Three days entirely dedicated to contemporary short films, with an international focus and a focus on society: everything is ready in Quartu Sant'Elena for the sixth edition of the Moon Arts Film Festival , which will be held from 1 to 3 October at the Spazio Michelangelo Pira in Quartu Sant'Elena , in via Brigata Sassari 10. Thirty-five works are in competition, including numerous from abroad, with screenings, meetings with directors and actors, and awards ceremonies – including the Wassim al Kayim Humanity Award – all with free admission .

Organized by the association of the same name , which has been active in the cultural and audiovisual fields for over a decade with festivals, cultural activities, and international productions, including feature films, short films, music videos, albums, and commercials, the Festival also enjoys the support of the Municipality of Cagliari, under the artistic direction of Cagliari-born director and producer Marco Oppo . The works reached the finals after a selection process conducted in recent months, thanks to an international call for entries and dedicated platforms, with the promoters paying particular attention to social issues and the communicative power of the seventh art in making their selection.

Departure on Thursday 1st at 7pm , on an opening day that offers very different themes and languages: on stage from Germany " Between the Devil and the Blue Sea ", a work by Alasdair Jardine dedicated to migration in the Mediterranean and the sea as a space of danger and separation, and the Italians " Unicorns Fly Free " by Enza Lasalandra and " Scomodo " by Simone Guarany , in different perspectives on end of life and freedom of choice. Again, the grotesque satire of " " by the Slovakians and , followed by " " by and " " by , a French-Lebanese production that tells the story of memory, nostalgia and the relationship with one's roots, moving on to the female awareness with " ", a video clip by , and to the psychological, moral and family dimension with " " by and " " by the Iranian . Closing the first date, the films " ", an animation by the American , " ", by the Iranian on the sporting and existential concept of last-minute recovery, " ", a documentary on the cultural, social and psychological roots of gender violence directed by , " ", a story by suspended between realism and fairy tale, " ", an animated short by the Iranian on imprisonment, " ", a satirical reflection on conspiracy theories and the like by , and finally the thriller " " by , entirely shot with a smartphone.