40 Short Films you shouldn’t miss at the 7th Minikino Film Week (Part 1)

By Asian Film Festival on August 31, 2021 • ( 1 Comment )

These are forty short films you shouldn’t miss at the 7th Minikino Film Week which will take place from September 3rd – 11th, 2021 in Bali, Indonesia.

– Recommendations –

**A Student** by Lee Mi-ji – Korea | 2020 – 16 minutes
**Section**: Seoul Yeongdeugpo International Extreme-Short Image & Film Festival

Kyung-hee is a lady in her 60s who often run into problems because she cannot use computers.

**Atrip to heaven** by Linh Duong – Vietnam | 2020 – 15 minutes
**Section**: Passages

During a peculiar tour bus to the Mekong Delta, 50-year-old Madam Tam bumps into her high school sweetheart.

**Amaranthine** by Chen Jiexiao – Singapore | 2021 – 15 minutes
**Section**: Quirky

From observations of daily life in Guangzhou, to chilling conciliation with the untold sacrificial stories beneath gentrification.

**Bridget** by Zon Chan, Kayue Li – Singapore | 2021 – 11 minutes
**Section**: Bottled Up

On the night before his debut, Isa decides to open up to his parents about his long-hidden pursuit.

**Brown Night** by Mingyang Li – China | 2021 – 15 minutes
**Section**: Longing

A woman in Shanghai struggles to connect with her blind husband while coming to terms her own vision loss and future as a mother.

**Budots: The Craze** by Jay Rosas & Mark Limbaga – Philippines | 2019 – 23 minutes
**Section**: SX2021 Philippines

Davao City before it got viral in the Internet and social media. An internet bum and a small group of people.

**Cinta Falhan** by Mohammad Ismail, Fr Sales Magastowo – Indonesia | 2021 – 17 minutes
**Section**: In-Docs, Indonesia

Untung and Nesti love their 6 year old unconditionally despite his severe autism.

**Citarum** by Ali Satri Efendi – Indonesia | 2020 – 16 minutes
**Section**: Persevere

A portrayal of a brickmaker in two seasons: nature gives him bounty in one season and takes it all back in another season.

**Cunenk (Baby Girl)** by Rofie Nur Fauzie, Mohamad Sulaeman – Indonesia | 2021 – 15 minutes
**Section**: In-Docs, Indonesia

Cunenk grew up as a girl trapped in a boy’s body.

**Destiny** by Matsuoka Minori – Japan | 2021 – 7 minutes
**Section**: Crisp

Yui has become estranged from her boyfriend, who doesn’t even wish her happy birthday. Her friend introduces a fortune teller.

**Difference and Repetition and Coffee** by Kudo Masa – Japan | 2020 – 5 minutes
**Section**: Image Forum Film Festival, Japan

An animated pencil drawing of a day in the life of a small coffee shop, drawn by a series of circular motions.

**Eva** by Zarkasih Rifqi – Indonesia | 2021 – 20 minutes
**Section**: Bitter Sweet

A film about recollection and childhood memories between Eva (49’) and her first son Rifqi (29’), the director of this film.

**God’s Daughter Dances** by Sungbin Byun – South Korea | 2020 – 25 minutes
**Section**: Boundaries

A transgender female dancer, Shin-mi, gets a call from the Military Manpower Administration.

**Going Along the Side** by Wahyu Utami – Indonesia | 2019 – 22 minutes
**Section**: Being Mortal

Death is a part Harjo’s life. An issue stalled his long preparation for his own demise, lead him to the start of another journey.

**Halu** by Qiu Mattane Lao – Indonesia | 2021 – 10 minutes
**Section**: IR2021 Bali

Gina goes on an adventure with her boyfriend, Jungkook.

**Hilum** by Don Joseph Eblahan – Philippines | 2021 – 3 minutes
**Section**: SX2021 Philippines

Davao City before it got viral in the Internet and social media. An internet bum and a small group of people.

**How to die young in Manila** by Petersen Vargas – Philippines | 2020 – 12 minutes
**Section**: SX2021 Philippines

Davao City before it got viral in the Internet and social media. An internet bum and a small group of people.

**I bought a time machine** by Yeon Park – US, South Korea | 2020 – 15 minutes
**Section**: Unknown Known

The filmmaker orders a time machine off of eBay for her father’s birthday, which raises existential questions about the past.

**Khilaf** by Khairi Asyraff – Malaysia | 2019 – 23 minutes
**Section**: SX2021 Malaysia

A single father who has to question his morality to decide whether to marry off his daughter in her early age with someone who has raped her.

**Late Summer Day** by Nay Wunn Ni – Myanmar | 2020 – 22 minutes
**Section**: SX2021 Myanmar

On a late summer day, Wutt Yee plans to chase a better chance in life while it costs to ignore her own state of being happy.

For more information about this festival please visit: https://minikino.org/filmweek

About:
MINIKINO FILM WEEK has been held annually since 2015. This festival was founded and organized by the Minikino committee as its parent organization, which has been working since 2002 in this field. Furthermore, the Minikino organization is under the Indonesian legal entity; Yayasan Kino Media.

Minikino Film Week International Short Film Festival reaffirms that short films are cultural products with cultural and social values from the artists who live in that society. The short film presents artistic achievements in a contemporary product that describes the latest cultural, aesthetic and social trends.