Rebels With Their Shorts I (2022)
Screenings
4th Lux Hall Apollo Kino Coca-Cola Plaza
Screening120303 / Lühikesed mässajad I
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Baltic premiere
The film deals with the problem of growing anger, frustration and aggression that seeks an outlet. The heroine of the film is a person who loses control of her anger. Losing herself in emotions, she cannot stand the tension. The animation shows suppressed anger and imaginary physical violence. It refers to commonly formulated thoughts or intentions: my blood is flooding ... my nerves are choking, I will tear him to shreds .... I am about to kill someone .... etc. An important element reflecting the character of the animation is frugal but expressive plasticity that uses organic dense lines and appropriately expressive color. Natural sounds (like broken bones and injured body parts) enhance the naturalistic message of emotions.
International premiere
Some girls prostitute themselves under a highway bridge, a tropical forest on the outskirts of the city, and a strange reunion between a mother and her son, who seems to love his mom a little too much. 'All the love of the world' is like a vivid, brutal and disturbing daydream, immersed in 'Yes sir, I can boogie', the cult song of Baccara.
Baltic premiere
Confused between German bureaucracy and questions about sexuality, Hoda, an Iranian asylum seeker in Berlin finds herself emotionally and sexually hooked on Magdalena, who promised to grant her stay permission by marrying her. Due to changes in Magdalena’s private life, the decision of marrying Hoda becomes more complex for her.
Estonian premiere
On the verge of her marital life, a young woman makes a journey into the night to find out why she has lost her heartbeat and turned golden.
World premiere
Romina is a young emerging actor who has landed a role in a play based on Gustav Klimt’s painting of Judith. She keeps this and her love life a secret from her dad who’s a very traditional and conservative immigrant Iranian man in today’s Australia. Meanwhile the father is struggling with ominous dreams and knows more than what Romina thinks. And this might cost both a heavy price.
World premiere
Queer, post-romantic, low energy sci-fi film where two lovers try to connect in an underwater city.