Bright Future
Overview of films
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La distancia
Sergio Caballero | 80' | Spain | World premiere
A performance artist is being held in a deserted Siberian power station following the unexpected death of his oligarch patron. Dryly comic surrealism -
Dolomite and Ash
Toma Selivanova | 90' | Russia | World premiere
An intimate, visceral drama about the legacy of Stalinism and the intergenerational traumas it caused. -
Donkey
Antonio Nuic | 90' | Bosnia and Herzegovina | European premiere
With his emphasis on disruptive family relations and machismo, Antonio Nuic makes a critical parable about the nationalist conflicts in the region. Th -
The Dork, the Girl and the Douchebag
Okuda Yosuke | 141' | Japan | International premiere
If you thought that the genre of Yakuza gangster films could no longer be improved or changed, here’s the raw proof to the contrary. The… -
Double-Take: Leader of the Syrian Revolution Commanding a Charge
Lawrence Abu Hamdan | 11' | United Kingdom | International premiere
Two similar paintings filmed in detail, one of the French colonial overlord, the other of a Syrian resistance leader. Tough questions about the coloni -
The Double
Roy Villevoye, Jan Dietvorst | 21' | Netherlands | World premiere
An exacting sculpture of a middle-aged white man is hammered out in a studio. Voices bring him to life, but who is he really? -
Down Terrace
Ben Wheatley | 89' | United Kingdom | European premiere
Raw realism and black humour are the ingredients of this British crime film about the Hill father and son, who go looking for the person… -
Drakkar
Maud Alpi | 52' | France | International premiere
Maud Alpi: “A girl and a boy live with dogs and the internet as their only companions. In their isolation, they try to love each… -
Dream English Kid 1964-1999 AD
Mark Leckey | 23' | United Kingdom | None
Musical ode to the late 20th century with found film excerpts, ads and pop music, full of memories and experiences from Mark Leckey’s life. -
Dress Rehearsal for Utopia
Andrés Duque | 75' | Spain | World premiere
The filmmaker, whose personal essay/experimental travel journal Color Runaway Dog was screened at IFFR last year, once again links autobiographic dram -
DRIFT
Helena Wittmann | 95' | Germany | None
Two women at a crossroads in their lives meet briefly before each undertaking a journey: one returning to her family, while the other discovers a… -
Drifting Towards the Crescent
Laura Stewart | 85' | USA | World premiere
Following the flow of the Mississippi from the North to the South, this story flows through towns along the river. A fascinating, intimate documentary