8 Short Films & Panels Not To Miss At the Youtube We Are One Film Festival

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Feature Article by Phil Giordano

Youtube Unveils Festival Line-up with Programming from Cannes, Berlin, Venice, Tribeca and many more

As Festival-goers are stuck inside for the foreseeable future, YouTube has teamed up with the biggest #filmfestivals in the world to bring you a 10-day online film festival. The event is packed with more than 100 shorts and features as well as star-studded virtual talks with some of the biggest names in Cinema.

Here is our list of 8 unmissable short films and panels.

1. Bong Joon-Ho Masterclass from Locarno Film Festival

Date: June 8th

A lively conversation with Parasite star Song Kang-Ho and Oscar winning writer-director Bong Joon-Ho detailing their collaboration together.

2. Francis Ford Coppola and Steven Soderbergh discuss Apocalypse Now: Final Cut

Date: June 2nd

The acclaimed filmmakers discuss one of the most epic undertakings in cinema history.

3. Tribeca Talks: Alejandro González Iñárritu

Date: June 1st

Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Alejandro González Iñárritu, one of only three directors to ever win consecutive Oscars talks about his beautifully varied works – from Amores Perros, 21 Grams, Biutiful, Birdman, and most recently, The Revenant.

4. Forever’s Gunna Start Tonight

Date: June 7th

Eliza Hittman’s sensitive and atmospheric short follows a 17-year-old Russian teenager as she escapes the close-quarters tension of her home into a Brooklyn night charged with freedom and desire.

5. A Conversation with Guillermo Del Toro

Date: May 31st

Academy Award®-winning director Guillermo del Toro sits down for a career-spanning discussion.

6. Daughters of Chibok

Date: May 29th

This VR short film deals with the aftermath of the kidnapping of 276 schoolgirls in 2014 in Nigeria.

7. The Distance Between the Sky and Us

Date: May 29th

In this 9 minute Cannes Palme d’Or winner from Greece, two strangers meet one night at a gas station. One is there to refuel; the other is stranded.

8. Bilby

Date: May 29th

This sweet short from DreamWorks Animation Studios finds a lonesome bilby tangled up with a helpless baby bird in the deadly desert of Australia.

View the full schedule here: http://www.weareoneglobalfestival.com

If you are keen on supporting the festivals’ mission to raise funds to combat Covid-19, feel free to set your schedule or donate now at their youtube page: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChMc3c7Xvv6ol1Zv47Ja39A

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