The Tesla World Light
Matthew Rankin (NFB)
Kanada/Canada, 2017, digital, 8'
New York, 1905. Visionary inventor Nikola Tesla makes one last appeal to J.P. Morgan, his onetime benefactor. Inspired by real events, this electrifying short is a spectacular burst of image and sound that draws as much from the tradition of avant-garde cinema as it does from animated documentary.
Hot Dog Hands
Matt Reynolds (California Institute of the Arts)
ZDA/USA, 2016, digital, 6'40”
This woman can't stop growing fingers.
Moja mama je adijo / My Mamma Is Bossies / My Mum’s Bonkers
Naomi van Niekerk
Južnoafriška republika/South Africa, 2017, digital, 3'36”
My mum’s bonkers. Out of one eye she cries Puccini, out of the other she reprimands me.
Velikan / L'Ogre / The Ogre
Laurène Braibant (Papy3D Productions)
Francija/France, 2017, digital, 9'41”
Greatly insecure about his size, a giant refrains himself from eating, terrified at the idea of revealing his gargantuan character which could compromise his place in society. During a business banquet, his true nature is put to the test.
Tišina / SAMT / Silence
Chadi Aoun (Yelostudio)
Libanon/Lebanon, 2016, digital, 15'20”
In a fanatic dictatorship, modern dance is the secret code of the silent resistance. At out-of-the-way places in town young people celebrate the hidden joy of life with their bodies, cope with the terror they experienced. SAMT(silence) is an introduction to a dysfunctional society about to implode.
Črna škatla / Kutxa beltza / Black Box
Isabel Herguera, Izibene Oñederra (Moriarti Produkzioak)
Španija/Spain, 2016, digital, 7’10”
A moving truck is heading towards the Igueldo Lighthouse, where a woman lives with her dark coloured dog. Inside the charged environment of the lighthouse's interior, the woman becomes the protagonist in some very strange hallucinations.
Summer's Puke Is Winter's Delight
Sawako Kabuki (Tama Art University)
Japonska/Japan, 2016, digital, 3'
Painful events become memories over time. Still, we vomit and eat again – a never-ending cycle.
Sore Eyes for Infinity
Elli Vuorinen (Pyjama Films)
Finska/Finland, 2016, digital, 11’32”
An optician's workday is filled by a line of extraordinary customers, who, one by one, use the optical equipment in suspicious ways.
Vse / Everything
David O'Reilly (David O'Reilly)
Irska, ZDA/Ireland, USA, 2017, digital, 11'
A Gameplay Film!
Best of the World IV (2017) Svetovni jagodni izbor IV (2017)
What's On
Daaaaaalí! Daaaaaalí!
Quentin Dupieux
Tuesday, 23. 04. 2024 / 15:30 / Main Hall
The French master absurdist Quentin Dupieux (Mandibles) pays homage to his idol with a playful and unpredictable “non-biography”, which demonstrates that Dalí’s greatest work of art was his personality. Here it is—the caaaaardinal and delicioooooous film that reveals a Dalí never before seen by the public, proving, if there is even need for proof, that Daaaaaalí is probably the only artist on this miserable little planet.
Radical Radical
Christopher Zalla
Tuesday, 23. 04. 2024 / 17:20 / Main Hall
“There are so many people in the world who never get a chance. This is a story about what happens when they do.” Based on a true story about an unconventional Mexican teacher, Radical won the audience award at the Sundance Festival.
Woman of God Duhovnica
Maja Prettner
Tuesday, 23. 04. 2024 / 19:00 / Small Hall
A documentary film about a free-spirited evangelical priest Jana, who is facing a great life dilemma – to leave or continue pursuing the priesthood, all whilst dealing with many other challenges: from childhood wounds to solving complex family relationships. In the town, she is seen as God’s representative on earth, but at the end of the day, she’s only human too.