EuroAsia Shorts 2023 - Ten Countries. Six Programs. One Medium

The traditional closing event, featuring short films from all 10 partner countries, takes place on Friday, June 23rd at the Embassy of Italy.

LOCATION : Embassy of Italy 3000 Whitehaven Street NW, Washington, DC 20008

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DOORS OPEN 30 MINUTES PRIOR EVENT START-TIME

CLOSING NIGHT PROGRAM

The Breakdown

Italy, 2022, 6 min. - Director: Giulio Mealli

When a dysfunctional family's car breaks down in the middle of nowhere, their repressed grievances with each other bubble to the surface.

공각 (Hole)

South Korea, 2022, 6 min. - Directors: Roh Heeyeon, Lee Chaerin

A young cook’s nervous hands are no match for a merciless chef, a hellish kitchen, and...a wily egg?

Hello Stranger

Germany, 6 min. - Director: Julia Ocker

An astronaut lands on an unknown planet. Everything is foreign.

Mudik

Indonesia, 3 min. - Directors: Andre Sugianto, Ardhira Anugerah Putra, Aditya Prabaswara, Calvin Chandra

As city dwellers, often we have forgotten the simple pleasures of watching life around us, often we were too absorbed by our gadgets. The road to our hometown was a time tunnel that eased us back into what we were supposed to be, human beings living life to the fullest, enjoying the moment with our loved ones. Nomination, Best Short Animation – Festival Film Indonesia 2018.

Cristal, Papel, Orgánico (Glass, Paper, Organic)

Spain, 2022, 3 min. - Director: Almudena Vázquez

Juan throws a pizza box into the organic waste bin, but he does not realize that the grease prevents their recycling. Patri begins to doubt his commitment to the environment. In which trash can is the oil thrown? And the batteries? And the toner? A tour of the Vallecas containers that will change their lives forever.

Dinar

Jordan, 11 min. - Director: Muawiya Al Omari

A young girl embarks to the city on a mission, roaming the streets and shops searching for and collecting scrap metal. All she needs is a single Dinar.

Auf dem Grund des Wäschekorb (On the Bottom of the Hamper)

Austria, 2021, 7 min. - Director: Adele Razkövi

This work reveals Austrian artist Adele Razkövi’s multifaceted approach: animation, painting, music, sculpture, literature and dance—a wide variety of disciplines flow into one another to create a polyphonic ode to an ordinary object.

Crutch

Oman, 2023, 5 min. - Director: Salim Taebb Alhasni

With a scene that focuses on the cultural values of respecting ones parents, Crutch teaches about the importance of being kind to oneself and those around you by not jumping to conclusions.

Hommage (Tribute)

France, 2022, 4 min. - Director: Guillaume de Mauroy

Marc is addicted to American movie stars and American action movies of the 1980s, re-enacting them in his living-room using whatever he can find to make-believe. His wife tries to reason with him, but is she different? Is Freedom living in one’s dream world?

Memory Memo

Japan, 2021, 3 min. - Director: Miou Hiruma

In this short experimental animation, a young woman has forgotten her keys and struggles to remember where they are.

All films are subtitled in English, unless otherwise noted.

Partner Organizations

• Alliance Française de Washington
• Austrian Cultural Forum Washington
• Cultural Office, Embassy of Spain
• Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia
• Goethe-Institut Washington (Germany)
• Italian Cultural Institute
• Japan Information and Culture Center, Embassy of Japan
• Korean Cultural Center, Embassy of the Republic of Korea
• The Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center (Oman)
• Embassy of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in Washington D.C. New partner for 2023!

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About the Theme: Freedom from Themes

The theme (or lack thereof) for EuroAsia Shorts 2023 is Freedom from Themes. In other words, there is no single overarching topic, style, narrative thrust, or aspect of life that all films have in common on their own. By occupying a space outside traditional and tidy boxes of categorization, it is our intention that EuroAsia Shorts 2023 may illuminate indirectly a trend that often goes unnoticed: the consistent inconsistency of life and ourselves. If we no longer need to live in one place, take the familiar path, act a certain age, follow conventional thinking, love as we are told, or pursue one kind of work, what would we be? When we grasp that we do not, and indeed cannot, ultimately know what comes next in life, would we be free to see and think differently?

About the Festival

Now in its 17th year (2023), EuroAsia Shorts (originally the Asian-European Short Film Showcase) remains a collaboration between a small group of Washington, DC embassies and cultural centers. Since 2006, the festival has presented more than 300 short films, including many award- winning shorts making their U.S. debut. Each year a broad variety of films and styles are presented, connected by a single theme. With post-film cultural Q&A’s and discussions with experts each night, EuroAsia Shorts offers an international cinematic dialogue that is uniquely Washingtonian.