The International Competition program presents a diverse range of short films from various locations and genres. The category embodies the desire to explore new and innovative approaches to filmmaking.
November 19, 18:50
Zhovten Cinema, Hegemon hall
Konstantinovskaya St, 26
Screening duration: 76 min
Trigger and content warnings: sexual violence, gunshots, explosions
The films are screened in OV with Ukrainian and English subtitles
Films are available online in Ukraine
NEIGHBOUR ABDI
Douwe Dijkstra
The Netherlands / 2022, 29 min
How can you understand a violent past? Somali-born Abdi reenacts his life, marked by war and criminality, with the help of his neighbour and filmmaker Douwe. Through playful reconstructions in a special effects studio, they embark on a candid and investigative journey through a painful history, focusing on the creative process throughout.
CATCHING BIRDS
Simon Maria Kubiena, Lea Marie Lembke
Austria / 2023, 19 min
The boundaries between friendship and desire blur in a male-dominated environment. The physical closeness of two friends is called into question by their first sexual impulses.
ALL MY SCARS VANISH IN THE WIND
Angélica Restrepo, Carlos Velandia
Colombia / 2022, 14 min
Among intrusive and sought-after memories, a woman hears a disconcerting call from the depths of her being: a cryptic cry for help, becoming intelligible as it guides her to the original wound, to her inner child, becoming her own protector.
THREAD TENSION
Ruby Mastrodimos
United Kingdom / 2023, 14 min
A sweatshop, 1987. Management is desperate to dispel the mysterious phenomenon spreading amongst the seamstresses: full-body possessions.
When a failed attempt to cover up a vulnerable coworker's fits leaves would-be agitator Maggie unemployed, she must choose between swallowing her pride or taking a stand, until she realises what’s been occurring isn’t mass hysteria — it's a strike.