our selection of short films!
Way Out West Shorts 2
Block 2 - 51 min
Don’t miss our sweet selection of new and fascinating short films! In block two we mix four films and the result is amazing. Most of the film makers will be there for your questions after their film screenings!
RABARBER by Nawroz Zakholy, Inés Toms – 10 min
GIRLZILLA by Miriam Kjellman – 13 min
NIO GÅNGER BÄTTRE by Lorenzo Follari, Emma Dock – 8 min
ALABASTERPOJKEN by Jack Elliot – 20 min

Directors: Nawroz Zakholy & Inés Toms
Duration: 10 min | Country: Sweden
A daughter tries to bring her father home from the allotment garden where he has isolated himself. When he cannot face either himself or her, she is forced to confront him.
Cast: Adel Ahmad & Nina Rashid
Spoken language: Swedish
Subtitles: English

Director: Miriam Kjellman
Duration: 13 min | Country: Sweden
Thea feels like the hottest girl in Stockholm on her way to the club. But once she gets there the night turns into a bitter struggle for a rebound.
Producers: Eskil Kälvemark, LéaCati Vallier
Screenplay: Miriam Kjellman
Cinematographer: Noah Ragert
Editor: Saga Bartels
Music: Junior Brielle, Lilla Namo
Cast: Mirjam Kjellman, Rebecca Plymholt, Elliot Morseth Edvinsson, Kevin Roxenby da Silva, Gabriel Aspelin, Emanuel Wärnhjelm, Rufus Glaser Vårdstedt
Spoken language: Swedish
Subtitles: No subtitles

Swedish Premiere
Directors: Lorenzo Follari & Emma Dock
Duration: 8 min | Country: Sweden
Venus has lost hope in love and decided never to fall in love again. But when a stranger knocks on her door, she immediately forgets her vows and gets caught in a whirlwind of love, sex, and passion… until she is disappointed. Again.
Producer: Lorenzo Follari
Written by: Lorenzo Follari & Emma Dock
Cinematographer: Anton Österlund
Editor: Sebastian Candia
Music: Sunniva Mellbye
Cast: Simon Edenroth, Camila Bejarano Wahlgren
Spoken language: Swedish
Subtitles: English

Director: Jack Elliot
Duration: 20 min | Country: Sweden
Joar faces a decisive choice: to continue in his brother’s destructive footsteps or dare to break free. The Alabaster Boy is a story about a young man’s attempt to understand his past and come to terms with what has shaped him.
Producers: Amir Halim & Iman Ismail
Written by: Jack Elliot
Cinematographer: Rikard Nilsson
Editor: Filip Fritz
Music: Simon Boquist
Cast: Ellen Jelinek, Isac Calmroth
Spoken language: Swedish
Subtitles: English