Elena Valeri

Sleep, Eternally

When naive Ryan took on the role of a caretaker for his exhausted mother over the weekend. He doesn't realise the severity of his situation until he confides in his concerned teacher, Mrs. Watson. Together, they check on Ryan's mother only to be confronted with a harrowing discovery that challenges Ryan's innocence and changes his outlook on life forever.

DREDD

A struggling black actor's pursuit of a role spirals into a psychological descent, blurring the lines between his identity and the villain he portrays.

In Love and Sorrow

Is it possible to see the future in what surrounds us now? Two dutch couples, sixty years apart in age, discuss the past, present and future.

Dead Silent

In the aftermath of his best friend's suicide, Liam works hard to keep it together and push on. After all, strong means silent, doesn't it?

Delphyne

Delphyne (meaning ‘womb’) discusses the stigma around menstruation. Addressing shame and acceptance, taboos around menstrual blood are told through a fabric-themed metaphor, and the conflict between a mother-daughter relationship; to find a shared unity and language to beat the conflict which projects itself in the shame metaphor that they’ve unwound and removed from their life. The historical connotations of staining, feminine purity and the divide between private and public space as well as ownership of the body come into play. The coming of age theme is reflected in reference to her struggle with the self (alter-ego), struggle with the ‘other’ (male influence) and struggle with the home (her Mother).