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International Shorts

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.

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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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