Description

XIAOHUI AND HIS COWS - Eight atmospheric, thoughtful and absorbing short films that explore the youth experience.

Audience Award! Vote for your favourite short film at the end of the screening.

1. The Raffle
Dir: Muhammet Emin Altunkaynak ? Turkey ? 2023 ? 17 mins
A young boy must expose an injustice carried out by the local grocer.

2. Bottles
Dir: Yassine EL Idrissi ? Morocco ? 2024 ? 18 mins
Said collects and sells empty beer bottles to buy food for a dog he?s hiding.

3. Xiaohui and His Cows
Dir: Xinying Lao ? China ? 2023 ? 15 mins
A witty nine-year-old does everything in his power to prevent the separation of a cow and her calf.

4. Sunflower Girl
Dir: Holly M. Caplan ? USA ? 2023 ? 14 mins
A girl wants to skateboard with her crush - at the cost of neglecting her familial duties.

5. Iris
Dir: Jon Vatne ? Norway ? 2024 ? 14 mins
No one believes Iris, especially not on a day like this.

6. Unibrow
Dir: Nedda Sarshar ? Canada ? 2023 ? 15 mins
Leyla is introduced to the cultural significance of eyebrows.

7. Weave
Dir: Martyn Lee ? UK ? 2023 ? 12 mins
A scared and overprotective father encourages his daughter to hide her heritage and culture.

8. Hanna & the Crocodile
Dir: Lore Mechelaere ? Belgium ? 2024 ? 15 mins
When Fien discovers that her sister Hannah is threatened by a vicious crocodile that is making her very sick, her world is turned upside down.

Ages: 12+ / Event Duration: 120 mins.

Start Time: 10.30am (Exit Time: 12.30pm).

Concessions: (Under 18, Over 65 & Students).

Refunds: Please check your ticket (or email confirmation) as soon as you receive it. Tickets/e-tickets cannot be exchanged or refunded, unless an event is cancelled, rescheduled or if they have been issued in error.

Description

Events cover visual arts, music, comedy, cabaret, theatre and all points in between!

Unfortunately no children permitted on the premises after 8pm.

With a large main room and the green room, The Black Box is housed in a Grade II listed building on Hill Street in the Historical Cathedral Quarter of Belfast, originally constructed c. 1850 and converted into its current usage as an arts venue in 2006.

18-22 Hill Street,

Belfast,

Antrim,

Northern Ireland,

BT1 2LA.

028 9024 4400