Blinded by Centuries
A speculative, autofictional retelling of the Buddhist folk tale Twelve Sisters.
13'
Thailand
IFFR 2023
After another failed attempt to get pregnant, a young couple begins to diverge in their desires. Pandemics, climate change and life’s uncertainties loom large. What does it mean to bring a child into an ever-more-complicated world? The cycles of nature and the seasons remain constant either way.
– Cristina Kolozsvary-Kiss
- 25'
- Portugal
- 2023
- Director
- Mónica Lima
- Premiere
- World premiere
- Countries of production
- Portugal, Germany
- Year
- 2023
- Festival Edition
- IFFR 2023
- Length
- 25'
- Medium
- DCP
- International title
- Human Nature
- Language
- Portuguese
- Producers
- Filipa Reis, Luise Hauschild
- Production Companies
- Uma Pedra no Sapato, New Matter Films GmbH
- Sales
- Agência - Portuguese Short Film Agency
- Screenplay
- Gonçalo Branco, Mónica Lima
- Cinematography
- Faraz Fesharaki
- Editor
- Francisco Moreira
- Sound Design
- Paulo Lima
- Cast
- João Vicente, Crista Alfaiate
Also in this combined programme
Skin in the Crosswinds
Fiction, memory, myth: the filmmaker weaves together multiple stories of their family’s Ukrainian heritage and American roots.
16'
United States
IFFR 2023
Tito
A posthumous edit of video captured by ‘Tito’ during his unlawful imprisonment in Haiti.
14'
Haiti
IFFR 2023
- Director
- Mónica Lima
- Premiere
- World premiere
- Countries of production
- Portugal, Germany
- Year
- 2023
- Festival Edition
- IFFR 2023
- Length
- 25'
- Medium
- DCP
- International title
- Human Nature
- Language
- Portuguese
- Producers
- Filipa Reis, Luise Hauschild
- Production Companies
- Uma Pedra no Sapato, New Matter Films GmbH
- Sales
- Agência - Portuguese Short Film Agency
- Screenplay
- Gonçalo Branco, Mónica Lima
- Cinematography
- Faraz Fesharaki
- Editor
- Francisco Moreira
- Sound Design
- Paulo Lima
- Cast
- João Vicente, Crista Alfaiate
Programme IFFR 2023
Ammodo Tiger Short Competition
The power of short. Twenty-four short and mid-length films compete for one of three equal awards.
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Aqueronte summons the very essence of cinema to transport us to unreal spaces.
26'
Spain
IFFR 2023
Blinded by Centuries
A speculative, autofictional retelling of the Buddhist folk tale Twelve Sisters.
13'
Thailand
IFFR 2023
Delivery Dancer's Sphere
A young delivery driver loses her way in the algorithmic labyrinth of an unrecognisable Seoul.
25'
South Korea
IFFR 2023