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As a Little Bird I…
Birdcage girl goes to the forest to pick up some berries. Then she meets with a beasty cat.
Competition Student Films 1
65 minutes
The 69 films in the competition for student films show craftsmanship and fireworks in a whole range of techniques and daring stories.
This program screened as part of HAFF 2017
Showing in this program
Between Sand and Tides
When all life is drained and vacuumed, all that’s left is sand. For a very long time, I was sand and I was drowned. An exhausted girl travels across an endless desert to look for new hope, while trying to deal with her erratic tempered anteater. Stop motion.
Boiled Up
After an alcohol-fuelled night, Lou and his friend Herbals accidentally boil two pet terrapins in a bathtub.
Close the Shutters
A young man walks through town to visit his ill grandfather. Along the way, everything seems useless. Sitting by the bed, he tries to preserve the image of his grandfather by bringing back shared memories.
Don’t Think of a Pink Elephant
A girl has to fight against compulsions brought on by anxiety. Layla is terrified by her potential to do harm, until she is challenged to find that she can trust herself.
Flight
A person tries to enjoy his euphoric coffee moment, but the progression of time makes it impossible for him to remain resided in bliss.
Foreign Body
A foreign body lives its own life. You're not able to get rid of it, it's always with you, you need it. Caress that odd part of yours, don't try to shave its long tousled fur. This is a story about something that's considered to be strange at first but turns out to be the dearest thing to us. About the transformation of inside and outside.
Hail Mary
Due to the widespread superstition in his village, a small boy is constantly afraid. At night, the windows are rattling and the wolves are howling. He is convinced an old witch is after him. She roams around the village and has already bewitched his mother once. Even death cannot stop her. Gritty cut-out animation.
Long Land
A tiny island is connected to the mainland by a long and narrow road. The sole inhabitant is the lighthouse keeper.
Meats
An abstract exploration of the meat industry.
The Adaption Trilogy
Audiovisual book in three parts about an imaginary city, with a peculiar rhythm and structure.
Vernieuwing
A small, tranquil city is suddenly invaded by these ‘renovators’. Some eggs (and buildings) have to be dropped.
