A Crow Has Been Calling for a Whole Day
Creative documentary in a combination of live action and animation is a gripping personal diary and travelogue of a trip the filmmaker made through India.
Competition Shorts 4
70 minutes
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A royal collection of 53 films from all parts of the world and a great range of narrative and as much as 20 non-narrative films.
This program screened as part of HAFF 2017
Showing in this program
Broken – The Women’s Prison at Hoheneck
Based on interviews with former prisoners, this animated documentary provides a glimpse into the most notorious women’s prison in East Germany. A film about political imprisonment, forced labour, and enormous profits on both sides of the Iron Curtain.
Float Talk
Best friends Toko and Hiwa used to frequent the park, but since then they’ve grown apart. Drawn animation with Japanese Kirie papercutting.
Gerontophobia
A young couple in a future utopia lose each other during the evacuation with an airship.
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How Long, Not Long
A visual journey that challenges us to think about a universal belonging that doesn’t confine itself to a city, region or national boundary, in an age in which xenophobia, nationalism and intolerance are a daily occurrence.
Reality
The speaker imagines herself on reality TV, surreal, but not much more so than 'real' reality TV.
Sabaku
When SABAKU’s best friend Buffalo passes away, he needs to find himself a new friend. He tries connecting with different species, but soon finds out that isn't as easy as it seems. SABAKU is in for a bumpy ride, but he won't rest until he succeeds.
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Scratch (Triptych-3)
Meditation on time, in a triptych in black and white. Lines whirl across the screen, jerking and juddering.
The Laughing Spider
At first sight a miraculous, bright picture puzzle of icons from modern art and pop culture. Based on the filmmaker’s childhood memories.
