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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La era de las plantas con flor
Magaly Ugarte de Pablo | 18' | Mexico | World premiere
A fantasy universe of sexual awakenings and flying souls. -
Este no es tu jardín
Carlos Velandia, Angélica Restrepo | 13' | Colombia | World premiere
A hypnotic animation, originated from 3D techniques, through the past and uncertain future of forests. -
Ethereal Rhythms, Everything Rhymes
Brecht Vanhoutte | 15' | Belgium | World premiere
An experimental diary written by AI of an artist coping with his mental health. -
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Faustyna
Natalia Dutkiewicz | 22' | Poland | International premiere
Faustyna sets off on a journey of healing and self-discovery through sex work and psychodrama. -
Flowering and Fading
Andro Eradze | 16' | Georgia | International premiere
Flowering and Fading strikes at the subconscious, submerging the senses in an ocean of beauty. -
Fort Garry Lions Pool
Ryan Steel | 6' | Canada | International premiere
Echoes of splashing, shadows of faces: two women visit a public pool in this disquieting short. -
Furyu
Awazu Kiyoshi | 11' | Japan | International premiere
Japanese artist Awazu Kiyoshi’s 1972 experimental short uses shadow and movement to convey fleeting beauty. -
Gaddafi in Rome: Anatomy of a Friendship
Alessandra Ferrini | 26' | Italy | World premiere (festival)
Gaddafi in Rome compels us to confront the West’s hypocritical double standards on colonialism and modern migration. -
Gerhard
Ulu Braun | 10' | Germany | World premiere
An AI-faked biopic of the most famous painter alive. -
Ghost Protists
Sasha Waters | 5' | USA | European premiere
A reimagining of Anna Atkins’ early pioneering works in photography in the light of post-colonialism. -
Go West Young Man
Keith Piper | 4' | United Kingdom | None
A 1990s video art classic, interrogating racial and gender stereotypes through generational conversation and montage.
