Leoforos Patision Patision Avenue
Greece, 2018
directed by Thanasis Neofotistos
screenplay Thanasis Neofotistos
cinematography Yannis Fotou
cast Marina Symeou, Konstantina Koutsonasiou
running time 13'
Yanni’s mum is on her way to an audition for a role as Shakespeare’s Viola, when she discovers that her young son has been left home alone. Through a series of phone calls, she fights to balance the most important roles of her life, whilst walking in the most controversial area of central Athens, Patision Avenue.
Untitled (burned rubber on asphalt, 2018)
Finland, 2018
directed by Tinja Ruusuvuori
screenplay Tinja Ruusuvuori
cinematography Pietari Peltola
running time 20'
In a remote village in Norway, roads are a controversial subject. Playing a detective's role, Untitled explores – not without humour – the disturbing phenomenon of skid marks and their mysterious appearance. Moving away from classic documentary patterns, Tinja Ruusuvuori creates an ironic and surrealist object, without giving up on addressing humanity and its questionings.
Potop The Flood
Slovenia, 2019
directed by Kristijan Krajnčan
screenplay Kristijan Krajnčan
cinematography Lev Predan Kowarski
cast Matej Puc, Žigan Krajnčan
running time 15'
After his father has been absent for a year, the son tries to reconcile with him on a solitary trip to the family mountain hut. The more he tries, the more distant his father becomes. When a sunny day is suddenly disrupted by heavy rain, the son fears this might have something to do with his father. Can he find the strength to see the truth before the flood arrives?
Neko no Hi Cat Days
Germany, 2018
directed by Jon Frickey
screenplay Jon Frickey
animation Jon Frickey
running time 11'
As Jiro suddenly seems to have lost his appetite for pancakes and syrup, his dad knows something’s not right. The doctor quickly figures it out: Jiro has cat flu. Harmless, it’s true, and rapid recovery is common, but something about the diagnosis is odd. Aren’t cats the only ones who can catch cat flu? In beautifully abstracted images and with deep devotion to detail, illustrator Jon Frickey tells an almost commonplace story.
Excess Will Save Us
Sweden, France, 2019
directed by Morgane Dziurla-Petit
screenplay Morgane Dziurla-Petit
cinematography Filip Lyman
running time 14'
A tiny village in northern France – without a cinema, pharmacy or hairdresser – experiences a terrorist threat that sets off alarm bells of panic and reveals deep-rooted psychosis among its locals. A tragicomic look at how an epic misunderstanding, a cast of unreliable narrators, hype and hypocrisy combine in funny and frightening ways to reflect the far right.
Mudanza contemporánea Contemporary Move
Spain, 2019
directed by Teo Guillem
screenplay Teo Guillem
cinematography Teo Guillem
running time 20'
Armchairs, feet, mattresses, mops, arms, memories, plastic. A whole army of objects dances and twists in this choreographic journey.