A young girl’s voiceover explains her take on gender, violence and other dangerous issues. Colourful, flashing images capture the eye in this layered work by the filmmaker from Quebec. From archival footage to historic documents, all accompanied by Alpine yodelling.
Also in this combined programme
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Extended Horizon
Marxt explores an inhospitable, rugged environment by drone. There are some fancy villas that protect the inhabitants and their property like fortress -
Trespass
In a realistic animation style, a little avatar reconnoitres the world around him, without leaving the four walls of his house. -
Burka Boogie Woogie
In this short graphic dance film, a burka leads a life of its own and plays with the fear of Islam. -
Two Thousand Walls (a Song for Jayyous)
An impression of the average evening of a family in Palestine’s conflict zone. Faint sounds. A prayer, a poem. The sound of a family. -
We Are Become Death
Triptych that reveals life on earth in all its gruesomeness and beauty. Destruction, be it natural or human, plays a major role. -
Bunte Kuh
Reliving memories of a holiday, a sense of impending doom. An experimental film chronicle, like flipping through a photo album. -
Weapons Conference
Advert for the weapons industry. Playful and light in form, serious content that reflects on the role and power of the arms sector. -
Panels for the Walls of the World
A 20th-century collage: ranging from Marilyn Monroe, moon missions and dancing twirlers to military parades. One of the first video mixing experiments -
Karakia – The Resetting Ceremony
A ceremony on a glacier in New Zealand that erases the racism of colonial history with a Maori blessing. -
From Our Own Correspondent
A journalistic animated documentary that studies the boundaries of professional and personal space using interview techniques. -
23 Barbiepuppen kippen um
23 Barbies in a row. One by one they fall accompanied by a cacophony of humming. Dramatic. Dryly funny. -
There Are No Limits to What I Can Do
Richard Dinter from Sweden talks about his life as a kleptomaniac: from the triumphs of stealing to the poor example he is for his daughter. -
The Song of Rio Jim
A musical film experience. The sound, not the images, tells the story. An homage to the founders of the Western genre. With brutal wind instruments. -
Verwisseling van de namen van de steden Rotterdam en Den Haag
On the banks of the Meuse, Wim Gijzen erects a new town sign: The Hague. What happens when you swap the names Rotterdam and The… -
Film details
- Country of production
- Canada
- Year
- 2015
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2016
- Length
- 5'
- Medium/Format
- DCP
