Intersextion
Richard R. Reeves (independent)
Canada, 2022, 4'
Handmade optical sounds and drawing directly to 35mm film. Two abstract energies fall in love, unite as one then disappear into a vanishing point.
De Imperio
Alessandro Novelli (Bando à Parte/Studio Kimchi)
Portugal, Spain, 2023, 13'15"
The pieces silently start gathering into the room, while the giants, unaware, keep living their macabre routines.
Fur
Zhen Li (California Institute of the Arts)
USA, 2022, 6'36"
A crush gone moldy…
Vanlav / Oneluv
Varja Jakovljeva (Studio Shar)
Russia, 2022, 10'35"
A young couple are visited in their home by strangers. By using the hospitality provided to them, the unexpected guests provoke the couple into rash acts, wrecking the established order and harmony within the family.
Piano Pieces
Gerd Gockell (Schattenkabinett/anigraf)
Germany, Switzerland, 2022, 3'
An experimental animation to pay tribute to an old piano. Only a few pieces are left from the old piano. They come to life to play one last tune.
The Miracle
Nienke Deutz (Lunanime/Keplerfilm/Les Productions de Milou)
Belgium, Netherlands, France, 2023, 15'
The Miracle, a place where the sun always shines, with endless opportunities to relax and food in abundance. But how do you relate to a place that constantly confronts you with the things you don’t have?
No. 28
Zahra Salarnia (neodvisna/independent)
Iran, New Zeland, 2022, 4'
Without a linear narrative structure, the interplay between discrete pictures reveals the memory of an innocent childhood life in a remote, peaceful environment against the surrounding political affairs of post-revolutionary Iran.
Sweet Like Lemons
Jenny Jokela (independent)
UK, Finland, 2023, 5'31"
A visual reflection on getting out of a harmful relationship and moving on.
Wander to Wonder
Nina Gantz (Circe Films/Kaap Holland Film/Beast Animation/Les Productions de Milou/Blink Industries/Pictanovo)
Netherlands, Belgium, France, UK, 2023, 13'50"
Mary, Billybud, and Fumbleton star in an eighties kids’ TV-series called. After the creator of the show has died, they are left alone in the studio. Struggling to find enough to eat, they continue to make—increasingly strange—episodes for their fans.
