Accidental Luxuriance of the Translucent Watery Rebus
Hybrid noir showing in moving collages the hunt for a man who could be anyone. Cigarettes burn. Ash falls. ‘Silence fiction’.
80'
Croatia
IFFR 2021
Closing Film: Poupelle of Chimney Town
Event
IFFR 2021
Join our festive close to the 50th edition with our closing film Poupelle of Chimney Town: an animated family feature with climate change at its heart, by Hirota Yusuke. The film is part of IFFR 2021’s Harbour lineup.
Official Closing Film IFFR 2021: Poupelle of Chimney Town
A cheery garbage monster helps a boy and the townspeople explore the truth behind their oppressive, grey, isolated existence. This gentle, imaginative film from director Hirota Yusuke and Japanese anime Studio 4°C (Tekkonkinkreet, Children of the Sea) combines a pacy, eclectic and philosophical storyline with stunning animation.
The full closing event will comprise of physical screenings in Rotterdam, timed online screenings (which you experience together with other visitors at a specific moment), and a 72-hour on demand availability from 19:30 (CEST) on Sunday 6 June.
Please note: the screening of this film on Sun 6 June, 18:30 is for invitees only!
Watch the IFFR 2021 in June recap here.
Event
IFFR 2021
Programme IFFR 2021
Harbour
Echoing Rotterdam’s port city identity, IFFR’s newest programme offers a safe haven to the full range of contemporary cinema that the festival champions.
Still: El ventre del mar
Read more about this programmeAmor fati
These intimate, at times almost magical, portraits of soulmates prove that love comes in all shapes and sizes.
102'
Portugal
IFFR 2021
Au jour d’aujourd’hui
In 2024, 88-year-old Suzanne uses deep-fake technology to recreate her deceased husband Edouard, but is he still the same?
67'
France
IFFR 2021