International Competition 4

Joachim Hérissé:

Skinned
(Écorchée)

France, 2022. 15 minutes.

In an old building, lost in the middle of the swamp, live two strange women, Siamese twins by one leg. At night, the Flayed has terrifying nightmares in which she sees her sister’s flesh covering her own body…

Milly Yencken:

The Eastern Rain

Estonia, 2023. 9 minutes.

If the rain were to fall indoors, but never out doors …where do we begin to look for shelter?

Ita Romero:

Carlos Montaña

Argentina, 2022. 8 minutes.

Years of dictatorship in Argentina. Carlos Montaña is detected by the repressive forces while working in a sugar mill in Tucuman. To survive he must escape and get lost in the woods, on the way he will go through difficult decisions.

Vitor Hugo Rocha:

Troada

Portugal, 2022. 3 minutes.

The cycle of Springtime, Summer, Autumn and Winter is suddenly interrupted by the storm and psycadelia.

Katarzyna KIJEK, Przemysław ADAMSKI:

Slow Light

Poland, 2022. 11 minutes.

A boy who was born blind, suddenly at the age of seven sees a light. A medical examination reveals that his eyes are so dense that it takes seven years for the light to reach the retina and hence for the image to reach his consciousness.

The consequence of the eye defect translates into the mental immaturity of the man, lack of understanding of the present and belated reflections on long-gone facts. The man is never mature enough for his age and constantly lingers on the past.
Film made in original technique representing the tactile reality of the present and 2D animation showing the past.

Júlia Lantos:

Oliver the Giant
(Olivér, az óriás)

Hungary, 2023. 8 minutes.

Oliver, the giant lives on a little planet. In his perception, the whole world is his playground, where he can do what he wants. While he is living his trivial life, the little humans become preoccupied with another matter of greatest importance: building a sun clock so they can connect with the universe. This fully disturbs Oliver’s life. Starting with the growling sound of the universe, the appearance of a big shadow, he recognize his own pettiness, feels doomed, and throws himself into space.

Maria Zilli, Sara Priorelli:

Sweet Dreams

Hungary, 2023. 5 minutes.

Sweet dreams is a black comedy set in a remote motel, where a housekeeper is stuck in her monotonous work life. Sick of the repetitive humiliations by the employees and the motel guests, the woman eventually loses control and the feeling of revenge overcomes her.

Matea Kovač:

Y

Croatia, 2023. 6 minutes.

An empty paper depicts a struggle between artistic composition and decomposition as the voice of the narrator-protagonist reminisces about her tumultuous relationship with a former girlfriend.

Flóra Anna BUDA:

27

France, 2023. 11 minutes.

Alice is 27 years old today. Even though she is suffocating a bit, she still lives with her parents and tends to live in her dreams to escape her dreary everyday life. After a psychedelic party on a factory roof, she has a serious drunken bike accident. Will this give her the courage to become an adult?