At first sight, Jade is a normal teenager with a boyfriend, a job and a hobby. But she finds herself in a difficult situation from which there seems no escape. Subtle, sober drama makes the discomfort almost tangible. Silver Bear winner at Berlin 2009. Screened before Slovenian Girl.
Also in this combined programme
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Ta-ta tosy tit
Cut and paste and then stick music underneath. It’s sounds simple, but it looks very nifty. Death metal and well chosen images. Crazy.Screened before -
On Broadway
Recording of an underground Moslem service in New York. Fascinating to the end, when the question is answered. About faith and urban overcrowding.Scre -
Carwash
A man who works for a car wash in Malaysia is kicked about. He also receives a visit from a Dutch gangster. Can things get… -
Sex/Less
Intriguing experiment that uses different media to visualise the tension between sexual reality and sensual fantasy.Screened before Reincarnate. -
La bohème
Two kinds of eternal beauty. Puccini’s La bohème and the beautiful ear decorations of the Ethiopian Mursi tribe. Real Herzog. Uncomfortable beauty.Scr -
L’amore è nell’aria
Witty morality play by the highly prolific Italian duo Germondari and Spagnoli. About the struggle between two friends and their toys.Screened before
Film details
- Country of production
- United Kingdom
- Year
- 2009
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2010
- Length
- 16'
- Medium/Format
- 35mm
