28th Madurai Film Festival 2028 : International Short Fiction
The Debtor’s Mother
Dir : Thien Trung Le; 16 min; Short Fiction; Vietnam
In a small house in a working-class neighborhood in District 8, Tung (25) limps anxiously toward the front door of his debtor — Huy (20). He calls Huy’s name over and over but gets no response, so he forces his way inside. To his shock, he finds Huy lying unconscious on the floor.
I Owe You a Touch
Dir : Marwan Elshafie; 14 min; Short Fiction; Egypt
Following a personal tragedy, teenage "Seif" sets out to purify himself, only to find that the path to water is anything but simple.
Nazi & Vahid’s Honeymoon
Dir : Payam Hanafi; 14.59 min; Short Fiction; Iran
Nazi and Vahid go on their honeymoon. Vahid has cheated on Nazi many times, but she has always forgiven him. They eventually get married, but at the hotel, a man offers Vahid a temporary marriage.
The Nap Hotel
Dir : Lou Haenggi; 10 min; Short Fiction; Switzerland
Assata wakes in a sunlit living room crowded with mattresses. As she drifts between sleep and memory, she recalls a game her grandmother Roz taught her: imagining a kinder world just beyond the window.
Fantastic 4 X 2
Dir : Ermete Labbadia; 17 min; Short Fiction; Italy
Four strangers, each with a superpower, are sent without explanation to a small, sparsely populated town.
The Last Day
Dir : Kirill Loginov; 19.41 min; Short Fiction; Russian Federation
On the last day of humanity, Zhenya is making her rounds: parents, ex, alcohol? Everybody has their own plans. Zhenya tries to avoid feeling lonely.
Ghost
Dir : Sasha Gromova; 13.15 min; Short Fiction; Russian Federation
Seven-year-old Vasya and her grandfather are best friends. One day, Grandpa shares a secret with Vasya: he has a dog left alone at his home, and the dog needs to be rescued.
Haven
Dir : Victoria Mukhonko; 19.24 min; Short Fiction; Russian Federation
Anya lives in the countryside with her mother. They take care of homeless animals, but Anya wants more. Her dream is to become an actress. When Anya fails the entrance exam, her father shows up for the first time in her life.
How to make a Portrait of a Bird
Dir : Valentina Eliseeva; 10.41 min; Short Fiction; Russian Federation
Her appearance was fleeting, like a dream. One phone call and she was gone, leaving the hero suspended between reality and fantasy.
Abraham
Dir : Emad Gharahi; 13.47 min; Short Fiction; Iran
**Abraham** is a man who has transformed a secluded place into a sanctuary of revenge, where men and women, boys and girls who have been sexually abused are brought to confront and punish those who once violated them.
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