Natural Life
International Competition 2
All films that have dialogue in a language other than English, are subtitled in English.
Content warning: Flashing imagery
Kaikki elokuvat, joissa puhutaan muuta kuin englantia, on tekstitetty englanniksi.
Sisältövaroitus: Vilkkuvia kuvia
Event Timeslots:
Manilla theatre,
Thursday 21.08.2025
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8€ Buy tickets
Manilla theatre,
Friday 22.08.2025
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8€ Buy tickets
Films in this screening:
Janneke SWINKELS, Tim FRIJSINGER:
Murmuration
(ZWERMEN)
Netherlands, 2025. 13 minutes.
An elderly man realises he’s suddenly turning into a bird.
Sasha Svirsky:
Dull Spots of Greenish Colours
Germany, 2024. 11 minutes.
War for our attention has suddenly become an actual war. Information technologies appear not just as mere means for somebody’s ends but as something having their agency, as one of the acting forces rendering possible a horrific event, which is very hard to accept and almost impossible to comprehend. We have no control over it and are doomed to scroll through the newsfeed.
Marvin Hauck:
States of Matter
Netherlands, 2024. 7 minutes.
States of Matter is an experimental strata-cut animation crafted entirely from wax and paper. Inspired by Oskar Fischinger’s 1920s wax experiments, the film is the outcome of the director’s explorations during his postgraduate studies. The film’s name is derived from the creative process of shaping solid sculptures out of liquid wax, only to be systematically broken down and reanimated again. The resulting highly magnified “macro animations” are complemented by a tactile soundscape highlighting the materials’ intricate details, textures, and movements.
Kerem Yoruk, Yasir Atis:
Sapan
Turkey, 2025. 6 minutes.
One ordinary summer day, a child living in the Anatolian countryside kills a bird with his slingshot and is drawn into a whirlwind of intense emotions as he feels deep remorse.
Clémence Taveau:
Little Saints
(Jugement dernier)
France, 2024. 4 minutes.
On a school trip to Italy, three school friends share a bedroom in a convent.
Evridiki Papaiakovou:
Poppy Flowers
Estonia, 2024. 4 minutes.
Remembering is a fluid affair. A daughter tries to reconcile with her mother through memories of their shared rituals, exposing the intricate aspects of their relationship. As the daughter matures, she begins to contemplate conventional notions of divinity. The blank frames of the 35mm strip regain their function as memorabilia in the process of engraving her past onto its surface.
Edmunds Jansons:
Freeride in C
Latvia, 2024. 10 minutes.
The white tranquility of mountains is disturbed by colorful winter sports enthusiasts who enjoy downhill skiing. The short film is an audiovisual experience, an abstract dance of freedom that reflects the joy and fragility of being.
Quirijn Dees:
Pubert Jimbob
Belgium, 2024. 16 minutes.
Pubert Jimbob, a young man, enters a strange reality after getting lured away from his home by an enigmatic figure, who throws him a lighter. Jimbob meets Nadine, a lump with a mouth, and helps her.