Rebels With Their Shorts II (2022)
Screenings
6th Hall Apollo Kino Coca-Cola Plaza
Screening130403 / Lühikesed mässajad II
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World premiere
An abstract eco horror short that invites the viewer to step into a territory where human and nature as separate categories do not exist. However, everything comes with a price. Through the fragmented inner monologues of Dr. Moreau, this film aims to map the psyche of western men and their (our) violent attempts to be the rulers of nature. The film was made by a hybrid technique, using original 8mm and 35mm shots by an up-and-coming cinematographer, Alina Vincze and by transforming found footage materials, mainly Soviet expired educational and science films by hand-painting and damaging the material. Márió Nemes Z. acclaimed writer and poet paraphrased H. G. Wells' story in his script evoking current ecological and philosophical issues.
Baltic premiere
Stepping into a cave, the sight fluctuates by the firelight. Left to right, top to bottom. The same goes for the screen in front of you. It is a borderless tunnel, presenting domestication and desire.
World premiere
Rosa celebrates her fifth engagement anniversary with Roberto. While she waits for him for dinner, she spends the afternoon in the pool with her younger brother, Angelo. They begin to comment on a news that happened only a few days ago: the body of a boy found in a field a few kilometers from the city. Roberto arrives earlier than expected and the eyes between the three are full of enigmas and restlessness.
Baltic premiere
Two siblings follow a man’s movements from the confines of their car. Constructed as a moving-image Wimmelbook, the audience must take a front seat role: closely observing and scanning each scene in order to unravel the film’s mystery.
Baltic premiere
We have acted according to the demands of society. We have followed the rules. We do not mock or belittle people different from us. But it is not okay to come here to upset the status quo, provoking all kinds of jeering at the hot dog kiosk. A one-shot short film about a traffic crossing at night, where respectable people are waiting for the light to change. The film is about losing your sense of security in a world that is changing uncontrollably.
Baltic premiere
The animation is based on Joseph Brodsky's poem „Don't leave the Room“, shows a surrealistic reality in which the main character is faced with the choice of a room. At first glance, the choice of rooms is quite large, but in fact, all rooms turn out to be pieces of one large cake. Animated film is dedicated to the theme of the lack of choice during the Soviet Union, connected with the theme of being closed from the outside world and the deceit hidden behind a delicious piece of cake.
Baltic premiere
You’ve heard it before: that a moment can change your life. As if it's possible to point to single instance when things changed. For Jakob, there's just a myriad of memories, piled up on top of each other. As if everything happened all at once.