Spectrum Shorts
Overview of films
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L’optimisme
Jean-Gabriel Périot | 13' | France | Dutch Premiere
A woman loves everyone and tells them so, in the street. She promotes total freedom, but is she understood? -
The Orange
Nick Fox-Gieg | 3' | Canada | European premiere
Suddenly a humble citrus fruit is granted absolute power over the universe. From a story by Benjamin Rosenbaum. -
Orchestra
Jakrawal Nilthamrong | 24' | Thailand | International premiere
And artists undertakes an attempt to make a documentary. He looks with admiration at workers in a silk factory but doesn’t forget to create art. -
Orde van dienst
Henk Otte | 7' | Netherlands | None
Nine simultaneous frames scrutinise the rituals of nine different Reformed Church gatherings. -
Los orígenes del marketing
León Siminiani | 6' | Spain | International premiere
Self-reflective road movie diary, blending social commentary and pop music. Intersects cinema, travelling, politics and ‘the origins of marketing’. -
The Origin of Creatures
Floris Kaayk | 11' | Netherlands | None
Futuristic vision of a world after a catastrophic disaster. Dark parable in which miscommunication makes it hard for the mutated limbs to cooperate. -
Orpheus (Outtakes)
Mary Helena Clark | 6' | USA | European premiere
Using footage from Cocteau’s Orphée, Mary Helena Clark optically prints an interstitial space where the ghosts of cinema lurk beyond and within the fr -
Other Thoughts 4
Henri Plaat | 5' | Netherlands | World premiere
After more than 10 years, the series Other Thoughts fortunately has another sequel, with part four. -
Ottica Zero
Maja Borg | 13' | Sweden | None
About people who refuse to conform to the present and instead choose to live out their own concepts of the future, in the here and… -
Ouaga! Hommage à l’homme du 4 aout
Alessandro Gagliardo, Julie Ramaioli | 11' | Burkina Faso | None
Expressionist reflection on the future of Burkina Faso and the role of former president Sankara, the ‘African Che Guevara’. -
Our Newspaper
Eline Flipse | 58' | Netherlands | World premiere
Charming documentary about Our Newspaper and journalism in a forgotten region, against the imposing backdrop of contemporary Russia. -
Our Protection
Ayelen Liberona, Joseph Johnson-Cami | 4' | Canada | World premiere
Photography, animation and video spotlight police brutality against peaceful demonstrators at a G20 conference. With music by LAL.