The programme was curated by Jakub Spevák, programme director of Fest Anča International.
Hierofania / Hierophany
Maria Nitek (Polish National Film School in Lodz)
Poland, 2021, 3'37"
In the film the author shows hierophany in a symbolic way - the manifestation of holiness in the world, described by the historian and philosopher of religion Mircea Eliade. The author presents an oneiric vision bordering on waking, dreaming and psychedelic experiences. Hierophany is a fantasy about the beginning - of the world? human? myth? religion? culture? A journey into an imaginary world that does not require unambiguous interpretation.
Wood Child and Hidden Forest Mother
Stephen Irwin (small time inc.)
UK, 2020, 9'34"
In the thick of the forest, the hunter casually exterminates fauna and flora, until he comes across a creature impossible to kill. The strange being will drag him into a vortex of metamorphosis, destruction and creation, towards a new identity.
Sasha
Serghei Chiviriga (deFilm)
Romania, 2022, 12'43"
Confused by the whole world and his own body, a teenager is forced to discover in a strange way the truth about his sexual identity by confronting his other half.
Doghead
Momo Kato (Image Forum Institute of Moving Image, Tokyo)
Japan, 2020, 4'24"
A life is born. Creates a new planet. Here come the visitors.
Ziegenort
Tomasz Popakul (Nolabel)
Poland, 2013, 19'34"
Fish Boy is a teenager facing the challenges of growing up. His problems are especially severe, as he is different from all others: He is half boy, half fish. His drama is set against the background of a seemingly idyllic fishing village, where is father wants to teach him how to become a fisherman. The boy‘s struggle with the stigma of rejection takes place in several dimensions of interpersonal relationships. Ultimately, it also affects Fish Boy‘s relationship with himself.
Klimax
Bea Hoeller (Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg)
Germany, 2021, 2'46"
We create the inner world of the female organ with abstract and associative images. Our main protagonist, Barbie, goes through a process of transformation. She emerges like Alice in Wonderland into a magical world, a place of temptation and joy.
Bay of Plenty
Milva Stutz (independent)
Switzerland, 2018, 12'03"
The journey of discovery of a fictional, virtual island world. The audience encounters creatures who transcend categories such as male / female, artificial / natural, animal / human and who are constantly changing the form of their bodies. Together, they explore the possibilities of overcoming their physical boundaries and learn how to create new (life) conditions.
Scum Mutation
Ov (Le Fresnoy - Studio national des arts contemporains)
France, 2020, 10'00"
Here you are Scum, a creature in a cage. Your gaze waves inside the rage of a young generation facing an authoritarianism rise. Your scream testifies of a deep wound, consequence of oppressions and repressions on bodies and minds. Your gestures, survival drive, question our visceral and societal link to violence, and propose what can be our means of action to overthrow our condition. SCUM, in your silicon hands young germs are growing and mutating.