Almost forgotten (Shorts)
9 International Short Films | 88min
Guests: Reece Morgado, Alexander Abramov, Ksenia Smirnova
Forgetting is easy. Whether locals in remote regions, seniors in retirement homes, childhood pets, people in need or deceased friends: Here they come to light in awake memories. And maybe modern technology can help.
Saturday, 21.12. | 17:30 Uhr
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Max
Micky Wozny | Animation | 1min | UK 2018 | OV
Revisiting memories of a childhood pet.
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La casa de todos / Everyone’s home
Mario Damian Funes | Documentary | 15min | Argentina 2019 | OmeU
A documentary filmmaker wants to film ‘a very special day’ in a Home for the Elderly. But he realizes that he is part of it.
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Nativity in Crochet
Katharine Waddle, Stephan Robinson | Experimental Film | 2min | Australia 2019 | OV | German Premiere
A look at a stunning art piece created for Christmas.
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Royal Blood
Benjamin Rouse | Comedy | 15min | Canada 2019 | OV | European Premiere
A privileged young woman tries to find the compassionate higher ground when she is torn between the narcissistic insecurities of her former beauty queen mother, and The Queen, a mentally ill homeless woman who puts on regal airs.
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La Niña de los Fósforos / The Little Match Girl
Reece Morgado | Animation | 4min | UK 2019 | OmeU | International Premiere
Based on the story by Hans Christian Andersen.
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Палех / Palekh – Back on the map
Alexander Abramov | Documentary | 23min | Russia 2019 | OmeU | European Premiere
The small village of Palekh is a typical Russian province. Except for one detail: Every tenth resident here is a painter. For locals the unique art of lacquer miniature used to be their bread and their fame. Times have changed. However, the spirit of creativity still inhabits this remote place.
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Experience Mobile Mobile
Yanni Kronenberg, James Théophane | Experimental Film | 1min | UK 2009 | OV
Old mobile phones are synchronized to play a traditional Christmas song.
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Invaders
Daniel Prince | Sci-Fi, Comedy | 14min | UK 2018 | OV
A small UFO is trying to impress and gain acceptance from his friends. Whilst trying to do so, he inadvertently changes Christmas forever.
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Rewind
Stephan Eigenmann | Sci-Fi, Drama | 14min | USA 2019 | OmeU
A mother is grieving over her daughter, who died in combat, through the help of futuristic technology.