Silk Road International Film Festival Programme 2020

Archie’s Bat
Director: Shannon Egan
Ireland // Animation // 2mins
Archie’s Bat is a story about a lonely young
boy who is surprisingly given the chance at
friendship when his path crosses with an
injured bat.
Prey
Director: Sun, Jing
China // Animation // 5mins
As an ancient eastern proverb described:
“a mantis hunting the cicada unknowingly
falls prey to the eyes of an oriole.”— the
most vivid view of natural cycle in human
societies is best seen through lens of karma
on a microscopic scale.
The Beekeeper
Director: Robyn Conroy
Ireland // Animation // 6 mins
Deep in the heart of a bamboo forest, a
paternal bear watches over Mae, a
spirited young girl that he is raising.
Sustained by the collection of beehives
that the bear tends to, the two live
together in peaceful harmony.
Jill and Giles
Director: Alison Byrne
Ireland // Doc // 13mins
A short human interest portrait
documentary based on an English couple
who have spent 20 years living and
working on a boat with half of that time
being spent on the River Shannon in
Ireland.
Reprise
Director: Stanley Xu Ruiyang
Singapore // Live Action // 14mins
On a film set, the two main leads who were
once lovers are about to act out a scene
which reminds them of their past. Throughout
the filming process, the boundary
between fiction and reality begins to blur.
Dante vs. Mohammed Ali
Director: Marc Wagenaar
Netherlands // Live Action // 25mins
When Wolf refuses to fight his best friend
Alexander during a weekly boxing match,
the whole village turns against him. He
tries to convince Alexander to join him
leaving the village, but his overly
romantic message runs into a wall.
Secret Lives of Asians
at Night
Director: KEFF
USA // Live Action // 18mins
What does the model minority do after
dark?
Mum
Director: Mariam Al Awadhi
UAE // Doc // 9mins
After 15 years of averting the source of
her anxiety, Mariam at last walks the
journey of voicing her avoided emotions
regarding her non Emirati mother, and
the uneasiness she felt about her mixed
background in the Emirati society.
The Balloonatic
Director: Eoin McLoughlin
UK // Animation // 3mins
A clown tries to earn some money on
the street by doing balloon tricks. But
no matter what he tries, the audience
doesn’t seem to notice him.