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29 Jan – 8 Feb 2026

Spectrum Shorts

Overview of films

  • María

    Mónica Lairana | 13' | Argentina | International premiere

    María is a prostitute. The filmmaker reveals exactly how that feels. Made with a lot of love and empathy.
  • Mariage blanc

    Gustav Deutsch | 5' | Austria | None

    In Morocco, the title means an arranged marriage between a Moroccan man and a European woman to obtain a residence permit and European citizenship.
  • Le marin masqué

    Sophie Letourneur | 36' | France | None

    The ultimate French dialogue-driven film. Chatterboxes Laetitia and Sophie take you back to their childhoods, which they have only just left.
  • Married Couple

    Tokumoto Naoyuk | 21' | Japan | International premiere

    Prize-winning short experimental film about a couple that’s not really a couple. And she couldn’t see very well anyway. Not a dream. Or is it?
  • marxism today (prologue)

    Phil Collins | 35' | Germany | None

    British video artist Phil Collins’ new film visits teachers who gave classes on Marxism-Leninism in the German Democratic Republic (GDR).
  • Mastering Bambi

    Persijn Broersen, Margit Lukács | 13' | Netherlands | World premiere

    Beautiful interpretation of the Disney classic. Broersen & Lukács guide you through Bambi’s moods, but without the narrative or the characters.
  • Matter in Motion

    Semiconductor | 6' | Italy | European premiere

    Give me matter and motion and I will construct the universe (René Descartes, 1596-1650). Semiconductor reconstructs the city of Milan in a stunning wa
  • Mauvaise graine

    Bénédicte Pagnot | 20' | France | None

    Maxime doesn’t come home after school. Against the odds, his father Bruno, who is a teacher, tries to understand his son and his friends.
  • May

    Wai Ha Ng | 13' | Singapore | World premiere

    An elderly woman is forced to work as a cleaner after her husband dies. A small-scale, socially realistic drama about loss of face.
  • Maya

    Pedro Pío | 13' | Cuba | International premiere

    Every man needs a hobby: a dog and its owner prepare for a dog fight. Beautifully shot, simultaneously tender and gruesome. Screened before The Lord’s
  • Me Seal, Baby

    Joanna Rytel | 15' | Sweden | None

    A woman obsessively tries to get pregnant by her infertile boyfriend. Her funny, confrontational rant challenges politically correct moralism.
  • The Mechanism of Spring

    Atsushi Wada | 4' | Japan | None

    Animals become excited when spring is in the air. Sweet, seemingly simple Japanese animation that puts a smile on your face.