Spectrum Shorts
Overview of films
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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.