Programme:
URSA – The Song of the Northern Lights Ursa - Nordlysets sang
Natalia Malykhina, Norway, 2021, 11 min
A beautiful and melancholic story about one little polar bear who is alone in the cold dark Arctic and looking for his mum.
Perfect Houseguest
Max Porter, Ru Kuwahata, USA, 2015, 2 min
A house is visited by a clean, organized, well-mannered guest.
The Smortlybacks
Ted Sieger, Wouter Dierickx, Switzerland/China, 2014, 5 min
On a tabletop mountain a mahout and his strange herd make a surprising and never-ending journey.
The Smortlybacks Come Back
Ted Sieger, Switzerland, 2022, 8 min
In a barren world TamLin of the Little People travels with his herd of splendid smortlybacks in search of greener pastures. They struggle with fear and find themselves stranded on the shore of the ocean. With unlikely help of TamSin a wonderful mermaid and her disrespectful smortlysharks they cross the ocean and find a happy end.
URSA - The song of the northern lights Ursa - Nordlysets sang
What's On
Shout or You Are Out Kdor ne skače
Boris Petkovič
Sunday, 05. 04. 2026 / 20:30 / Small Hall
The cries and echoes of the Slovenian national consciousness, expressed through sport, memory and collective emotion. Drawing on archival footage, personal anecdotes and social reflection, this documentary explores how a nation is shaped through supporting a team – and what, and who, is left behind.
Fantasy Fantasy
Kukla
Sunday, 05. 04. 2026 / 21:20 / Main Hall
Mihrije, Sina, and Jasna are best friends in their early twenties. Because of their boyish lifestyle, they often clash with their conservative surroundings. When they meet a transgender woman named Fantasy, a new world opens up to them… In her feature debut, young Slovenian director Kukla asks: “Who am I when there is no one left to define me?” The film won the award for Best Ensemble Cast at the Sarajevo Film Festival.