Silver Lynx: Short Fiction #2

26th june

5 pm

Casino Espinho

I'm not a robot | Victoria Warmerdam | NLD | 22'

After several unsuccessful attempts to complete a Captcha, feminist Lara sets out to answer the disturbing question of whether she's a robot, and is she was bought by her own boyfriend.


Sea salt | Leila Basma | CZE/LEB | 18'

The summer is coming to an end soon, and Nayla, a Lebanese teenager getting her first taste of independence, has life-changing decisions to make.


Said of a deer that sheds its antlers | Salomé Crickx | BEL | 19'

Today is the 167th annual moult, a ceremony to promote ideological renewal. This year, in this countryside village, it is Ben and his parents' turn to experience the moult.

Sweatshop girl | Selma Cervantes | MEX | 16'

A pregnant seamstress working in a sweatshop is sure that her condition will get her fired. She does everything she can to keep it a secret.


The distance between us | Léo Fontaine | FRA | 18'

At 5 in the morning, Yalla is in a hurry. Without her boss's permission, she leaves her night shift as a nursing assistant. She boards a bus, carrying only a heavy bag filled with clothes. The city is still asleep. Yalla sketches out on a piece of paper the various bus lines she needs to take. It's her first time making this journey: her son is waiting for her.