International competition IV

01.06. 16.00, Splendid Palace

Hermeneutics, Alexei Dmitriev, Russia, 2012, experimental film, 3:15’
A film concerned with the philosophy of hermeneutics within the context of the Second World War.


The Spectres of Veronica, Dalibor Barić, Croatia, 2011, experimental/animation, 7:45'
Veronica is haunted by ghosts of her future. Trapped in a cobweb of superficial images and emotions, her identity melts away, but she keeps tailoring timeless patterns in search of her own replacements.


Moxie, Stephen Irwin, United Kingdom, 2011, animation, 5:40'
A pyromaniac bear misses his mother.


Planet of Sexes, Anssi Kasitonni, Finland, 2012, experimental film, 10:35’
An unexpected love awaits a lonely US Air Force pilot on the planet of female warriors, castration robots and lizard creatures. The action switches from the blackness of space to the surface of the desert planet and into fortresses under its surface. Sweeping intergalactic vistas are interlaced with tight close-ups of the actors’ faces.


Of This, Men Shall Know Nothing, Fritz Stolberg,United kingdom, 2010, experimental film, 6:13'
Leaning on the work of Max Ernst, this black and white super-8 journey sends its heroine on a psycho-sexual quest to become an androgynous whole by uniting her feminine and masculine aspects through the use of alchemist and occult ritual.


Nazi Goreng, Nathan Nill, Germany, 2011, fiction, 6:30’
The world of the young neo-Nazi Jan is somewhat constricted but stable. At least until he escapes from the police and ends up in an Asian strip club - an experience that throws his world into disorder.


Il Capo, Yuri Ancarani, Italy, 2012, documentary/experimental film, 15’
The work in a marble mine is coordinated by using a sign language that can be understood by both - humans and machinery.


The Father, David Easteal, Australia, 2011, fiction, 16:15'
Haunted by his past, a man searches for forgiveness. However, getting it may come at a cost.


Cold Water / Água Fria, Pedro Nieves, Portugal, 2011, documentary, 14’
Disillusionment helps the feet enter the cold water. It’s like a whisper indifferent to the distorted music that echoes round the beach. Disillusionment makes these people beg to heaven what they cannot achieve on earth. How many are the dreams they dare not dream?