Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival announces the line-up for Rebels with a Cause.
The international competition programme screens 11 feature films, alongside 13 short films, split across two programmes. The features line-up includes six world premieres and five international premieres, with the Rebels with their Shorts collection also including four world-premiering shorts.
Rebels with a Cause is PÖFF’s showcase for challenging independent productions, offering surprising perspectives, entrancing visuals and revelatory storytelling. Some come from experienced experimental masters, some are explosions of youthful creativity. All will leave a lasting impression. Both feature and short competitions will be judged by a jury composed of international film professionals to be announced later this week.
Commenting on this year’s selection, the programming team stated that "The very best works of art push boundaries. They dare us to think about the world in which we live. They challenge our traditional views. They show us that there are more things in heaven and Earth. The shorts in the Rebels With A Cause programme embody these ideals with their bold and provocative techniques.” They continued, “But while these films often revel in the surrealistic, it is perhaps appropriate – in a time in which the real world often seems to be nonsensical – that they deal with many important and pressing issues of the day. These films will take part in Rebels With A Cause, a competition section dedicated to films that defy the traditional modes of filmmaking. The selection provides a mixture of new filmmakers who will lead the way in cinema over the coming years and more established talents. Each film will be eligible for the honorific prizes chosen by the Rebels With A Cause jury members.”
All the Love of the World - 2022, director: Guerin Van de Vorst | International Premiere
Dr. Moreau - 2021, directors: Péter Lichter, Máté Bori | World Premiere
Everything At Once - 2022, director: Henrik Dyb Zwart | Baltic Premiere
everything is beautiful and nothing hurts - 2022, director: R Seventeen, Lucy | World Premiere
Fury - 2021, director: Julia Siuda | Baltic Premiere
Huge Choice - 2021, director: Oleksandra Krasavtseva | Baltic Premiere
Judith / Romina - 2021, director: Ali Mozaffari | World Premiere
Mother Prays All Day Long - 2022, director: Hoda Taheri | Baltic Premiere
Rabobesto - Or How I Saved a Monster - 2021, director: Mari Mantela | Estonian Premiere
Sliver Cave - 2022, director: Caibei Cai | Baltic Premiere
The Anniversary - 2022, Dir. Marius Gabriel Tired | World Premiere
The Human Torch - 2022, director: Risto-Pekka Blom | Baltic Premiere
Wimmelbook - 2021, director: Ali Gill | Baltic Premiere
Full list of Rebels features in and out of competition available here.