Mariam Jafri vs. Maryam Jafri
A humorous tale of the journey a ready-made sculpture takes down the rabbit hole of stock photo copyright and image ownership.
12'
United Kingdom
IFFR 2020
An experimental biography of Chung-I, one half of a once-conjoined twin whose separation surgery at age 3 was broadcast live on Taiwanese television. Forty years later, artist Hsu Che-yu produces a digital scan and ceramic cast of the man's body in a playfully analytical take on doubling and copies.
IFFR 2020
- 21'
- Taiwan
- 2019
- Director
- Hsu Che-yu
- Premiere
- European premiere
- Country of production
- Taiwan
- Year
- 2019
- Festival Edition
- IFFR 2020
- Length
- 21'
- Medium
- DCP
- Language
- Mandarin
- Producer
- Chen Wan-yin
- Sales
- Hsu Che-yu
- Screenplay
- Chen Wan-yin
- Cinematography
- Chen Kuan-Yu, Hsu Che-yu
- Editor
- Hsu Che-yu
Also in this combined programme
Once Removed
Bassel Abi Chahine, a self-described reincarnation of a dead soldier from the Lebanese civil war, recalls past details with remarkable precision.
29'
Lebanon
IFFR 2020
Les quatre récits d'Alice
True story? Myriam Jacob-Allard's grandmother was carried away by a tornado as a child. The artist tries to find out her own way.
5'
Canada
IFFR 2020
A Screen Test for an Adaptation of Giselle
The ballet Giselle reimagined as an ecofeminist thriller. Digital footage, VHS, animation and deep AI represent a newly hybridised world.
9'
United Kingdom
IFFR 2020
- Director
- Hsu Che-yu
- Premiere
- European premiere
- Country of production
- Taiwan
- Year
- 2019
- Festival Edition
- IFFR 2020
- Length
- 21'
- Medium
- DCP
- Language
- Mandarin
- Producer
- Chen Wan-yin
- Sales
- Hsu Che-yu
- Screenplay
- Chen Wan-yin
- Cinematography
- Chen Kuan-Yu, Hsu Che-yu
- Editor
- Hsu Che-yu
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