Play-off I

Kiirehessä Liikkumatoin / Still Lives, reż./dir. Elli Vuorinen, Finlandia / Finland, 2019, 6’02”

An experimental stop motion animation starring traditional figurines from folk art from various times and places, accompanied by a soundtrack of narrators facing the pressures of modern life.

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گرسنگی / Starvation, reż./dir. Zahra Rostampour, Iran, 2018, 7’12”

A Hungry wolf gets stuck in stereotypes about being the big bad wolf of the story. She has to flee when everybody accuses her of violence and murder.

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Ükskord igavuse väljadel / Once in the Fields of Boredom, reż./dir. Teele Strauss, Estonia, 2017, 5’20”

This film is about a couple whose life together has come to an end – they struggle with boredom. It’s about existential void and yearning for something different.

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The Origin of Sound, reż./dir. Paul Driessen, Holandia, Belgia / Netherlands, Belgium, 2018, 13’13”

Genesis, the seventh day, early in the morning. The Creator realizes he forgot to add sound to the world! He starts fixing this by using his weird collection of animated cartoons.

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Hedge, reż./dir. Amanda Bonaiuto, Stany Zjednoczone / USA, 2018, 6’05”

A family visits a funeral home.

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Hänen päänsä / Her Head, reż./dir. Emma Louhivuori , Finlandia / Finland, 2019, 7’‍

A woman’s life is difficult, because her head is a cat.

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Wild Love, reż./dir. Paul Autric, Quentin Camus, Maryka Laudet, Léa Georges, Zoé Sottiaux, Corentin Yvergniaux, Francja / France, 2018, 6’59”

While on a romantic getaway, Alan and Beverly cause a fatal accident. This crime won't remain unpunished…

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Hello Emptiness, reż./dir. Louison Chambon, Beliga / Belgum, 2018, 4’56”

Eli has lost a part of his being somewhere and now he has a huge void in him. He will seek comfort from his family, look for a cure from a doctor and his friends will try to react somehow.

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Chemicals - Parker Bossley, reż./dir. Joseph Wallace, Wielka Brytania / United Kingdom, 2018, 4’12”

Parker Bossley takes a psychedelic trip, metamorphosing into exotic animals and traveling through colourful landscapes in this cut-out animated music video.

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Les lèvres gercées / Chapped lips, reż. /dir. Fabien Corre & Kelsi Phung, Francja / France, 2018, 4’51”

In a kitchen, a mother and a child struggle to establish a dialogue.

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Fishboy, reż./dir. Anita Bruvere, Wielka Brytania / United Kingdom, 2018, 8’42”

FishBoy lives in darkness, his guilt is slowly consuming him. His girlfriend Laura is a glimpse of light in his dark world, but despite her best efforts, FishBoy is unable to let go of his troubled  past.

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Bald, reż./dir. Luc Petterson, Holandia / Netherlands, 2018, 2’27”

A young man has to come to a terrible conclusion; he is going bald. A quartet of jolly good barbershop singers guide him towards his inevitable fate.