AMA 2021 OFFICIAL LINEUP

CHARON
Freshly retired, a man doesn’t know how to occupy his days. for fear of being killed by boredom, he gets involved in the crazy project of building a boat in the cellar of his suburban house.

KITE
One day a strange little white man picked up a mysterious huge box that contained a little gray man. They ate and played together and had fun. But soon after, strange things happened. Why did the little gray man dissuade the white man from looking for his mother? What were the white snakes that attacked […]

SAD BEAUTY
In a heavily polluted world, a young woman mourns the disappearance of animal species. When she falls ill due to a bacterial infection, nature appears to send her a message in her hallucinations.

EASY DOES IT
Shot with a gritty ’70s road-movie aesthetic, Easy Does It follows the scrappy anti-heroics of two Mississippi no-hopers on a treasure hunt of epic proportions. In their chase for the American Dream, these not-so-natural-born killers somehow stumble into national notoriety as public enemies number one and two. Geeky dreamboat hostage in tow, this trio of […]

THE ISLAND OF MISFIT ARTISTS
One painter, a slave to his craft, is trapped at the island of misfit artists. The arrival of a new artist, a dancer, helps him find the strength to be set free.

THE LIST
When a young girl goes into a deep coma, and the words of five people from her life becomes the only medicine to her survival.

WAITING FOR JEAN PAUL
Rocafort Castle was built in the heart of the French Alps in 1090 and destroyed in 1305. For seven centuries, no one looked after it, and the ruins of the building were eventually buried and forgotten. Until the year 2000… 700 years waiting for Jean Paul.

A CAMBODIAN WINTER
Set against the exotic beauty and ancient culture of cambodia, two young orphans, pim and chamron, embark upon a live changing journey of yearning in search of the family they never had. Alone and against the world they meet kith, an older boy. Kith takes them under his wing, showing them how to survive as […]

CORNUCOPIA
The images captured by the humble eyes of a shepherd throughout the years makes us doubt the rigidity of our minds. The remarkable relationship of a mother with her overambitious son. A Mother who longs for nothing but her son. A son who demands everything from his mother.

HAUTE CUISINE
Since Marie joined Bruno Mercier’s restaurant, a multi-star chef, she only thinks to perfect her skills. But Thomas, the sous-chef, is wary of this possible rival. During a service, Mary cuts herself, letting a few drops of blood mix with her sauce. When Bruno tastes Marie’s dish, he considers it perfect.

ONLINE
Like everyone at her age, Alice lives between reality and social medias. One day, her ex-boyfriend put one of their sextapes online to get back at her. Her vitual image is broken , and Alice is devastated…

MEKONG
Love wanders amidst an industrial region that has fallen into oblivion. Jim and Cecilia are longing for somewhere else, a faraway land where flows the Mekong River.

TRAP FISHING
Get up close and personal with one of the last remaining trap fishing families in Rhode Island. Meet Corey Wheeler Forrest, her father Alan Wheeler and brother Luke Wheeler. Learn the art of trap fishing and what it takes to make a living on the water.

THE DISCRETE WAY
Wai, a young Asian man in his twenties, lives at his aunt and uncle’s. He works for them as a delivery man. Trapped in a tedious life conditioned by work and a withdrawn community, he meets a solitary man. This encounter will move him deeply.

SUMMER TIME
A summer Sunday on a café terrace near the Mediterranean coast. Everyone can’t help but notice their seemingly peaceful neighbors at the other tables. Subjective and distorted perceptions, an impression that the grass is greener elsewhere… The ensuing comparisons and criticisms trigger a crisis at their own tables.
AMA 2021 AWARDS
THE ISLAND OF MISFIT ARTISTS

Best Short
One painter, a slave to his craft, is trapped at the island of misfit artists. The arrival of a new artist, a dancer, helps him find the strength to be set free.
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A CAMBODIAN WINTER

Best Feature
Set against the exotic beauty and ancient culture of cambodia, two young orphans, pim and chamron, embark upon a live changing journey of yearning in search of the family they never had. Alone and against the world they meet kith, an older boy. Kith takes them under his wing, showing them how to survive as the three travel onward to the sea. Slowly pim and kith fall for each other, discovering the love for which they have been searching. Although many of the issues in the film have a heavy tone, there is an overwhelming sense of humour and happiness, reflective of cambodians’ love for life. The film explores our yearning to be respected, appreciated and loved, to find someone who will take you in their arms and hold on to forever.