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JUNE 2023
OFFICIAL SELECTION
![film in FOCUS Logo.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/409f61_c01bed3c3ef448e4ac6901548d06aa8c~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_654,h_649,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/film%20in%20FOCUS%20Logo.png)
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official selection
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![30.03 (30th of March)](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/409f61_e85d1d9df4204de4a30ecd187f45d47a~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_150,h_150,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/409f61_e85d1d9df4204de4a30ecd187f45d47a~mv2.jpeg)
30.03 (30th of March)
Ruxandra Bratfalean-Igna
Runtime
Country
Category
Release Date
00:20:33
Romania
Drama, Romance, Tragedy, Trauma, Friendship
2023-06-09
![At Words' End](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/409f61_12173afc3cdf412296c82cf44f36df83~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_150,h_150,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/409f61_12173afc3cdf412296c82cf44f36df83~mv2.jpeg)
At Words' End
Julius Stakisaitis
Runtime
Country
Category
Release Date
00:06:47
Lithuania
Drama, Experimental, Surreal
2023-04-07
![BEHIND](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/409f61_1db81038ce96441ab67322d32cb17d26~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_150,h_150,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/409f61_1db81038ce96441ab67322d32cb17d26~mv2.jpeg)
BEHIND
WUN-WEI WU, YAN JHU, CHONG-YAN CHEN, YUAN-FEI WANG
Runtime
Country
Category
Release Date
00:11:26
Taiwan
Animation, Student Film
2029-07-03
![Brick Walls](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/409f61_46fbf898be814eae967ccef29c869ed5~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_150,h_150,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/409f61_46fbf898be814eae967ccef29c869ed5~mv2.jpeg)
Brick Walls
Brandon Forgione
Runtime
Country
Category
Release Date
00:32:54
United States
Drama, Student Film
2022-08-21
![Creation](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/409f61_66109fa364a343109a2a3b8f2548a848~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_150,h_150,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/409f61_66109fa364a343109a2a3b8f2548a848~mv2.jpeg)
Creation
Angel E. Vera
Runtime
Country
Category
Release Date
00:18:38
United States
Art Narrative, Sci-fi, Experimental
2022-11-11
![Dear Stranger](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/409f61_ea83a889f4ae4ce8b07b909a1f5981ea~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_150,h_150,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/409f61_ea83a889f4ae4ce8b07b909a1f5981ea~mv2.jpeg)
Dear Stranger
JIA-YUN LIN
Runtime
Country
Category
Release Date
00:05:17
Taiwan
Animation, Student Film
2013-07-04
![Flashbacker](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/409f61_12f08f51816c4794a2c3be05f9b85fc5~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_150,h_150,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/409f61_12f08f51816c4794a2c3be05f9b85fc5~mv2.jpeg)
Flashbacker
YI-JHEN HONG, YOU-CHENG CHEN
Runtime
Country
Category
Release Date
00:05:25
Taiwan
Animation, Student Film
2013-07-04
![Four on the Mantle](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/409f61_a1d7f0231b4447098d9de72f278c6b11~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_150,h_150,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/409f61_a1d7f0231b4447098d9de72f278c6b11~mv2.jpeg)
Four on the Mantle
Rachel Jacob
Runtime
Country
Category
Release Date
00:19:51
United States
Fiction
2022-05-19
![In Film We Lost](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/409f61_49a1e322689b48f7b7db2d64e9e82384~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_150,h_150,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/409f61_49a1e322689b48f7b7db2d64e9e82384~mv2.jpeg)
In Film We Lost
Yugao Zheng
Runtime
Country
Category
Release Date
00:15:05
China
Experimental, Student Film, Sci-Fi, Romance, LGBTQ+, Dystopian
2023-06-07
![Interlude for Sonia](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/409f61_34392dadedfb410ea3b2be0601f27dc2~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_150,h_150,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/409f61_34392dadedfb410ea3b2be0601f27dc2~mv2.png)
Interlude for Sonia
Larisa Adelina Bala
Runtime
Country
Category
Release Date
00:13:59
United Kingdom
Experimental, Student Film
2023-04-30
![Mountain Spirit](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/409f61_fda6580789b04df48ba009839bd16fde~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_150,h_150,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/409f61_fda6580789b04df48ba009839bd16fde~mv2.jpeg)
Mountain Spirit
SIAO-CI CHEN, SIAO-YI CHEN
Runtime
Country
Category
Release Date
00:04:53
Taiwan
Animation, Student Film
2021-07-03
![Remains](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/409f61_8885f3e4e5ca41d9973cdb86180a7591~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_150,h_150,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/409f61_8885f3e4e5ca41d9973cdb86180a7591~mv2.jpeg)
Remains
CIAO-JIE JHANG, YOU-RONG SIN, YUN-PEI JHANG
Runtime
Country
Category
Release Date
00:06:20
Taiwan
Animation, Student Film
2025-07-03
![The Deal](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/409f61_c4b322a375a6455c842f13ebc9aa0761~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_150,h_150,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/409f61_c4b322a375a6455c842f13ebc9aa0761~mv2.jpeg)
The Deal
PAUL Tshepo MODJADJI
Runtime
Country
Category
Release Date
00:27:00
South Africa
Fiction
2022-06-13
![The Irrepressible](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/409f61_2f5655a91e3f486098903083622e5d65~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_150,h_150,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/409f61_2f5655a91e3f486098903083622e5d65~mv2.jpeg)
The Irrepressible
Stefan Köhler Pellegrini
Runtime
Country
Category
Release Date
00:29:56
Denmark, Germany
Drama, War
2023-02-13
![The Red Creek Sessions](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/409f61_3984ac650e634f27b45de5e9ddc09ce7~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_150,h_150,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/409f61_3984ac650e634f27b45de5e9ddc09ce7~mv2.jpeg)
The Red Creek Sessions
Justin Harris
Runtime
Country
Category
Release Date
00:30:20
United States
Documentary
2022-07-17
![Think they don’t notice? Why Eye Contact with Homeless People Matters](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/409f61_c3c7d23bc9b1489a9ea6f62ec828790e~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_150,h_150,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/409f61_c3c7d23bc9b1489a9ea6f62ec828790e~mv2.jpeg)
Think they don’t notice? Why Eye Contact with Homeless People Matters
Mark Horvath
Runtime
Country
Category
Release Date
00:03:58
United States
Animation
2023-03-29