主演：阿迪勒·阿赫塔尔,克莱尔·拉什布鲁克,梅西·夏克敦,肖恩·托马斯,ThomasSkelly,IsaacGale,TravisLiversidge,ElliottLiversidge,埃洛拉·托尔基亚,VinnyDhillon,RunaBegum,RyanHall,BarnabásBodor,ArianaBodorová,FatimaBodorová,SarlotaNagyová,BarnabásNagy,ShaziaBibi,ClaudiaDinova,SirajHussai
导演：克里欧·巴纳德
简介：LastattheFestivalwith2017’sruralnoirDarkRiver,aselectioninthePlatformprogramme,writer-directorClioBarnardreturnstotheBradford,WestYorkshiresettingofherearlierfilmsforthistumultuous,fiercelyaffectingmidlifelovestory. Abundleofgoodhumourandnervousenergy,Ali(AdeelAkhtar)isaBritishPakistaniworking-classlandlordwhoforgesclosebondswithhistenants.Oneday,whilepickinguponeofhistenants’childrenfromschool,heoffersalifttoAva(ClaireRushbrook),anIrish-bornteacherandsinglemotheroffive.Theybondalmostinstantlythroughtheirloveofmusic,thoughAlifavoursthehighenergyofBuzzcocksandhip-hopwhileAvatakesrefugeinthequietercomfortsofBobDylanandKarenDalton.Despitetheirdivergentbackgrounds,differencesintheirstagesoflife,andthecolouroftheirskin,despitethefactofAli’sfailingmarriageandAva’sfraughtrelationshipwithheradultandadolescentchildren,eachfindsthemselfirresistiblydrawntotheother.Butcantheirmutualdesiretranscendabarrageofpersonalobstacles? InspiredbypeopleBarnardencounteredwhilemakingheracclaimedfeaturesTheArborandTheSelfishGiant,Ali&Avaisafilmthatfeelsprofoundlyrootedinlivedexperience,blendingatenderemotionalcomplexitywithanattimesbracingdepictionoftraumaandgrief.AkhtarandRushbrook’sfinelyhuedperformancesspeaktothesetting’sculturaldiversityandtriballoyaltieswhileyieldingavulnerabilitythat’salternatelyheart-wrenchingandjoyous.Theirstoryservesasareminderthatitissometimestheleastlikelyconnectionsthataretheonesmostworthpursuing.
主演：诺亚·阿比塔,劳尔·卡拉米,胡安·卡诺,塔玛拉·卡诺
导演：蕾雅·梅西斯
简介：13岁的艾娃长期受视网膜色素病变的眼疾侵扰，失明的恐惧让她变得寂寞又固执。这年夏天，她与单亲的妈妈和年幼的妹妹到海边度假，无论是做着日光浴的男男女女或是母亲的艳遇，周遭的一切都令她不耐，同时，她发现自己愈来愈无法清楚目视，加速失明的惊恐又紧紧攫着她，让她对世界备感绝望。艾娃的母亲为了让艾娃重拾笑颜，精心帮她安排一次永生难忘的假期，可是艾娃想用自己的方式来面对恐惧，她偷抱走了海边的一只黑狗，又碰到年轻的吉普赛男子，深深为他的率性着迷。当周遭的人都无法理解陷入黑暗的恐惧，艾娃与一路上遇到的人们，一起拥抱青春，体验生命的妙不可言。
