Shorts Night: Never again?
- special
- English subtitles
In this year’s shorts selection, alienation is everywhere. Post-pandemic, have we grown closer or drifter further apart? The characters’ summer adventures certainly don’t all lead to endearment.
Whether it’s two pimply teenagers on a search for exotic birds (Easter Eggs), a cinematic experiment that revolves around Phil Collins’s monster hit (In the Air Tonight) or the adventures of a woman stalking her husband’s mistress (Symbiosis) – the shorts night has something for everyone.
The Vandal
Set in a world not unlike mid-20th century America, The Vandal centers on Harold, whose tormented search for peace from traumatic loss results in an unexpectedly destructive awakening after he undergoes a lobotomy. When the procedure “turns his mind inside out” and his great love is suddenly gone, Harold’s desperate search intensifies.
Do You See What I See?
From illustrating for Sesame Street to exposing the New World Order, this is the story of the controversial and recently departed David Dees, unofficial artist of conspiracy culture.
Girl with a Thermal Gun
During the pandemic, a grocery delivery man is busier than ever. He receives orders, fills shopping carts and delivers packages. Receive, fill, deliver; from dawn to dusk, day in and day out.
The Parents’ Room
In a bedroom, perched on the edge of an unmade bed, a man looks out a window at the falling snow. A blackbird settles on the windowsill and strikes up a melody.
Misery Loves Company
As Seolgi is lying on a grass field with friends, a shooting star falls, and dark, intrusive thoughts hit her. Her melancholy blooms into bright and colorful ‘flower people’, dancing and wishing for a meteorite to end the world.
Zonder meer
When a boy goes missing, five-year-old Lucie tries to understand why the lake has suddenly become forbidden territory.
Easter Eggs
The Chinese restaurant is empty. The exotic bird’s cage stands wide open. Two friends, Jason and Kevin, see this as an opportunity to catch and sell them. Catching the birds ain’t as simple as it seems.