Short Film Marathon 2011 – Part One
Combined programme
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IFFR 2011
High points from the Spectrum Shorts programme of the last ten days brought together one more time in a 14-hour film marathon in two parts. Non-stop.
In this combined programme
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Mouse Palace
Bizarre relationship drama featuring mice in a purpose-built apartment with edible furnishings. From the Living Space series by Hund and Horn. Screene -
It, Heat, Hit
A riot of ‘blink and you’ll miss ’em’ edits and improbable juxtapositions. Meanings are slippery, familial relations unclear, but Laure’s in complete -
Mak
Heart-wrenching, well-acted fiction about a Moldavian teenager and her baby. Her mother makes her give the child up. Cuts to the bone. -
Lesser Apes
Duke & Battersby propose existence is abject, farcical, and messy. An experimental narrative about a primatologist who falls in love with a bonobo. -
Immortal Woman
Silent science fiction art film centring on an elderly pregnant lady. The maker learned the word euthanasia whilst studying in the Netherlands. -
Forgotten Column
An exceptionally ingenious Chinese clay animation, in which a mighty symbol is hollowed out. -
A Short Film About War
Narrative documentary made from online-based photos, videos and blogs of war zones, which presents itself as a fictional construct. -
Remisequenz
Brief, associative animation conjures up a colourful world of reality and fiction, recognisability and abstraction. -
Reconstructing Damon Albarn in Kinshasa
Film based on a press photograph showing the British musician Damon Albarn performing at a pop concert in Kinshasa. The photo itself, however, is not -
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Olifantenvoeten
Strange things happen to Thomas, a white foreigner in the Netherlands, during his first night shift at a petrol station. Acutely observed and absurdis -
Na escola
Plotless, wordless ode to the imagination. Children playing in the wilderness around their school. What boredom can lead to. -
Stardust
Provost took his hidden camera to Las Vegas and used the glorious, ambiguous seduction of the gambling capital to turn everyday activities into a thri -
End Transmission
Strange, alien messages sent to humanity are accompanied by ominous images. A final warning! -
Six Strands
Shot on breathtaking locations at the tea plantations in Darjeeling, this oneiric tale contemplates the amazingly uplifting experience of drinking tea -
Facade
A cinematically strong reverie with elements of poetry and dance reflecting the roar of a Pakistani artist who seeks liberation from all inhibitions. -
The Voyagers
A massive compilation of images and sounds sent into space, embodying the best of planet Earth. Also a love story concerning its composer, Carl Sagan. -
La dame au chien
A mysterious relationship between a young swimmer, a dog and a chubby lady. Where words fail, there are always large glasses of rum. -
Mijn inbreker en ik
A writer/filmmaker decides to stalk the thief of his laptop. Is it a true story? Undoubtedly funny. -
Players
Portrait of six poker professionals who live among a larger poker community in Bangkok. For them, playing poker is more a way to make money… -
Crosscuts
This super fast animation takes viewers on an overwhelming visual journey through an urban landscape. Screened before Neverquiet (Film of Wonders). -
Pencil Against Ants
Beautifully shot love story about a simpleton who is to be married off, but has his eye on someone else. Screened before Lucia. -
I Already Am Everything I Want to Have
Film student Komljen won a prize for exceptional talent at Cinefondation in Cannes for this idiosyncratic work on a seemingly rudderless generation. -
Horse Glue
A dystopian cut-and-splice of deep forest survival and 2D breakdown from one of animation’s rising stars. -
Casus belli
Greece after the crash. Casus belli elevates the art of queuing to a newly defiant level: ‘If one man falls, we all fall down.’ (YZ)… -
El juego
A game of paintball in the South American jungle becomes a cycle of violence, highlighting the short distance between the absurd, the banal and the… -
Gömböc
Good acting and camerawork in this detailed portrait of daily life in a rural area of former East Germany.
