Short Film Marathon 2011 – Part Two
Peaks 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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All That Sheltering Emptiness
Beautiful, hand-developed 16mm film. A story of desire and intimacy that takes us beyond what we are accustomed to.
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Bread for Bird
Scenes from a full life, recorded in a small, deserted village during the autumn. A moving document.
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Insert
A struggle between true memory and cinematic memory in Castro Marim, a place where Portugal transformed sin to salt.
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Aliki
An immense salt lake on Cyprus bears witness to the meeting of two individuals: a lonely person and a solitary animal.
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Jan Villa
Utilising a patchwork of images, the maker studies the personal consequences of a disaster for the inhabitants of post-colonial metropolis Mumbai.<
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All Flowers in Time
Chloë Sevigny stars in a fantastical world where a Dutch TV signal possesses young viewers, making them believe they can transform into other peopl
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Groeien
The maker studies his unpredictable surroundings. A short, but sharp stop-motion animation with all sorts of plants.
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A History of Mutual Respect
A micro-budget film, buzzing with interstellar ambition, flamboyance and guts announces that the Abrantes/Schmidt partnership has fully arrived.
1989 (When I Was Five Years Old)
When the director was five, he and his father were in a car accident. His childhood drawings are used in this harrowing animated documentary.
I lupi
‘I lupi’, The Wolves, are a group of 40- to 70-year old thieves from the north of Italy. The only time they steal is when it’s ve
Etrangère
Beautiful black-and-white portrait concerning the life of a top level female bodybuilder who has little to do other than train. Screened before Cha
Tame Time
Docu-fictitious dog walks and past-present-future city reflections in a gently profound Rotterdam debut.
Ámár
Colourful, associative Basque animation reveals exotic India through musings and memories. Screened before Zephyr.
The Story of Elfranko Wessels
An unusual tale, told in a far from usual manner, featuring an intriguing use of dubbing, song, back projection, and sculptural rearrangements of f
… Just That Sort of a Day
Personal search for deeper meaning in the course of a day. An exciting merge of animation and fictional elements, with a great sense of cinematic r
The Mechanism of Spring
Animals become excited when spring is in the air. Sweet, seemingly simple Japanese animation that puts a smile on your face.
Maska
This beautiful new animation from the Brothers Quay is a dark, terrifying fairytale after the eponymous story by Stanislaw Lem.
Windows 4:3
A contemplative personal observation of Kolkata, where the filmmaker’s discovery of exciting streets, buildings and windows culminates in a poetic
The Orange
Suddenly a humble citrus fruit is granted absolute power over the universe. From a story by Benjamin Rosenbaum.
Imperceptihole
Science non-fiction fairy tale made as an experimental correspondence between two lyrical 16mm filmmakers: Robert Todd and Lori Felker.
Babel
A boy, a girl, a major city. In this super-aesthetic fairytale, fast-paced Shanghai appears to be a fickle goddess of fortune.
Six Easy Pieces
Animation about film as the seventh art, and the ultimate synthesis of art and technology. Based on a book by physicist Richard Feynman.
DOLLS VS. DICTATORS
Puppets use their powers to rid the world of the last remaining dictators. A LOUD statement.
Versions
Versions is a playful visual essay, a documentary-type film about protected authorship and piracy in various fields of creative production.
Crises of Capitalism
A provocative jewel of radical thought from Professor David Harvey, playfully and astutely animated via the supercharged visual synthesis of Andrew
Dissolution
Moving portrait of a grandson remembering his grandmother. Fabulous camerawork is used to depict the end of a generation.
Shibuya – Tokyo
Double bill with Tokyo – Ebisu is an ingenious patchwork of thirty different shots showing station exits along Tokyo’s busiest metro li
Mina
In the linen cupboard, at the market, on a bench – where can Mina leave her grief for lost love? Bittersweet and yet hopeful. Screened before
The External World
Wicked! A young boy learns to play the piano in a universe of absurdity. David OReilly’s latest animation is not to be missed.
A Time Shared Unlimited
This happy film is set in the near future and extols life’s little joys, consumed alone or together.
Threesome
Pornsites are the most clicked websites. Is porn the answer to our need for physical contact or just one of its aspects? An exploration of porn and
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