Animal indireto
Moments of modest happiness amongst the tension of today's Brazil. A subtle, personal report on dealing with fear and depression.
51'
Cuba
IFFR 2019
A shifting relationship between a lapsed Muslim filmmaker and a charismatic young Belgian man, who has converted to Islam in the post-industrial city of Aalst. This Catholic city – where the industry is in rapid decline and where migration and Islam is a highly charged subject – is shown in muted, washy images. Scenes are subtle repetitions, as if director Omar A. Chowdhury wishes to stress that film is a construct, capturing different layers within a story. What is fact and what is fiction in this story?
In his films, Chowdhury goes in search of histories and contexts that he believes have been lost. In this search, he often uses narrative structures that blur the boundaries between fact and fiction. In this way, he reveals our unstable, uncertain relationship to the past – who we can trust and where art is supposed to stop.
IFFR 2019
Programme IFFR 2019
Not short, not long: just as long as it takes. IFFR puts the mid-length film in the spotlight.
Read more about this programmeMoments of modest happiness amongst the tension of today's Brazil. A subtle, personal report on dealing with fear and depression.
51'
Cuba
IFFR 2019
We follow Stijn, a Belgian convert to Islam, through short scenes and repetitions that sway between fact and fiction.
47'
Netherlands
IFFR 2019
A humorous hostage drama where everyone exploits everyone else during a hot summer in the French countryside. Seemingly pathetic tedium, perfectly presented.
59'
France
IFFR 2019