Glasgow Short Film Festival 2023

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All My Scars Vanish In The Wind (Country: Colombia; Year: 2022; Director: Carlos Velandia, Angélica Restrepo)
Among intrusive and sought-after memories, a woman hears a disconcerting call from the depths of her being: a cryptic cry for help, becoming intelligible as it guides her to the original wound, to her inner child, becoming her own protector.
Amok (Country: Hungary, Romania; Year: 2022; Director: Balázs Turai)
After losing both his fiancée and his good looks in a freak accident, Clyde must confront his inner demon, an evil gnome.
Cherries (Country: Lithuania; Year: 2022; Director: Vytautas Katkus)
A recently retired father invites his son to help him with the cherry picking in the garden. The father is in no hurry to finish the cherry job though, as he tries to catch up with his son. The cherries remain in the background.
The Fruit Tree (Country: Belgium; Year: 2022; Director: Isabelle Tollenaere)
A young woman, wanders through a house that is available to rent in the sleepy desert town where she lives, California City. As she looks out the window, unexpected memories of her childhood home in Los Angeles resurface.
Will You Look At Me (Country: China; Year: 2022; Director: Shuli Huang)
As a young Chinese filmmaker returns to his hometown in search of himself, a long overdue conversation with his mother plunges the two of them into a quest for acceptance and love.
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