Narrative
The Mongolia of 1996 was a very different country to the Mongolia of 2015. The sudden transformation to a market economy left health services at breaking point. A mother learns that local doctors are unable to cure her young son’s sudden loss of hearing; and that her son will no longer be able to play his beloved Horse-Head Fiddle. This news does not stop the boy’s older brother trying, with the help of his best friends, to find a cure of their own – no matter how ambitious.
Ian Allardyce, Bat-Amgalan Lkhagvajav
Animation
The digital age has given birth to a new reality: infinite screen time. Rather than experiencing the natural world around us, our intake of communication, ideas, visuals, and sounds is packaged via a series of zeros and ones, waiting neatly for us to consume. This screen-dependent existence is even more prevalent and maddening for the modern-day creative. Beyond entertainment, so many artists rely on screens for work — using digital tools to create more digital experiences that are designed to be digested through yet another screen. It creates a loop that at times feels paralyzing and inescapable.
Sha Liu
Documentary
Summer 2014. Rural Bangladesh. 'I came from Heaven. I came to destroy all bad things in the world. I'm a police officer. I'm a flower angel. I got a job at the police station. I will punish them. I will put them in jail.' This is the story of a girl and the tragedy that changed her life.
Mark Olexa, Francesca Scalisi