Spectrum Shorts
Overview of films
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Para armar un helicóptero
Izabel Acevedo | 35' | Mexico | World premiere
Raw, original film set in apocalyptic Mexico City where heavy rain causes loss of power. Young Oliverio knows what to do. -
The Parable of the Tulip Painter and the Fly
Charlotte Pryce | 4' | USA | None
Baroque film miniature inspired by an old Dutch master. -
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Parties visible et invisible d’un ensemble sous tension
Emmanuel Lefrant | 7' | France | None
Shots made in Togo, West Africa, and a film strip buried at the same site form the basis of this colourful treatment of film emulsion. -
Pas de deux
eddie d | 2' | Netherlands | World premiere
A duel in parliament transformed into a duet; meaningless words from two right-wing politicians turn into a dance of word, sound and gesture. -
Passing Eyes
Chang Heng-ju | 17' | Taiwan | World premiere
At first it just looks funny. Droll girl with large sunglasses in huge Taipei. But there’s an undertone. Undertones aren’t cheerful. -
Path Lights
Zachary Sluser | 20' | USA | International premiere
An object that falls from the sky gives an aimless voice-actor direction. Brilliant script, ditto actors. -
Patti Smith: Long for the City
Jem Cohen | 10' | USA | None
After Spirit, screened in Rotterdam last year, this is another portrait of Patti Smith in New York. This time without music, but with two poems. -
Pauillac, Margaux
Jacques Perconte | 11' | France | -
An enchanting journey from the island of Patiras, in south-western France, to Bordeaux. -
Paulina, Franz & Maria
Ute Aurand | 13' | Germany | European premiere
The filmmaker brings us closer to the lives of three loved ones. A transcendent film. -
Peidhleacán solais (Butterfly Light)
Dónal ó Céilleachair | 7' | Ireland | None
Homage to film, nature and Brakhage, made by children. -
Pencil Against Ants
Mirlan Abdykalykov | 20' | Kyrgyzstan | International premiere
Beautifully shot love story about a simpleton who is to be married off, but has his eye on someone else. Screened before Lucia.