhone 6, Samsung
Duration: 4 min
A Strange Feeling
Country: Switzerland
Director: Philipp Andonie
Synopsis: All Paul wants to do is cuddle with his girlfriend and get some sleep. But things start to get strange.
Mobile device(s) used: iPhone 7 Plus.
Duration: 2 min 40 seconds
#happylife
Country: Russia
Director: Mila Fakhurdinova
Synopsis: Based on a true story, a woman lives out her life online, even her darkest hours.
Mobile device(s) used: iPhone SE
Duration: 7 min 27 seconds
Loose End
Country: India
Director: Eugin Writes
Synopsis: A lonely girl takes care of loose ends and deals with the aftermath.
Mobile device(s) used: Samsung 8, Samsung Galaxy C9
Duration: 6 min 35 seconds
Best Worker
Country: Belarus
Director: Cyrill Ngog
Synopsis: A hardworking custodial worker realizes he’s being replaced.
Mobile device(s) used: iPhone 6.
Duration: 7 min
The Listener
Country: Belarus
Director: Sviatoslav Sobolevskiy
Synopsis: A reconnaissance group receives a strange signal from a deserted laboratory in a city ruled by forces of nature.
Mobile device(s) used: Samsung i8260 Galaxy Ace2, iPod Touch 5
Duration: 1 min 33 seconds.
#Predict
Country: France
Director: Florent Sabatier
Synopsis: To lose weight, Nathan follows every instruction from his wearable device.
Mobile device(s) used: iPhone SE
Duration: 1 min
Traum(A)novelle
Country: Italy
Director: Francesco Faralli
Synopsis: A trip to the hairdresser turns into a confusing nightmare.
Mobile device(s) used: iPhone 6
Duration: 1 min
Hopefully (“Ojalá“)
Country: Mexico – France
Director: Marie-Stéphane Cattaneo
Synopsis: A man sets out on an normal day which turns out to be anything but ordinary.
Mobile device(s) used: iPhone 6
Duration: 1 min
MUSIC VIDEO
Auramics – Founders of Time
Country: United States
Director: Kristi Scarvelis
Synopsis: Inspired by the electronic music pioneers Daphne Oram and Delia Derbyshire, this video explores an aural and visual exploration into the techniques of musique concrète using stop motion and layering techniques.
Mobile device(s) used: iPhone 6
Duration: 5 min 49 seconds
Octo
Country: Iran
Director: Pegah Izadian
Synopsis: A poetic expression of finding inner peace in a busy and polluted city.
Mobile device(s) used: Samsung Galaxy Note 3
Duration: 2 min 30 seconds
Moment
Country: United Kingdom
Director: Cassius Rayner
Synopsis: A dance sequence expressing emotions tied to the troubles around the world.
Mobile device(s) used: iPhone 6S.
Duration: 2 min 50 seconds
Smoke and Mirrorless
Country: United States
Director: Tristan Pope.
Synopsis: The latest installment of the “Dancers Of” series which uses mobile innovation to empower dance.
Mobile device(s) used: iPhone X.
Duration: 2 min 56 seconds
Carry Me Home
Country: Italy
Director: Claudio Pelizzer
Synopsis: A woman tries to discover the world and herself in a psychedelic and poetic journey through space, time, dream and reality.
Mobile device(s) used: iPhone 8 Plus
Duration: 2 min 28 seconds
EMERGING TALENT
Pushkin and the Dragon
Country: Russia
Director: Daria Litvichenko
Synopsis: 15-year-old Alice is looking for a true friend and starts sending letters to random addresses. One day, she receives an unexpected answer.
Mobile device(s) used: iPhone 5.
Duration: 5 min 42 seconds
Dream
Country: Pakistan
Director: Yasin Baloch
Synopsis: A young boy dreams of an education in spite of his circumstances.
Mobile device(s) used: Samsung Galaxy S7.
Duration: 1 min 42 seconds
Fugitive of the Mind
Country: Australia
Director: Eloise Walker
Synopsis: A fading fugitive is taunted by his invisible captor.
Mobile device(s) used: iPhone 7
Duration: 2 min