2021 Hobnobben Film Festival Saturday Schedule

This charming short follows a depressed young man named Walter. Left by his fiancée, he finds happiness, purpose and friendship with an unexpected companion.

This charming short follows a depressed young man named Walter. Left by his fiancée, he finds happiness, purpose and friendship with an unexpected companion.

A buffalo preserve in northern Indiana is home to over 250 wild bison ("buffalo"). Their human caretakers share their passion for our national animal and its importance to the nation’s history and future.

A young monkey looks forward to eating a giant peach, but a panda makes it a challenging task in this animated short.

A shepherdess erects a burial for a drowned woman, trapped in solitude in the depths of a lake. A white horse will guide her. Animated and wordless, from France.

Forgiving and forgetting are two different things in this riveting short film from down under.

Aydin is going to play outside of the home, but his mother prevents him from going out because of air pollution. From Iran, with minimal subtitles.

After suffering a trauma that takes her memory away, a teenage girl must explore intense methods to reconnect with herself, go past her memory block, and gain her identity back.

A quiet evening road trip becomes a clash between two drivers' desires, one of them who enjoys the ride, and the other who is trying to get to his destination as fast as possible. Subtitled, from Israel.

The role of caregiver switches between a mother and son throughout their lifetime.

Wai and Ingyinn, two Burmese girls, have a chance encounter and are pulled together by mutual attraction. But Ingyinn is confused and already engaged to a man, leading to life-changing decisions. Subtitled, from Myanmar.

A doomer discovers freedom through despair one fateful night in self-isolation during the COVID-19 crisis. Shot with zero budget entirely in quarantine.

A teenage girl seeking a divorce tries to have her husband's name legally removed from her birth certificate. But her traditional mother objects to interns attending her daughter's virginity examination. Subtitled, from Iran.

Myrtle, a trailer park mom, cooks dinner for her son. But something's not right. This kitchen is industrial, and Myrtle's working to a deadline. As her composure unravels, we realize that 21 grams is all that separates life from death.