Foyers
Empty streets, a suburb. A man recounts about the first time, desire, dizziness of the ignition, forgetfulness, complete blackout.
18'
France
IFFR 2019
The extra-sensory capacity of cinema takes surprising form in this elliptical audiovisual diary. Here, what we see (the human throat, Gothic statues, digitally generated furniture) often contradicts what we hear (birdsong, tightly wound rope, lithophonic stones); the combined effect speaks to a utopian, universal ideal of filmic language. (NYFF)
Also in this combined programme
Psychic
Psychic dives into the commonplace phenomenon of psychics in the Hollywood area. Littered around town, they function as a type of low-budget therapy.
20'
Sweden
IFFR 2019
The Stroker
Takala roams the corridors of a trendy co-working space, awkwardly touching people as part of a workers' well-being programme.
15'
Finland
IFFR 2019
Van ver staat het stil
An exchange of letters between the filmmaker and a paedophile evokes powerful emotions. But she wants to understand his motives.
18'
Belgium
IFFR 2019
- Director
- Mary Helena Clark
- Premiere
- European premiere
- Country of production
- USA
- Production Year
- 2018
- Festival Edition
- IFFR 2019
- Length
- 9'
- Medium
- DCP
- Language
- English
- Producer
- Mary Helena Clark
- Sales
- Mary Helena Clark
- Screenplay
- Mary Helena Clark
Programme IFFR 2019
Bright Future Short
Experimental short films and sound//vision, with live A/V performances.
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An investigation into a plane crash becomes the entry point to a web of seemingly unrelated events that appear to be deeply entangled.
28'
Netherlands
IFFR 2019
Aykan
Impressions of a city divided: no use trying to keep afloat in the tangle of images stitched together into a stereoscopic whole.
10'
United Kingdom
IFFR 2019
Birds in the Earth
Examination of the deeper questions concerning ownership of Sámi land through dance performances by two young ballet students.
11'
Finland
IFFR 2019