Spectrum Shorts
Overview of films
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To Repel Ghosts
Philippe Lacôte | 20' | Côte d'Ivoire | European premiere
Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat is shown around by an Ivorian painter. Exhausted by depression Basquiat seeks salvation in local rituals. -
To Valerie Solanas and Marilyn Monroe in Recognition of Their Desperation
Pauline Boudry, Renate Lorenz | 17' | Germany | International premiere
‘Can sounds, rhythms and light produce queer relations? Can they become revolutionary?’ (PB & RL) -
To What Do I Owe the Honor of This Illustrious Visit?
Rafael Urban, Terence Keller | 25' | Brazil | International premiere
A man lives among his collection of paintings, books and magazines telling brilliant stories. Humour enlivens the collection. -
Tokyo – Ebisu
Nishikawa Tomonari | 5' | Japan | European premiere
Double bill with Shibuya – Tokyo& uses an ingenious patchwork of thirty different shots to create a dynamic impression of the busiest metro line i -
Top Girl
Rebecca Johnson | 19' | United Kingdom | European premiere
Truthful, tender and punctuated by ill advised sexual encounters, Top Girl’s all about coming of age. -
Toujours moins
Luc Moullet | 14' | France | None
Typical Luc Moullet: dryly comedic narrative about our cold society, in which room for inter-human relations continually decreases. Screened before A -
Touring Holland by Bicycle
Paul de Nooijer, Jerry King Musser | 4' | Netherlands | None
A typical Dutch tableau. Cycling rapidly through the living room, de Nooijer recalls film master Frans Zwartjes. -
The Toxic Camera
Jane Wilson, Louise Wilson | 21' | United Kingdom | World premiere
Featuring a camera with the power to kill, a modern-day parable that weaves a narrative through Geiger-counter memories of Chernobyl. -
Trace(s)
Yakup Girpan | 29' | France | World premiere
In the wake of Noah’s Ark, we travel from Istanbul to Mount Ararat. The animals are our guide. -
Traces of Other
Daisuke Nagaoka | 6' | Japan | None
An ordinary scene – a coffee break – brought to life using a simple, but very labour-intensive form of hand-drawn animation. -
Traject
Edward Luyken | 14' | Netherlands | World premiere
Filmmaker/artist Edward Luyken’s yearly output has become a tradition at the IFFR and is a worthy part of the 40th anniversary edition. -
Trans Trans (Transformers Transformed)
Bradley Eros, Tim Geraghty | 12' | USA | European premiere
Paracinema according to Bradley Eros that overlays The Transformers, the Futurist Manifesto and Einstürzende Neubauten to great effect.