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.
Caroline: A six-year-old is faced with a big responsibility on a hot Texas day.
Director(s): Celine Held, Logan George | Runtime: 12 min | Country: USA | 2017 | English
Nightshade: While transporting illegal immigrants, a boy gets a chance to gain the acknowledgment from his father, but at a high price.
Director(s): Shady El-Hamus | Runtime: 14 min | Country: Netherlands | 2017 | Dutch
Debris: An illegal worker's friend is injured on the job.
Director(s): Julio O. Ramos | Runtime: 14 min | Country: USA, Peru | 2017 | Spanish, English, Russian
Birthday Night: Heading home from a lucrative job, celebration turns to conflict between two friends.
Director(s): Omid Shams | Runtime: 23 min | Country: Iran | 2017 | Persian
Salvation: After a serious accident, Katrín wakes up to find that she has received a life-saving blood transfusion, and becomes obsessed with the stranger whose blood flows through her veins.
Director(s): Thora Hilmarsdottir | Runtime: 25 min | Country: Iceland, Sweden | 2017 | Icelandic