Shorts: Letters from the Soul

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These profound and deeply touching films speak of things often left unsaid. A man finally brings to light a traumatic childhood secret; a mother writes a message to her unborn child, and a filmmaker constructs a wild youth from the letters a young man left behind.
Letter to Elie
Lettre à Elie
Alexis Grigorieff / UK / 2023 / 24 / World Premiere
Camille writes a letter to her unborn child. Recently diagnosed with bipolar disorder, she does her best to prepare for life as a new mother.

Dear Monster
Caro Mostro
Stefano P. Testa / Italy / 2023 / 16 / World Premiere
A fragmented collection of letters tells the story of Elio’s passage from adolescence to adulthood, in this visually inventive collage.

Can I Hug You?
میشه بغلت کنم؟
Elahe Esmaili / UK, Iran / 2023 / 35 / World Premiere
In this astoundingly intimate film, Hossein brings his parents together to confront a difficult secret from his past.

In this show

Film Intro
5 mins
Letter to Elie
24 mins
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Dear Monster
16 mins
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Can I Hug You?
35 mins
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Film Q&A
30 mins

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Shorts: Letters from the Soul + Q&A
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Showroom - Screen 1
Q&A with directors Alexis Grigorieff, Stefano P. Testa and Elahe Esmaili. Moderated by Jamie Allan.
Shorts: Letters from the Soul + Q&A
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Showroom - Bertha DocHouse Screen 3
Q&A with directors Alexis Grigorieff and Elahe Esmaili. Moderated by Rachel Pronger.

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