Short & Mid-length
Programme IFFR 2025
Just as long as it takes. The Short & Mid-length film programme offers a unique showcase of films under 63 minutes.
Overview of films
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Baħar biss
Franziska von Stenglin | 25' | Malta | International premiere
Change and loss in the life of the sea, seen by a disillusioned Maltese fisherman. -
Baozhda
Keran Abukasimu | 25' | China | International premiere
In the snow-covered grasslands of northern China, young Keran is taught a Kazakh tradition. -
Barking in the Dark
Marie Losier | 37' | France | World premiere
A creative, engaging portrait of San Francisco cult band The Residents. -
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Bisagras
Luis Arnías | 16' | USA | European premiere
Luis Arnías traces his ancestry: imagining the perilous journey of enslaved African people to America. -
Black Glass
Adam Piron | 9' | USA | International premiere
Eadweard Muybridge’s early stereographs of the U.S. war against the Modoc Tribe are reframed. -
Bloody Euro
Igor Schiller | 16' | Serbia | World premiere (festival)
An unpredictable and surreal performance of childhood memories altered by war. -
Blushing Phantom
erψn temp3st | 9' | Canada | None
Exploring the margins of camouflage, this experimental collage melds transcendent dance with hallucinatory digital animation. -
Bozo Over Roses
Matty Sidle | 11' | USA | World premiere
“I had a weird dream that you had a weird dream that I had a weird dream”. -
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Cameras Do Not Record Such Things
Alexandru Solomon | 24' | Romania | International premiere
Reality and fiction interplay in Alexandru Solomon’s investigation into the controversial Romanian Orthodox monk, Father Arsenie Boca.