Salmon Spawn (Wild Summon) United Kingdom, 2023, 14 min Language: english Subtitles: lithuanian Director(s): Saul Freed, Karni Arieli Actors: Marianne Faithfull A fantastical natural history tale about the dramatic life-cycle of a wild salmon that has taken on the shape of a human being, with a voice-over by legendary singer and actress Marianne Faithfull.
Flatastic France, The Netherlands, 2024, 17 min Language: no dialogue Subtitles: no subtitles Director(s): Alice Saey Factories spew smoke, people greedily devour sticks of surimi, sip coffee from cardboard cups, constantly film themselves, and skate to and from work in overcrowded and increasingly suffocating cities. But earthly prosperity comes at a price, and in the underwater depths, the situation is critical.
Drift (Drijf) Belgium, 2023, 15 min Language: Dutch Subtitles: lithuanian, english Director(s): Levi Stoops Cast. They are trapped on a small log, floating in the vast expanse of the ocean. As the characters do not understand each other's desires and limits, the struggle for survival and their relationship becomes an increasingly strange tangle. Can the misguided search for a landward path help them grow up and not lose themselves?
Viso, Loky (Bye Bear) Germany, 2023, 11 min Language: no dialogue Subtitles: no subtitles Director(s): Jan Bitzer 1980s. A deserted motel. A secret club of fellow robots regularly meets here, where everyone can realise their dreams of being someone else - united by their desire to be animals. Tonight is a farewell party for one of them.
Winter Poland, 2023, 26 min Language: Polish Subtitles: lithuanian, english Director(s): Tomasz Popakul, Kasumi Ozeki Cast: Mateusz Kmiecik, Bartosz Bielenia, Magdalena Zawadzka, Anna Pyrka, Tymon Jankowski It grows slowly like a bell, but one day it falls and crashes. Anka loves cats. And Jesus. In the silence of winter, the lagoon freezes over, and all that is unspoken comes to the surface like a crack in the ice. This is a mosaic portrait of a small fishing village, in which the relationships between people, their relationships with animals, and their relationships with other animals, depend on a delicate balance between warm, gentle care and cold-blooded emotional cruelty. A mysterious story of loneliness and community, told with elements of magical realism.
