Rao Heidmets:

Papa Carlo Teater

Neuvostoliitto (Viro), 1988. 10 minuuttia.

Kihachirō Kawamoto:

The Demon
(Oni)

Japani, 1972. 8 minuuttia.

Two brothers, who are both hunters and live with their mother, go to the mountains to set traps for deer. Suddenly, a demon grabs the younger brother. The older brother shoots an arrow, severing the demon’s arm, which they plan to take home. But they make a grisly discovery on the journey home.

Jiří Trnka:

The Hand
(Ruka)

Tšekkoslovakia, 1965. 18 minuuttia.

A delicate and secluded ceramist sees his orderly life turn upside down, when a gigantic hand in a white glove invades his space, demanding that a sculpture of itself is made. When will the hand’s obstinate demands stop?

Emma De Swaef / Marc James Roels:

Oh Willy…

Belgia, 2012. 17 minuuttia.

Fifty-something Willy, plump and ill-at-ease, returns to the naturist community where he grew up to visit his dying mother. This brings back memories, not all of them pleasant, which build into an emotional crisis when his mother finally passes away.

Suzie Templeton:

Dog

UK, 2002. 6 minuuttia.

A young boy and his father live in a dull, lonely house with the shadow of mourning hanging over them both. The boy misses his mother but gets no comfort from his father’s ascertains that she went peacefully. This tragedy is added to by the family dog which is looking increasingly unhealthy.

Maciek Szczerbowski, Chris Lavis:

Madame Tutli-Putli

Kanada, 2007. 17 minuuttia.

Exhausted and profoundly melancholic, anachronistic Madame Tutli-Putli wants to board a train. And, surrounded by a lifetime’s worth of personal belongings, she waits patiently. Is she running away from her past?

Carlo Vogele:

Una Furtiva Lagrima

Ranska, 2011. 3 minuuttia.

The last journey of a fish as it sings its own requiem, from its sale at the fish market all the way into the frying pan.