Independent Shorts 5
85 minutes
In total 34 narrative and 18 non-narrative films were selected for the Competition Independent Short Films. The jury consisted of Evert de Beijer, Sandra Gibson, Nicole Hewitt, Tim Hope and Mitsuhisa Ishikawa.
This program screened as part of HAFF 2006
Showing in this program
Forecast
Jona/Tomberry
Borges meets Murnau in a spinning nightmare. And the baby sings: 'No, don't be scared, old bird, to awake and see I am dreaming you.'
Message for the Neighbours
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Milch
Rush
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Tragic Story With a Happy Ending
Some people are different against their will. All that they wish is to be equal to the others. In this allegorical fairytale a girl - whose heart beats faster than normal and so loudly that it bothers the neighbours - seeks both acceptance and escape.
While Darwin Sleeps
More than three thousand insects appear in this film each for a single frame. As the colours glow and change across their bodies and wings it seems that the genetic programme of millions of years is taking place in a few minutes. It is a rampant creation that seems to defy the explanations of evolutionists and fundamentalists. It is like a mescaline vision dreamt by Charles Darwin.
The film is inspired by the insect collection of Walter Linsenmaier in the natural history museum of Luzern. As each insect follows the other, frame by frame, they appear to unfurl their antennae, scuttle along, flap their wings as if trying to escape the pinions which attach them forever in their display cases. Just for a moment the eye is tricked into believing that these dead creatures still live . . .
Who I Am and What I Want
