Not all stories have happy endings. Dark Turns I and II is a narrative-only series of acclaimed international shorts that lament missed opportunities, mistakes and misunderstandings.
Fauve: Two boys play a seemingly innocent power game with Mother Nature as the sole observer.
Director(s): Jeremy Comte | Runtime: 16 min | Country: Canada | 2018 | French
PASSION GAP: Elani survived her brutal childhood by carefully watching people. Now she plans to use Mikey to get out of Cape Town for good.
Director(s): Matt Portman, Jason Donald | Runtime: 20 min | Country: South Africa | 2017 | English
Audition: Unable to find a sitter, an actress is forced to bring her rambunctious son to an audition.
Director(s): Richard Van | Runtime: 15 min | Country: USA | 2017 | English
Bea: Seven-year-old Béa’s world changes as her young mother tries to reconnect with her estranged aunt.
Director(s): José Esteban Pavlovich Salido | Runtime: 14 min | Country: Mexico | 2017 | Spanish, French
Gentle Night, A: Her daughter missing, a mother searches a nameless Chinese city.
Director(s): QIU Yang | Runtime: 15 min | Country: China | 2017 | Chinese (Mandarin)