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East of Eden: Dreams of the Future Vzhodno od raja: Sanje o prihodnosti

69 min

Short Films Programme.

Atomic
HNV Collective, Finland/Latvia, experimental, 2020, 12'

A poetic journey that tells the story of a particular jewel. The ornamental stone is radioactive Trinitite, born as a side product of the nuclear test in New Mexico. This small object merges total violence, beauty, precious and sublime particular materials, and human incompleteness.

Sanjska dostava 
梦中的投递 (Dream Delivery), Yuan Zheng, China, experimental, 2018, 9'

An exhausted deliveryman is lying on a park bench, deep asleep. In a dream, he finds himself in a Shanghai park with his fellows: they all have turned into statues in contrast to their everyday exhaustion in the pursuit of speed and efficiency of China.

Kar pride, je zgolj obljuba
That Which Is to Come Is Just a Promise, Flatoform, Italy/Netherlands/New Zealand, documentary, 2019, 23'

The island of Funafuti, in the archipelago of Tuvalu, has become the stage of a unique phenomenon. Due to the unnatural warming of the sea, saltwater seeps into the subsoil, bubbling up through the porous terrain provoking floods, which put the future of life on this island at risk.

Adijo, mali blok!
Pá kis panelom! (Bye Little Block!), Éva Darabos, Hungary, animation, 2020, 9'

A surreal farewell panorama of a blockhouse area.

Ieva
Vytautas Plukas, Domas Petronis, Lithuania, documentary, 2021, 14’

Inside a lab, a robot is created. Like a newborn, it analyses its surroundings with the primitive senses and limited knowledge it has.

Maska
Mask, Hanka Brulińska, Poland, fiction, 2021, 14'

A visually chaotic, operatic journey through the mind of an AI as it learns how to be human, and reflects back questionable aspects of the human experience.

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Gints Zilbalodis

Thursday, 10. 07. 2025 / 21:30 / The Ljubljana Castle

Cat is a solitary animal. However, as its home is devastated by a great flood, he finds refuge on a boat populated by various species, and will have to team up with them despite their differences. In this lonesome boat sailing through mystical flooded landscapes, they navigate the challenges and dangers of adapting to this new world. »A survival epic full of mysteries and magic, it’s an animated epic worthy of Ghibli.« – Time Out. »One of the most moving animated films in recent memory, and, beyond that, groundbreaking too.« – IndieWire. Oscar for Best Animated Feature.

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Sean Baker

Friday, 11. 07. 2025 / 21:30 / The Ljubljana Castle

Shot in his signature style, Sean Baker’s comedy-drama continues the director’s deeply humanist exploration of social issues. Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival.

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Wes Anderson

Saturday, 12. 07. 2025 / 21:30 / The Ljubljana Castle

Wes Anderson’s latest film is coming to Kinodvor straight from its world premiere in Cannes.