The Audience Choice
Films in this screening:
Bianca Scali:
it's just a whole
Germany, 2023. 11 minutes.
“She knew this day would come and the choice she’d have to make. But as it finally comes, Maya cannot wrap her head around it. A mole – it’s so small, so insignificant, just a mark… How can it be so hard to part from it? Can Maya ever feel whole again when a bit of her is taken away?”
Alexey Sukhov:
The Mole
(Крот)
Russian Federation, 2023. 14 minutes.
Victor, at the request of his wife, goes for a pipe cleaning liquid “The Mole”. On the way, he reflects and philosophizes, but a sudden incident leads him to a memory loss. Thus, a series of events is launched in which the hero is forced to try on different essences of the word Mole.
Veljko Popovic, Milivoj Popovic:
Zarko, You Will Spoil the Child!
(Zarko, razmazit ces dite!)
Croatia, 2024. 14 minutes.
The film recounts the memories of a childhood in Split in the 1980s. These are stories retold after Sunday lunch when everyone is in a good mood, stories filled with emotions we can easily relate to. But above all, the film is a moving tribute to the love of a grandpa and grandma who did their best to keep their granddaughter smiling.
Stephen Vuillemin:
A kind of Testament
(Un genre de testament)
France, 2023. 16 minutes.
A young woman comes across animations on the Internet that have clearly been created from her private selfies. An unknown female with the same name confesses to identity theft. But death is quicker than the answer to the question: “Why?”
Pablo Ballarín:
A border guard and his dog
Spain, 2023. 3 minutes.
A visit to the border between Belarus and Poland
Emma Louhivuori:
An Announcement
(Ilmoitusasia)
Finland, 2024. 5 minutes.
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Nina GANTZ:
Wander to Wonder
Belgium, 2023. 14 minutes.
Mary, Billybud and Fumbleton are three miniature, human actors who perform in an eighties kids TV series called “Wander to Wonder”. After the creator of the series has died, they are left alone in the studio. With their slowly decaying costumes and growing hunger, they continue to make increasingly strange episodes for their fans.
Nicolas KEPPENS:
Beautiful Men
Belgium, 2023. 19 minutes.
Three balding brothers travel to Istanbul to get a hair transplant. Stuck with each other in a hotel far from home, their insecurities grow faster than their hair.