Short Stories 7: Alienation

Combined programme | IFFR 2008

Imagine the world without cigarettes? Without xenophobes? Without a nose?

In this combined programme

Pinocchio
Short: As Long As It Takes
The famous appendage of Pinocchio has a hard time.
Farewell Packets of Ten
Short: As Long As It Takes
Two ladies discuss the pros and cons of their addiction to the dreaded weed.
On the Sunny Side of the Alps
Short: As Long As It Takes
Hilarious commentary on a recent rise in racism in Slovenia. Two families live in harmony opposite each other until one gets a new car.
La cité radieuse
Short: As Long As It Takes
La cité radieuse, the radiant city (after Le Corbusier), is a society where smoking is necessary in this comic-bitter vision of the future.
Taua
Short: As Long As It Takes
When a boy shows compassion amidst rival Maori tribes at war, one leader falls, another rises.
Le devoir
Short: As Long As It Takes
Absurd comedy about a prisoner with surprising guard.