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Programme 2023

CHECK OUR FULL PROGRAMME THAT TOOK PLACE AT ACFF 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. JURY STATEMENT: A minimalistic and understated drama in a desert that effortlessly merges everyday realism, stylized absurdism, comedy, and a strongly self-reflexive form into a warm and subtle story about a family and a daughter’s attempt to make a film about them. 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. JURY STATEMENT: An intimate story about one of the decisive moments in life. With a minimalistic visual style and precise narration we are brought into the mind of a young woman – the filmmaker – and her thoughts about a potential pregnancy. It conveys complex emotions in a very touching and beautiful way. 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. JURY STATEMENT: In the film that has been awarded in the category of Best Animated Film, we are introduced to a writer who is tormented by the looming deadline to deliver her writing. What sets this film apart is the clever use of timing and animation style to effectively convey the intense stress and anxiety experienced by the protagonist. As viewers, we are not mere observers but are immersed in her world, feeling every ounce of pressure that she encounters. Therefore, it is with pleasure that we announce that the award for the Best Animated Film goes to ‘Going Well..’, directed by HyeJeong Lee from South Korea. This film's use of animation to support the story, captivating the audience and making us personally experience the stress portrayed, is praiseworthy. Congratulations to the director and the entire team behind ‘Going Well..’. MORE

The Stranger

Tin Pak Lau

Jackie wakes up to find a stranger in her apartment. 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

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