Films
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23e
Roughhouse
Jonathan Hodgson
France, England, Animation
Three friends embark on a new adventure in a strange town, but when a manipulative new member joins their gang, their loyalty is torn apart with terrifying consequences.
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23e
Sayeh e Fil
Arman Khansarian
Iran, Fiction
According to his doctors, Leila’s father has only a few days left to live. His only concern is for his daughter’s welfare as he knows how difficult life can be for a divorcee in Tehran. Leila decides to plan a scenario for his dad so that he can die peacefully.
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23e
Screen
Matthias Müller & Christoph Girardet
Germany, Experimentation
Liminal zones. Floating particles. Fire, water, earth, air. Voices of fictional characters: sometimes suggestive, sometimes strict, leading the viewer away from the here and now. Who's talking? The relationship between the hypnotized subject and the hypnotist is mirrored in the spectator's relationship to the screen.
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23e
Shalva
Danna Windsor
Israel, United States, Animation
In a synthetic meditation space, an empty shell seeks power.
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23e
Simbiosis Carnal
Rocio Alvarez
Belgium, Animation
A poetic journey through the history of desire and sexuality, from the first unicellular organism to human beings, who invent the calculated pleasure: eroticism. A story plagued by moral conflicts, in which the female pleasure was long ignored and repressed takes pride of place, and which culminates in an explosive finale.
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23e
Sitwayen lari
Eddy Fleursaint
Haiti, Fiction
After Haiti’s big earthquake, Junior would do anything to make sure his little brother Peter survives. He steals from his friends and begs for money on the street. But Junior has an argument to settle down with a terrible thief who also lives on the street.
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23e
Solar Walk
Réka Bucsi
Denmark, Animation
Solar Walk shows the journey of individuals and their creations on through time and space. Any meaning of action is only existent from the perspective of the individual, but never mandatory when looking at it from the perspective of a solar system.
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23e
Soudure symphonique
Gabriel Fortin
Canada (Quebec), Fiction
Soudure symphonique metaphorically reunites two worlds at their antipodes: classical music and working-class environments. By joining Tchaikovsky to industrial welding, this short film offers a poetic glance on orchestra conducting, transforming it into a symphony of sparkles.
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23e
Stilles Land Gutes Land
Johannes Bachmann
Switzerland, Fiction
Sybille, a headmistress and politician, is in the middle of an election campaign for municipal council president in her Swiss village when her son is accused by a classmate of abusing her. Sybille must choose between morality and career. Either way, her reputation in the community is at stake.
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23e
Stock Shot
Guillaume Monette
Canada (Quebec), Fiction
A condo in Blainville. A home makeover TV show. A jaded, burned-out director. His cameraman, late again, who shows up hungover. It’s going to be a long day.