LSFF 2022: Disparate Youth

Youthful optimism battles the struggle to self-actualise amid constraints of class, capital and parental permission in this global collection of shorts from Ethiopia, Croatia, Lithuania and the UK; each beautifully depicting teen turmoil and the hopes and fears of an unknown future. Dreams of Berghain, the solace of friendship and terror of violence, languid days filled with existential ennui - these films explore life on the cusp of adulthood, asking life’s big questions: Who do I want to be? Where am I going? Can karate vanquish a demon made out of football shirts? * Films: Techno, Mama, Lithuania (dir. Saulius Baradinskas, 18’), Be Somebody (dir. Edelawit Hussien, 15’), I Am Good At Karate (dir. Jess Dadds, 11’), Garças (dir. Gabriela Nobre, 19’), Antiotpad (dir. Tin Zanic, 18’), Fardosa, (dirs. Rukia Mahamed, Iqlaas Osman, Anton Tammi, 11’)