UP & COMING 2
69 min Online: FRI 8.3., 19:00 / online available for 48 hours
Cinema: FRI 8.3., 17:00 / METRO Kino, Historischer Saal + Q&A with Faye Craig, Sonia Leliukh, Emma Kanouté, Lola Lefèvre
SAT 9.3., 16:30 / METRO Kino, Pleskow Saal
Stories that take us through the labyrinth of our minds to meet the monsters lurking in dark corners. At times these minds of ours can feel like they’re anxiously spinning in circles, or drowning us with fears, but they are also where the magic happens, allowing us to travel through time and space, revisit memories of past loves, offer resilience and strength in times of crisis or imagine new futures. Twelve animations that in exploring the depths of our mind, dare to imagine otherwise.
SOUR DAYS
Faye Craig, 2023, GB, 6 minutes
Royal College of Art
We follow Mirah in her pursuit of a normal day amongst a drowning environment. She navigates the many misfortunes that await her in the outside world that resemble personifications of her mental struggle.
미끼 | BAIT*
Nancy-Bleu Hwang, 2023, KR and US-alt-short, 6 minutes
CalArts - California Institute of the Arts
The head is tired of overthinking and jumps into the lake.
MY HOME*
Jina Kwon, 2023, KR, 7 minutes
Kyung Hee University
In a house of paper, Sue faces surreal challenges on a rainy day. As her home floods, a broken faucet adds to the deluge, making her sink deeper and deeper. The fragile space around her disintegrates and starts mirroring her inner turmoil.
LUKNJE | HOLES
Sofiya Kruglikova, 2022, SI, 7 minutes
University of Ljubljana, Academy of Fine Arts and Design
Loneliness. Strong wind and an aurora. What do you feel when you listen to the ocean or when an aurora takes you towards the storm? Can you eventually become a part of the whole universe and leave everything behind?
END OF SUMMER
Tara Attarzadeh, 2023, IR, 3 minutes
University of Tehran
A little girl plays on a swing on the roof of a house. She roams around the city freely, daydreaming with a flock of pigeons, when suddenly the swing’s rope breaks. Times are about to change.
COMMA
Sonia Leliukh, 2023, DE and UA, 4 minutes
Academy of Media Arts Cologne
At a busy train station, a person stumbles upon an old newspaper that opens a portal to a world of different stories, all happening during the war in Ukraine. Crafted from newspaper clippings, the film explores the resilience and everyday lives of people striving to find meaning in times of war.
SMELL OF THE GROUND
Olivia Rosa, 2023, PL, 8 minutes
Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków
A journey across our planet, starting with microscopic close-ups, continuing with shots of wildlife and slowly approaching civilization. What will the end of the Anthropocene look like? An adaptation of Sara Teasdale’s poem “There will come soft rains”.
SENSASI
Weng Shan Lim, 2023, MY, 4 minutes
UCA - University for the Creative Arts
An experimental film inspired by abstract filmmakers of the 1930s. It experiments with how different visuals, materials, movement, colours and texture interact with sound to bring a balanced and harmonious feel to our minds.
EN TRANSIT / IN TRANSIT
Lise Rémon, 2022, FR, 6 minutes
Ecole Nationale des Arts Décoratifs
2018, France, revolution is raging and pictures of riots are overflowing all over social media. In the corridor of Tokyo-Haneda's airport, a young girl discovers her country's news through her phone screen.
LES NOEUDS DU DESTIN | THE KNOTS OF DESTINY
Déborah Chang , 2023, FR, 8 minutes
ISCID - Institut Supérieur Couleur Image Design
My name is Déborah Chang and I was born in the Paris region on 29 March 2000. At that time, China’s one-child policy was still in force. Through my mother's testimony, I start finding out more about this law.
LES ABEILLES D’EAU DOUCE | FRESHWATER BEES
Emma Kanouté , 2023, BE, 9 minutes
École nationale supérieure des arts visuels of La Cambre (ENSAV)
In the middle of summer, Louise visits her parents’ house in the countryside. Wandering around the places of her teenage years, she feels a tender nostalgia as she remembers her first love, Nora.
LA MEUF DE JAY | JAY'S GIRL*
Lola Lefèvre, 2023, FR, 4 minutes
Animation film school - La Poudrière
The party is in full swing. There’s only one thing Nina wants from this evening – to end it with Jay. But she hasn’t counted on Louise being there, too.