Submit your short film. Earlybird Submission September 1 - October 31, 2022.
Screening Cinema ACUD, Veteranenstraße 21, 10119 Berlin
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Friday Evening
May 20, 2022, 7 - 9 PM
Screening, Talk with jury panel & festival founders
Entry 6:30 PM
There will be two themed screenings of four short films each. The first one is a selection of short films that highlights men’s mental health. The second block of the evening deals with abuse and healing. After the screening, we will have a short discussion with the festival directors and the Go Mental! jury of 2022. All audience members are welcome to participate.
BLOCK 1: Men's Mental Health OmeU
THANKS FOR COMING IN
Director: Marco Gentile
Country of Origin: United States
Runtime: 11:30 min.
Mental Health Topic: Eating Disorder
This narrative short is an autobiographical quirky dramedy about male body dysmorphia and the casual brutalities of the casting process.
I’ll CALL YOU IN A FEW
Director: Carmen Sarieddine
Country of Origin: Lebanon
Runtime: 13:30 min.
Mental Health Topic: Suicide
During his night shift break, Karim, a suicide hotline operator, is in the toilet talking to his best friend Nour who is having a breakdown over the phone.
AMANZE
Director: Lucy Hawes
Country of Origin: United Kingdom
Runtime: 08:52 min.
Mental Health Topic: Dementia / Art as a coping mechanism
From Harlesden to Luton, we are transported through time, peeling back the layers of Ronald Amaze and his incredible life.
HOLD ME DOWN
Director: Caolan Flood
Country of Origin: Germany
Runtime: 04:28 min.
Mental Health Topic: Anxiety
This is a dance film about two young men struggling to cope in isolation.
BLOCK 2: Abuse and Healing OmeU
APNOIA
Director: Vanessa Payri
Country of Origin: Canada
Runtime: 15:00 min.
Mental Health Topic: Abuse & Trauma
This documentary short is a testimony polyphony of sexual assault survivors.
MENTAL ABUSE MATTERS
Director: Lucy Baxter
Country of Origin: United Kingdom
Runtime: 04:26 min.
Mental Health Topic: Abuse
The Mental Abuse Matters animation explores emotional abuse in an intimate relationship and the phenomenon of “Gaslighting”, where the abuser dislocates the victim from reality and causes them to question their judgment and sanity.
TOO LATE
Director: Kinga Syrek
Country of Origin: Poland
Runtime: 15:34 min.
Mental Health Topic: Parental Heritage / Addiction
The protagonist of the animated film is Edie Sedgwick, a model, actress, and star of Andy Warhol's films. The film, however, is not about her relationship with Warhol, but the relationship with her toxic father.
VISUAL POETRY: SELF LOVE
Director: Sofia Monzerratt
Country of Origin: United States
Runtime: 02:10 min.
Mental Health Topic: Self-Worth
The personal journey of discovering and internalizing self-worth.
