BEST DOCUMENTARY / MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE

BEST DOCUMENTARY / MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE

Screening:
Palace of Culture Pernik, Hall 1
  • Teenage Cowboy

    Matteo Gariglio Switzerland, Documentary, Italian, 00:17:00

    Sixteen-year-old Michele works as a “cowboy” on a wild plateau in the Apennines. Together with his colleague, 21-year-old Alexandra, he offers horseback rides across the vast fields to tourists who love riding. But nothing has been the same since the events of last winter.

  • The Robin That Never Returned

    Jani Ahlstedt Finland, Environment, English, Finnish, Italian, 00:12:46

    In the 1990s, Tatu Hokkanen ringed a robin in Finland, later found shot in Brescia, Italy. Years on, conservationists Katia and Paolo battle birds poaching in Brescia. This cross-border story is about protecting birds.

  • Koki, Ciao

    Quenton Miller Netherlands, Documentary, Croatian, 00:11:10

    The autobiography of Koki, an immortal parrot, loyal comrade of Marshal Tito, leader of Yugoslavia for 35 years. 
Made over 4 years with Koki responding to previously unseen archives, this biopic relives the caged memories of this 68 year speaking bird, who had the honour of meeting Hollywood stars, and bloodthirsty dictators.

  • Blue Bird

    Miguel Munhá Portugal, Documentary, Experimental, Short, Portuguese, 00:29:45

    Anxiety started consuming the muscles of my trapezius. I gradually stopped being able to swallow without thinking, because swallowing became forced. Amidst some exams to rule out bigger issues, or issues of a different, more tangible nature, one of the first hypotheses gained strength: finally, anxiety began to eat away at my body. Pássaro Azul is both a letter to my ancestors and a quest to understand what torments me and causes such acute anxiety – and how all these seemingly unrelated pieces can intertwine.

  • Abril, it’s not winter today

    Mabel Lozano Spain, Drama, Woman, Spanish, 00:13:00

    Ángeles Blanco is a lawyer who works for an organization assisting people with cerebral palsy. One day, she receives a text on her phone: SOS. Nothing else. Ángeles answers promptly, trying to gather more information, but there is no answer. After a few days of radio silence, another text arrives: again, SOS, followed by a crying emoji. Ángeles knows someone needs her on the other end. In order to help, she will have to find a way to get through to her.