Screening #4 – Silent Wars, Invisible Scars
Silverspot Cinema
Downtown, 300 SE 3rd St #100, Miami, FL 33131
Saturday, November 9th / 8:00 PM
A powerful collection of short films that delve into the hidden battles people face in times of illness, war, domestic violence, and personal trauma. Through deeply emotional and raw storytelling, these films shine a light on the internal struggles often overlooked by society. This program captures the human spirit in its most vulnerable moments, offering reflections on the scars that are not always visible but are profoundly felt.
PURCHASE TICKETS
Dir. Parker Croft – Narrative – 21:43 Min – USA
The story of a grieving mother who battles her addiction to a black-market drug that gives her life-like dreams about the son she lost.
Dir. Paolina Weber – Narrative – 17:00 Min – USA
Guided by the Archangel Gabriel, renowned Renaissance painter Caravaggio races up Italy’s unforgiving coast to reclaim his stolen work, yet as the day unravels, he is forced to accept the consequences of his life’s sacrifices, made in the pursuit of beauty.
Dir. Lilia Li-Mi-Yan, Katherina Sadovsky – Experimental/Music Video – 05:58 Min – Armenia
The plot and melody of an Armenian lullaby are taken as a starting point, where a mother tries to calm her son by offering to make a symbolic choice of a destiny bird. The boy does not choose peaceful birds, nightingales, or magpies. His predictable choice is a warlike hawk.
Dir. Frederic Mosbeux – Narrative – 19:41 Min – Belgium
To prove that he’s still fit to live at home, an old man suffering from Alzheimer’s disease must search the depths of his mind, where memories pile up like jigsaw puzzles, in search of a forgotten past.
Dir. Carsten Woike – Narrative – 11:50 Min – Germany
A family home in the evening in a small town. Anne is sitting on the sofa with her laptop, her boyfriend Jan is working nearby, and her daughter is reading a book. Anne is chatting with the counselor from an online skincare shop. But this website doesn’t sell skin care products; it offers help for victims of domestic violence.
Dir. By Fabio Rosi – Narrative – 17:37 Min – Italy
The war has just ended. In this context, two men, different in age, cultural background, and side during the conflict, try to resume their lives with the weight of their experiences. At one time, they were like father and son, but the war separated them and erased their bond.