世界的状态

主演： Shyam Bahadur / Jurandyr Ferreira / Jenjira Jansuda / 萨卡达·卡温巴迪

导演： 香特尔·阿克曼 / 佩德罗·科斯塔 / Vicente Ferraz

Luminous People – Dir. Apichatpong Weerasethakul (Thailand) A group of people is sailing in the Mekong River, in the borderline between Thailand and Laos. Running against the wind, they anticipate the farewell. At some point in the river, the matriarch of the family throws the ashes along the stream. The white dust mixes with the mudded water. The boat turns back by the bridge connecting the two countries. The passengers show some tiredness and start to wander through their own worlds. The film disintegrates. Both the crew and the actors seem to be bewildered. They cruise the river of simulation while the memory of the late father lingers. Rain starts to fall. The boat is still moving when the night arrives. Germano – Dir. Vicente Ferraz (Brazil) After several years sailing inside the beautiful and polluted bay of Guanabara, Germano and his crew decide to look for other waters to go fishing. Despite the small boat and the old engine, they sail towards deep waters. At dawn, the engine breaks down – like fate showing a sign that non-industrial fishing is living its last moments. Germano resists the blow and reminds the others that the sea is endless. Cheerfully, he starts to tell them stories about the Portuguese sailors and their achievements. The next day, ironically, they’re rescued by a huge Russian oil-tanker which will drag them back to the polluted waters of the Guanabara bay. One Way – Dir. Ayisha Abraham (India) Shyam Bahadur came from Nepal to Bangalore, India, 35 years ago and he has worked as a security guard ever since. It is through his eyes and his voice, that from within the basement of the apartment building he resides in, he recollects the journey he made from the high mountains of the Himalaya’s in Nepal, to the Deccan Plateau of Bangalore City. This short film traverses between his memories of the past, the mundane present of a security guard’s daily routine, and his hopes for a future democratic Nepal. Brutality Factory – Dir. Wang Bing (China) The beginning and the end of the story represent a ...