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
Silent Friend Silent Friend
Ildikó Enyedi
Tuesday, 26. 05. 2026 / 17:15 / Main Hall
A mighty old tree stands in the garden of a German university. Three eras, three human lives, and three clumsy yet sincere attempts at connection: with the world, with nature, and with oneself. A film by Ildikó Enyedi (On Body and Soul).
Shout or You Are Out Kdor ne skače
Boris Petkovič
Tuesday, 26. 05. 2026 / 18:00 / 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.
What Marielle Knows Was Marielle weiß
Frédéric Hambalek
Tuesday, 26. 05. 2026 / 20:15 / Main Hall
What would happen if your child suddenly knew everything about you? This funny and incisive social satire with a supernatural twist will make you rethink your family relationships.