Competition 4

Fri, 09. 3., 21:00Sat, 10. 3., 17:00

In Block 4 des internationalen Wettbewerbs begegnen wir den Stummfilmstars Mary Pickford und Janet Gaynor in einem surrealem Epos, das die Frankensteingeschichte auf den Kopf stellt, rasen mit einem Dachs am Steuer durch die Nacht, beobachten verzaubert wie ein älteres Ehepaar seine Liebe neu entdeckt und erfreuen uns an einer gereimten Wortschlacht, die sich die Tiere des Waldes miteinander liefern. Dauer: 72'

Edge of Alchemy

Stacey Steers

2017,

19’00

Composed of over 6,000 collages, the film examines the psychological terrain of women’s inner worlds. Mary Pickford and Janet Gaynor are seamlessly appropriated from the silent-era and cast into a surreal epic with an upending of the Frankenstein story.

Pies Schroedingera | Schroedinger´s Dog

Natalia Krawczuk

2016,

9´

A short story of a man, a woman, their dog and a couch. Their common days are filled with boredom and taking naps, but things change when their pet suddenly disappears. How simple yet complicated relationships can be, and can we feel lonely despite living with someone else?

Nocna ptica | Nighthawk

Spela Cadez

2016,

8’50

A badger lies motionless on a local road. A police patrol approaches the body in the dark. They soon realize that the animal is not dead; the badger is dead drunk! When the police attempt to drag the creature off the road, he wakes up and things take a strange turn.

Mussels

Simji Park

2017,

5’40

They want mussels; they all want it. Dominance held merely by the entrenched patriarchy is revered. The disproportionality is acknowledged yet the desire is nonetheless mouthwatering.

Nachsaison | Late Season

Daniela Leitner

2017,

7´26

An elderly couple seem to have lost their affection for one another. After falling asleep on the beach one day, something incredible happens that rekindles their long lost romantic feelings.

Negative Space

Ru Kuwahata, Max Porter

2017,

5’30

My dad taught me how to pack.

Hedgehog’s Home

Eva Cvijanović

HR/CA

2017,

10´

In a lush and lively forest lives a hedgehog. He is respected and envied by the other animals. However, his unwavering devotion to his home annoys a quartet of insatiable beasts. Together, they march off towards Hedgehog’s home and spark a tense and prickly standoff.

Liv

Sunniva Fluge Hole

2017,

3´57

Instead of sitting around, waiting for death. Liv takes matters into her own hands and goes back to her roots to live out her days in the wild.

Festival 6 - 10 March, 2024

Competition 4

Edge of Alchemy

Pies Schroedingera | Schroedinger´s Dog

Nocna ptica | Nighthawk

Mussels

Nachsaison | Late Season

Negative Space

Hedgehog’s Home

Liv

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