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CHECK OUR FULL PROGRAMME THAT TOOK PLACE AT CFF 2023
12.10.23
DAY 1
DOORS OPEN: 19:30
19:30 –
20:40
SLOT 1
19:30 –
20:40
The Chromakey Man
William Samaha
Dan always wanted to be an actor, but instead of achieving his dreams, he ends up a chromakey technician on movie sets. Covered in a bright green suit from head to toe, he is stuck in a rut until he gets offered an audition and the possibility to step into the limelight. The opportunity is potentially life-changing, and this absolutely terrifies him. MORE
A Fairy Tale
Zoé Arene
Apprentice filmmaker, Juan makes a documentary portrait of Coco, a thirty-something-year-old marginal. The film is quickly called into question when Juan discovers that Coco thinks she’s a fairy in a disenchanted society. MORE
What We Make
Alex Frecon
A young man attempts to juggle the skeletons in his closet with his personal creative ambitions. MORE
Time Traveling Through Time
Ryan Ward
A wannabe film director becomes embroiled in a battle against the laws of time and space when his attempts to recreate the iconic black and white, photograph-only, time travel film, La Jetée, spiral out of control. Narrated by Julian Richings (The Witch; X-Men; The Umbrella Academy) and starring Skyler Caleb (The Office, Two and a Half Men). Meow! MORE
Killing Ourselves
Maya Yadlin
Maya takes her parents and sister to the desert in order to film them for an additional scene in her film. But the day of filming turns into a never-ending family argument, and it becomes unclear whether they will even manage to cooperate and become a team. MORE
Break: 20:40 – 20:50
20:50 –
22:30
SLOT 2
20:50 –
22:30
Kim
Brandon Danowski
Kim is a devout Christian scientist who’s intent on spreading kindness to the world that touches her. While she lives with an imperative for doing good, her personal sense of right and wrong can put her at odds with others in her religious circle. These moments of conflict are formative flashpoints in her life, having dire consequences for her and those around her. While Kim always tries to stay true to her internal sense of logic and morality, external pressures can push her personal beliefs aside in the interest of satisfying the demands of her faith. Kim’s ultimate test comes when a life or death decision forces her to pick a path; her reason or her religion. MORE
Gardez
Julian Isfort
Silvia Brockmann, the wife of a rich industrialist, is no longer considered by her husband. Fascinated by the sensual appearance of a young church attendant, she decides to bring a little joy into her dreary everyday life. She cleverly uses the unsuspecting and good faith pastor of the congregation to get the attention of the church attendant. MORE
Bad Jew Good Girl
Annika Chavez
Alone in her apartment on Yom Kippur, Laurel sets out to make it through the day as a good Jew. MORE
Riten.
Hannah-Lisa Paul
An audition by the young violinist Anna at the conservatory followed by dinner. Julia's first evening at her old music college, this time in her new role as violin professor. Julia observes how self-righteous society behaves and how patterns of power demonstrations are repeated. Different understandings of the past full of anger, trauma and hurt collide until Julia can't keep still. MORE
Spag Bol
BRICK
Following a double homicide, two crime scene cleaners find themselves entangled in an unlikely romance. Who said romance is dead. MORE
The Taster
Sophia Bierend
The Danube Delta, Romania. Near future. The young Romanian Ozana is chosen to work as the new taster girl for the occupying forces. But already on her first day of work she breaks the most important rule – never look the leader in the eye. Soon Ozana finds herself face to face with the unpredictable man who is occupying her country. All alone. MORE
13.10.23
DAY 2
DOORS OPEN: 19:30
19:30 –
21:05
SLOT 1
19:30 –
21:05
Paula
Florencia Wehbe
At only fourteen years old, Paula hates her body. In an attempt to express what she feels, Paula creates a blog and becomes part of a large virtual community that shares her problems. Shelter in anonymity, she uploads content recorded with her cell phone, exposing her friends and family. The feeling of belonging blinds Paula, who begins to walk a lonely path in which bulimia and anorexia lurk as alternatives in the search for self-acceptance. MORE
Break: 21:05 – 21:15
21:15 –
22:50
SLOT 2
21:15 –
22:50
Swollen
Daniel Aranha Pedersen
A female MMA fighter struggles to introduce her boyfriend into her brutal world. MORE
Movers
alec goldberg
Movers' is an exploration into the storytelling through movement: Five people were given prompts asking about specific, significant memories from their past. They were they asked to translate the experiences into movement. [Shot on Alexa Mini – Printed onto 16mm Film] MORE
The Street Is Tough
María Victoria Henríquez Vergara
The catcalling is one of the most normalized forms of sexist violence. Even so, it invades the space, attacks, limits freedom and gives way to more violent expressions: obscene gestures, invasive glances, groping, masturbation and persecution. From the Amorfiesta project comes this animated short that portrays how a group of Panamanian women experience and perceive street harassment. MORE
The Pigeon of Waterloo
Margaux Comte
The Pigeon of Waterloo is a 15-minute short film that tells the story of Kirk, a man who wears a pigeon mask to escape from reality while finding his true identity. We follow Kirk throughout the day when he reconnects with his estranged teenage daughter, Macy. He realises how others, including his child, perceive him and what he must do to accept himself. Both characters are in different stages of their lives yet they are both lost in a complicated, fast-moving world. They find themselves in a similar situation where they struggle to discover who they truly are. Starring BAFTA nominee David Carlyle and Evangeline Rose. MORE
A Small Circle
Sofia Ose
The first 3 months of pregnancy are usually best kept secret. In these uncertain months anything can happen. But what if something happens? What if an early miscarriage brings the pregnancy that has just started to a sudden end? A Small Circle is a visual diary of the beginning and the end of a first pregnancy. MORE
Neurolink
Jens-Julius Grunderlund Dall
In a near future, we meet Frida (22), who undergoes a brain implant – a Neurolink. The chip communicates with her in the form of a voice inside her head, helping her towards a happier life. For a while, she lives without worries as she unquestioningly follows the voice's advice. However, the voice begins to take more and more control. Eventually, the Neurolink app takes over Frida, and she no longer recognizes herself. In an attempt to regain control, Frida deletes the app. It turns out, however, not to be so easy. After a brief feeling of freedom, the voice returns, leading to a battle to permanently delete the chip. MORE
14.10.23
DAY 3
DOORS OPEN: 19:30
19:30 –
20:50
SLOT 1
19:30 –
20:50
Everybody Wants To Be Loved
Katharina Woll
A blisteringly hot summer day. Psychotherapist Ina notices something is wrong with her. But she doesn't have time to worry about it: Patients are waiting at the practice, her daughter is threatening to move in with her father, her boyfriend wants to emigrate to Finland, and her self-centered mother is celebrating her 70th birthday. Ina wants to please everyone. But then everything changes. MORE
Break: 20:50 – 21:00
21:00 –
22:40
SLOT 2
21:00 –
22:40
Off-Season
Francescu Artily
A cameraman shoots picturesque videos for a TV production company. Wrecked by his lack of desire lost in the emptiness of a daily routine, he wanders alone through landscapes in search of the best view. A journey where the image becomes the main character of an existential quest. MORE
Going Well..
HyeJeong Lee
The deadline is approaching. Producer Park, who is in charge of closing, comes to the writer. The writer escapes to delusions and goes crazy due to the PD's pressure and stress of the deadline. MORE
Ma Fatsh Leah
Marion Auvin
One voice, one piano is all that minimalist French outfit Madeleine & Salomon need to create their hypnotic version of MA FATSH LEAH, the single from their second album, Eastern Spring, which covers a choice selection from the repertoire of ‘60s/’70s Mediterranean folk-pop. Clotilde’s melancholic voice tells of a young woman tortured by the interminable wait for her lover in the emancipated Cairo of the 1970s, while the bewitching piano of Alexandre Saada conjures the buzz of a restless city that feeds the sweet madness of her hope, and ours with it. As soon as we have reached the end of this interior journey, we have but one desire: to start all over again. MORE
Deadline
Idan Gilboa
Deadline is a black comedy Stop-motion short that explores the power balance between bureaucracy, death and feline devotion of the elderly. At its center is a story of a brave friendship and solidarity between two senior ladies sickened by society's disregard and disrespect. MORE
Short Stay, Long Stay
Danny Carter
Two men work in rival car parks in a city that's quickly changing around them. They learn the news that their jobs no longer exist, and have one final week to say a proper goodbye. MORE
Short Draft
Spyridon Papaspyrou
A man hijacks a taxi when the taxi driver refuses to take him where he wants. Two men will share a ride where everything will go wrong and a girl will change their way, where the end will be a mystery even for the heroes of Short Draft MORE