Forget Alberto for Now
A film crew uses pigeons, goldfish and caged plants to tell a refugee's story. But is it theirs to tell?
19'
Germany
IFFR 2020
A re-enactment not of a moment in time but a place on Earth. A studio set transforms into Ceuta, an autonomous Spanish city on Moroccan soil, capturing the full scope of the consumer goods smuggled in and sold on the cheap. As thousands move through the border with Morocco, perspectives diverge.
IFFR 2020
- 20'
- France
- 2019
- Director
- Randa Maroufi
- Country of production
- France
- Year
- 2019
- Festival Edition
- IFFR 2020
- Length
- 20'
- Medium
- DCP
- Original title
- Bab Sebta
- Languages
- Arabic, Spanish
- Producer
- Saïd Hamich
- Production Company
- Barney Production
- Sales
- SHORTCUTS
- Screenplay
- Randa Maroufi
- Cinematography
- Luca Coassin
- Editor
- Ismaël Joffroy Chandoutis, Randa Maroufi
- Production Design
- Khaled El Attafi
- Sound Design
- Léonore Mercier
Also in this combined programme
Matata
A photo shoot takes an unexpected turn, spiralling into dance-inspired dreamscapes. Matata flirts with liberation, away from the colonial gaze.
37'
Congo-Kinshasa
IFFR 2020
Zero
Atong Atem is a South Sudanese artist. Her work explores migrant narratives, postcolonial practices in the diaspora and identity through portraiture.
6'
Australia
IFFR 2020
- Director
- Randa Maroufi
- Country of production
- France
- Year
- 2019
- Festival Edition
- IFFR 2020
- Length
- 20'
- Medium
- DCP
- Original title
- Bab Sebta
- Languages
- Arabic, Spanish
- Producer
- Saïd Hamich
- Production Company
- Barney Production
- Sales
- SHORTCUTS
- Screenplay
- Randa Maroufi
- Cinematography
- Luca Coassin
- Editor
- Ismaël Joffroy Chandoutis, Randa Maroufi
- Production Design
- Khaled El Attafi
- Sound Design
- Léonore Mercier
Programme IFFR 2020
Bright Future Short
Experimental and artists' short films, including sound//vision with live A/V performances.
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Mysterious miniature about the reproduction of contaminated, screen-printed images as patches on a woman's clothing; with melancholy audio collage.
4'
Colombia
IFFR 2020
American International Pictures
Screened in 16mm, this experimental travelogue is quintessentially Vivian Ostrovsky, exploring themes of transit and movement in a dreamy style.
5'
France
IFFR 2020
Arnold Schwarzenegger – The Art of Bodybuilding
Arnold Schwarzenegger, presented here as a living work of art, gives his vision on classical sculpture, body and mind, ideal beauty and more.
8'
Netherlands
IFFR 2020