International Shorts - Future
Richard Dmitri Hees, Philip Ullman, Gala Hernández López, Zuza Banasińska, Naween Noppakun
The future will be very much about repairing the past. But that will not happen without some surprising twists along the way. This screening will present works that engage with the past while questioning and envisioning the future.
20 April 2024
21:30 h, Mal Seh'n Kino
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Direction | Richard Dmitri Hees, Philip Ullman, Gala Hernández López, Zuza Banasińska, Naween Noppakun |
Country | Germany, Netherlands, France, Poland, Thailand |
Year | 2023-2024 |
Duration | 94 min |
Language | German, Dutch, Polish, Thai, English |
Eternit / D / 2023 / 25 Min. OmeU
Director: Richard Dmitri Hees
Eternit by Richard Dmitri Hees asks: ‘How did asbestos come into our world?’ and sheds a very serious and ironic light on the role of modernist architect Paul Baumgarten in the distribution of asbestos products in post-war Germany.
Preoperational Model / NL / 2024 / 13 Min. Eng.
Director: Philip Ullman
In Preoperational Model by Philip Ullman, the anthropomorphic princess Sophie and her maid Jessica are preparing for a new day at the royal court. Sophie's struggle to play her role drives the two protagonists forward and backwards in time, through worlds and identities, to find a way to live together.
For Here Am I Sitting in a Tin Can Far Above the World / F / 2024 / 18 Min. Eng.
Director: Gala Hernández López
In For Here Am I Sitting in a Tin Can Far Above by the World by Gala Hernández López, a woman dreams of a future economic crisis that will affect the cryptocurrency market. Thousands have been cryogenized and are waiting for better times. Unpredictability and uncertainty is the name of the game.
grandmamauntsistercat / NL / PL 2023 / 23 Min. OmeU
Director: Zuza Banasińska
Zuza Banasińska revisits the past through archival materials by the Educational Film Studio in Łódź in grandmamauntsistercat. It tells the story of a matriarchal family through the eyes of a child grappling with the reproduction of ideological and representational systems.
Crazy Lotus / Thailand / 2024 / 15 Min. OmeU.
Director: Naween Noppakun
Crazy Lotus by Naween Noppakun is a hyper-visual and mental trip into a world of escapism using the brand-new Distant Heart Glasses tool.
Curated by Saul Judd
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