Short animated film competition – part III
THURSDAY, 07.03.2024, 13:45-15:05, (JCK, BANKOWA st. 28/30)
THE FAMILY PORTRAIT
A quiet Sunday afternoon in the aristocratic, family home, just before the fall of the Austro-Hungarian empire. Andras and his daughter Zsofia are caught by surprise when Andras’ brother Zoltan intrudes in the intimacy of their home, along with his big family. A poetic, dark, and somewhat humorous social observation, in which family ties and relationships are broken down and dissected to pieces.
HRV, 2023, 14 :35, dir. Lea Vidakovic, prod. Drasko Ivezic, Jean Francois le Corre, Nikolina Vucetic Zecevic
ASHKASHA
Ashkasha is a living being guided by curiosity. This causes her to lose her head and get trapped in the depths, where is submerged on a discovery journey.
ESP/ARG, 2022, 06 :00, dir. Lara Maltz, prod. Lara Maltz
FROM THE SORNER OF MY EYES
The short-film depicts the moment when two strangers’ lives entangle for a brief second when their eyes meet.
HUN, Szemem sarka, 2023, 06:15, dir. Domonkos Erhardt, prod. József Fülöp – Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design Budapest
SUPPER
During a dysfunctional family dinner, oppressed family members battle their oppressors. The battle for domination leads to a monstrous outcome. A family dinner that leads to a monstrous outcome.
HUN, Vacsora, 2022, 14:51, dir. Dániel Bárány, prod. Gábor Osváth
SWIMMING WITH WING
A short animated documentary exploring the immigration experience through the eyes of a little Israeli girl learning how to swim with clothes on in the Netherlands.
NLD/ISR, 2023, 11:00, dir. Daphna Awadish Golan, prod. Amit Russell Gicelter, Richard Valk
MAKE OR BREAK
Alex grows up in the GDR era with his single mother in the Vogtland region. When she publicly criticizes the state, the youth welfare authorities decide to send Alex to a children’s home. Once there, the eleven-year-old no longer understands the world. He longs for his family and makes several attempts to escape. As punishment, he is sent to the Closed Juvenile Detention Centre Torgau.
D, 2022, 08:06, dir. Mike Plitt, Falk Schuster, prod. Alexander Lahl
BOX CUTTERS
A young woman recalls a day when she was attacked by three men on her way home, but daily life must resume its course.
FRA, 2023, 08:24, dir. Naomi Van Niekerk, prod. Olivier Catherin, Edwina Liard, Nidia Santiago, Richard Valk, Naomi van Niekerk