Aberración cromática (fiebre)

Mysterious miniature about the reproduction of contaminated, screen-printed images as patches on a woman's clothing; with melancholy audio collage.

Mysterious miniature about the reproduction of contaminated, screen-printed images as patches on a woman's clothing; with melancholy audio collage.

Aggregate States of Matters

Rosa Barba shows the slow disappearance of a glacier and its effect on the Quechuan population in the Andes of Peru.

Rosa Barba shows the slow disappearance of a glacier and its effect on the Quechuan population in the Andes of Peru.

AIDOL

In a futuristic gaming world, superstar pursues comeback. Geomancer sequel plays with ideas on AI, fame and the power of megacorporations.

Former superstar Diva hopes to rekindle her career by engaging an ambitious artificial intelligence in this sequel to Geomancer from 2017. Diva is our avatar in the futuristic gaming world of 2065 where mankind will battle the machines in an epic eSports final.

Air Conditioner

Air conditioners mysteriously fall from buildings in the Angolan capital. Pleasantly free film with a great soundtrack.

Air conditioners mysteriously start falling from buildings in the Angolan capital. The search for a working unit forms the starting point for an pleasantly free film representing the city's heartbeat. A great jazzy soundtrack, a rap and the chaotic hum of the city guide us through its streets and buildings.

American International Pictures

Screened in 16mm, this experimental travelogue is quintessentially Vivian Ostrovsky, exploring themes of transit and movement in a dreamy style.

Screened in 16mm, this experimental travelogue is quintessentially Vivian Ostrovsky, exploring themes of transit and movement in a dreamy style.

El año del descubrimiento

Seemingly incidental conversations in a bar in Cartagena, Spain, expose an almost forgotten piece of social history.

An almost forgotten piece of social history is revived in a bar in Cartagena, Spain, through the stories of strikers who took part and discussions among young people about class consciousness, the economic crisis and the role of unions. Immersion in the present and a confrontation with past conflicts.

Apiyemiyekî?

An archive of drawings made by the Waimiri-Atroari, a people native to the Brazilian Amazon, document and narrate their encounter with 'civilised man'.

An archive of drawings made by the Waimiri-Atroari, a people native to the Brazilian Amazon, document and narrate their encounter with 'civilised man'.

Apparition

The past returns as a ghostly image: a photograph hidden by light is made visible through the gentle touch of hands.

The past returns as a ghostly image: a photograph hidden by light is made visible through the gentle touch of hands.

Aquí y allá

Where is home? In her studio the filmmaker investigates her migration-defined identity and family history using photos, maps and Google Earth.

Where is home? In her studio the filmmaker investigates her migration-defined identity and family history using photos, maps and Google Earth.

Armour

Impressions from the life of a man gone adrift. The uncaring backdrop of his drunken odyssey reflects his alienation.

Impressions from the life of a man who has lost his way. A dying father and a broken relationship send Hector on a drunken odyssey. Snippets of uncaring landscapes chain together into a tale that has lost its coherence – the disturbing prologue to an imminent implosion.

Arnold Schwarzenegger – The Art of Bodybuilding

Arnold Schwarzenegger, presented here as a living work of art, gives his vision on classical sculpture, body and mind, ideal beauty and more.

Arnold Schwarzenegger, presented here as a living work of art, gives his vision on classical sculpture, body and mind, ideal beauty and more.

As Far as We Could Get

Switching back and forth between two antipodal cities, filmmaker Iván Argote digs an imaginary tunnel between Indonesia and Colombia.

Switching back and forth between two antipodal cities, filmmaker Iván Argote digs an imaginary tunnel between Indonesia and Colombia.

At Home But Not at Home

A personal exploration of identity, liberation and the diaspora from the shores of Goa to Mozambique and Angola.

A personal exploration of identity, liberation and the diaspora from the shores of Goa to Mozambique and Angola.

At the Bottom of the Sea

The imposing landscape of south-western Texas hides countless tales of a world in perpetual motion.

The imposing landscape of south-western Texas bears witness to immense geological change that took place over billions of years. Change is ever present, even at a human scale, as migratory flows make more than apparent. A contemplative film about a world in perpetual motion.

Austrian Pavilion

Despite a long Biennale history, this Venice pavilion has never presented Austria's leading experimental film culture. Until now, that is.

Despite a long Biennale history, this Venice pavilion has never presented Austria's leading experimental film culture. Until now, that is.

Babai

The Babai is the night-time bogeyman for children: traumas determine who you are, according to this claustrophobic portrait of two Russian brothers.

Russian brothers Mark and Gesha struggle with their strict father, while their tough youth illustrates how fear and sadness are unavoidable elements of aging. Using claustrophobic close-ups, Russian filmmaker Artem Aisagaliev provides a universal impression of a human existence characterised by trauma.

Batagur Baska

Digital rituals in the analogue Cloud. They carry their gadgets to optimize the experience. They believe that this moment will remain unforgotten. (Light Cone)

Digital rituals in the analogue Cloud. They carry their gadgets to optimize the experience. They believe that this moment will remain unforgotten. (Light Cone)

Beasts Clawing at Straws

Who will get the bag of money, and where did it come from? An artfully constructed black comedy/crime thriller and compelling summary of human shortcomings in one.

Debut director Kim Yonghoon assembles a great cast (Asura's Jung Woosung and Secret Sunshine star Jeon Doyeon) for his energetic film adaptation of Japanese hard-boiled crime novel Beasts Clawing at Straws. The result is an artfully constructed, black comedy/crime drama as well as a compelling summary of human shortcomings. But where did that bag come from?

Becoming Alluvium

Past and present collide in a multilayered and emotionally charged contemplation on the beauty and suffering of the Mekong river.

Past and present collide in a multilayered and emotionally charged contemplation on the beauty and suffering of the Mekong river.

Bedding Down

In a soft pastel light, a man on horseback herds his sheep through thepicturesque mountains for rural Montana. "A twilight pastoral". (LUX)

In a soft pastel light, a man on horseback herds his sheep through the picturesque mountains for rural Montana. "A twilight pastoral". (LUX)

Beer

Erik van Lieshout is awarded a prize by a well-known brewery. All the more reason for a party, one might say.

Erik van Lieshout turns 50 and is awarded a huge art prize by a well-known brewery. All the more reason for a party, one might say.

Billy

Re-enactment of a scene from a famous American primetime soap becomes a psychodrama full of petit bourgeois fears in tasteless interiors.

Re-enactment of a scene from a famous American primetime soap becomes a psychodrama full of petit bourgeois fears in tasteless interiors.

Bled Out – Ausgeblutet

A celebration of post-menopausal femininity. Emboldened by the re-emergence of their menstrual flow, these women reclaim their erotic power.

A celebration of post-menopausal femininity. Emboldened by the re-emergence of their menstrual flow, these women reclaim their erotic power.

A Bright Summer Diary

An old family photograph triggers artist Lei Lei's journey into the melancholy of memory and the muddled nature of nostalgia.

An old family photograph triggers artist Lei Lei's journey into the melancholy of memory and the muddled nature of nostalgia.

Bugs & Beasts Before the Law

This essayistic film explores the history and legacy of the 'animal trials' that took place in medieval Europe.

This essayistic film explores the history and legacy of the 'animal trials' that took place in medieval Europe.

Cenote

Entrancing underwater footage of cenotes, or holy springs, in Yucatan, Mexico. Long-lost memories echo in a hallucinatory game of light and dark.

Entrancing footage of cenotes, or holy springs, in Yucatan, Mexico. Long-lost memories echo in a hallucinatory game of light and dark. Swimming in these, director Oda encounters mysterious shapes. The past and present of the people living around the cenotes coalesce in this place where nothing is forgotten.