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Up & Coming 1

Thu, 12. 3., 18:00Sat, 14. 3., 14:00

70'

Sirens

Sirens

Julia Tudisco
HU
2018,
4’

As the waves roll up on the beach, a group of women enjoy themselves building a ship together and playing with dolphins. Meanwhile, above them, a sad bride-to-be sits on a cactus. The merriment below and the pastel-colored sea remind her of the freedom she may be about to lose.

Bath House Of Whales

Bath House Of Whales

Mizuki Kiyama
JP
2019,
6’

In a small town somewhere in Japan, the mothers in the neighborhood finish their day at the public baths.

Sabkha

Sabkha

Fabienne Schwarz, Rebecca Rubeli, Samantha Leung, Samuel Brunner, Liam Carter
CH
2019,
5’52

Noa, a lone researcher, travels through an endless salt desert with nothing but her mobile laboratory. On her journey through this dead world, she makes a remarkable discovery.

Duszyczka

The Little Soul

Barbara Rupik
PL
2019,
9’

A dead body has become stuck at a river bank. Its decaying insides still hide a human soul – a miniature of the deceased. Rotting organs part and a tiny creature gets out. Standing on the river bank, it says goodbye to the corpse and sets off on a journey through post-mortem land.

Dutchgaria

Dutchgaria

Capucine Muller
BE
2019,
12’24

A French girl has just moved to a country called Dutchgaria. We follow her adventures as she struggles with the unknown language and tries to understand the locals.

The Shadow

빛 | The Shadow

Kim Hye-Jin
KR
2018,
12’

On high-school graduation day people would exchange photos with their classmates. Hee-ju, Ji-soo, and Do-hyeon also have photographs of each other. As an adult, I look at the pictures and think back to the days when we were all shining in our own way.

Dinner Time

Dinner Time

Kate Renshaw-Lewis
USA
2019,
3’47

The impact of gender roles on a child is the central theme of this hand-drawn animation that looks at the power dynamics within a hyper-nuclear family.

VokseVærk

Sudden Growth

Sine Juhl
DK
2018,
5’23

It all begins with an idyllic childhood. Then bodies start to change, limbs grow rapidly and hairs turn up in the most unexpected places. For some it happens early, while others are left behind. This stop-motion animated short describes the experience of puberty in a humorous and honest way.

Cairn no Kunitachi | The Spirits of Cairn

Shinobu Soejima
JP
2019,
7’12

Those who die in childhood enter a state of limbo. The protagonist feels remorse about having died too young, but the emotion is just an echo. He has no idea how long he´s been there, why he is there, or what the source of his regret is. His work of intering the many necks buried below the surface continues without end.

Le Petit Chaperon Rouge | Little Red Riding Hood

Jeanne Ruelle
BE
2018,
4’32

Hair grows, blood flows, everything suggests that a wolf has taken up residence in the body of a little girl. A modern tale about the discovery of puberty.

Tricky Women - International Animation Filmfestival Vienna