2025
SCREENING SCHEDULE
International Cinema Now 2
Wednesday 9 July 2025 at 7:50pm
This screening session features 6 short films. All films are in English and/or have English subtitles.​
LOCATION:
Emperor Cinemas (Entertainment Building)
3/F, Entertainment Building
30 Queen's Road Central
Central, Hong Kong

Wood Dove (United States) by David Jonathan Orr
Animated video, made entirely from still images of dove feathers for a song by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis.
Running time: 00:04:48

A Mother Goes To The Beach (Portugal) by Pedro Hasrouny
Teresa, a single mother spends a day at the beach with her six-year-old son, Benji and her sister Marga, who is back to Portugal for a summer vacation. The day becomes very stressful with her sister’s constant speech about her son’s achievements and her criticisms towards Benji.
Running time: 00:15:31

As We Flow to the Sea (Hong Kong) by Nelson Chi
Ten year old Sze's father is on a business trip currently. Just when her father returns to Hong Kong, her mother sends her to auntie’s home - a remote house by the sea. Auntie wakes up at midnight, only finds that Sze has gone missing.
Running time: 00:21:47

The Steak (Canada, Iran) by Kiarash Dadgar
A birthday party preparation is thrown into chaos by an awful event.
Running time: 00:08:13

Violet (Germany) by Laura Engelhardt
12-year-old Dan suffers from scoliosis and has a difficult relationship with his single mother Nadja, who works night shifts to earn a living. The most important person in Dan's life is Anna, who is paid by Nadja to look after him. Anna is like a sister to Dan. But for some time now, he has been interested in more than sibling closeness.
Running time: 00:21:00

Latchkey Kids (Norway) by Sindre Mangen Haram
When twelve-year-old Erik is forced to choose which parent should have to move out during an ugly divorce, he struggles in the aftermath of his decision and how it ends up altering his relationships not only with his parents, but his two younger brothers as well.
Running time: 00:21:16