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različni avtorji / various / 53 min

Mr. Sand
Soetkin Verstegen (Soetkin Verstegen/The Animation Workshop)
Belgium, Danmark, 2016, 8’15”

A dreamy animated documentary about the dangers of early cinema. In the back of the story moves Mr Sand, a mysterious character. Real or imagined.

Jo Goes Hunting: Careful
Alice Saey (Miyu Productions/De Nieuwe Oost)
France, Netherlands, 2020, 3'58''

On the borderless map of a magical planet, little beings pick, brush, weave, fish and collect elements from their natural environment to sustain their life as a group. This essential balance turns to chaos once they misuse their findings to polish their individual appearance.

Hammam
Florence Miailhe (Paris Plage Production)
France, 1991, 35 mm, 8'30''

Two young girls who are going to the baths for the first time, guide us through the labyrinth of steam baths, showers, and fountains.

Au premier dimanche d’août / A Summer Night Rendez-Vous
Florence Miailhe (Les Films de l'Arelquine)
France, 2000, 35 mm, 11'00''

On the evening of the summer dance everyone in the village is present. From dusk until
dawn music is played, rock, tango, slow dances and waltzes. Night reveals the various couples, the young and old, the new lovebirds, the shy, the drinkers, the troublemakers, and the cries of children.

Average Hapiness
Maja Gehrig (Langfilm)
Switzerland, 2019, 7'02''

During a PowerPoint presentation, statistical diagrams are breaking free from the straitjackets of their coordinates. A trip into the sensual world of statistics begins. Pie charts are melting, arrow diagrams twisting, scatter plots, bar graphs and stock market curves join in a collective climax.

Amourette / Lust to Dust
Maja Gehrig (Swiss Effects)
Switzerland, 2009, 35 mm, 5’20”

Two wooden dolls are having sex on a sandpaper. By the constant change of positions, they sand themselves off by rubbing the floor. The mood varies between wrestling and amorous play. Finally, the love act turns into a race against time.

Jutro, jezero in večer v Annecyiju / Morning, Lake and Evening in Annecy
Črt Škodlar (Triglav film)
Yugoslavia (Slovenia), 1965, 35 mm, 8'00''

Visual expression of the feeling of music.

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