Short Shorts

How about 30 films in 90 minutes? This high spirited programme contains this year’s best ultra short films of three minutes or less, and has more inventive ideas per minute than you could ask for. It is a filmic rollercoaster ride that promises everything from laughs lasting longer than the film to high speed action, but also leaves room for some lovely pieces of quiet introspection.

Curator: Christoffer Ode

 

Screened:
THU 26/10, 13:00 FYRIS
FRI 27/10, 21:00 REGINA
SUN 29/10, 19:00 FYRIS

ACTION!

A film about a clapper loader and his clapperboard. A symphony of the beginning or end of each magical take.

Germany 2022 / 1:07 / Director: Arne Körner

A NIGHT AT THE MOVIES

Fear and joy in front of the silver screen.

Austria 2023 / 2:00 / Director: Gabriel Tempea

SAUNAPIRU

Santeri wants to bathe in his old sauna, but a troll lives under its benches and causes him trouble.

Finland 2023 / 3:28 / Director: Veera Lamminpää

CATS ARE LIQUID

A film that proves that cats are not solid, but liquid.

Czech Republic 2023 / 1:11 / Director: Natálie Durchánková

WHEN DOVES TRY

A male pigeon courts a female pigeon in an awkwardly familiar dance of attraction, seduction and disappointment.

Netherlands 2023 / 2:33 / Director: Thalia de Jong

DEAR ME

An animated film about the director and the emotional journeys we go through to find ourselves in a chaotic world.

India 2022 / 3:36 / Director: Suchana

AXIOM

The film explores the phenomenon of a visual echo through mirrored film images.

Germany 2023 / 2:49 / Director: Werner Biedermann

THE BOY AND THE CROW

A crow has tasted his blood and the boy has only one choice left: fight or flight.

Romania 2023 / 2:49 / Director: Tudor Om

ATM

A story about a strange cash machine, a young man and cat food.

United States 2022 / 3:00 / Director: Oolluo Tseng

LILLA MAMMA

A young girl finds out she’s pregnant. In a state of panic, she bursts into song.

Sweden 2022 / 1:00 / Director: Tora Li Wideryd

A BUSY MAN

A collection of nocturnal anxieties.

Albania, Greece 2023 / 2:59 / Director: Efijeni Kokedhim

STILL LIFE WITH WOMAN, TEA AND LETTER

A portrait of a woman at two stages of her life, at once.

Netherlands 2022 / 2:14 / Director: Tess Martin

HOW TO GET RID OF HICCUPS

How to get rid of hiccups.

United Kingdom 2023 / 1:30 / Director: Rob Daglish

STORM

Storm is not only a weather condition, but also a state of mind and the struggles in life.

Netherlands 2022 / 2:20 / Director: Gijs Kast

THE GIFT

A portrait of a man who is surprised with a gift.

Austria 2022 / 0:41 / Director: Julian Tapprich

WAIT

​Come over and eat fondue. The world is looking beautiful.

United Kingdom 2023 / 2:00 / Director: Jenny Wright

LOVE IN PLANE SIGHT

A boy sees a neighbouring girl and instantly falls in love. He invites her on a date through a paper plane, but gets rejected, so he uses his charm to get his second chance.​​

Slovenia 2022 / 2:36 / Director: Matej Rimanic

ORLANDO

Orlando journeys around the world in search of his lost mind. As part of his quest, he decides to travel to the moon. There he finds a palace where all lost memories from earth are hidden. Upon seeing the beauty around him, he decides to stay.​

Belgium 2023 / 3:15 / Director: Anne Verbeure

LONG TIME NO TECHNO

Dance moments from children’s films, illusions of a carefree time. The film brings together the oriental instruments oud and kanun with techno beats. A video essay about a bygone era that never existed, but could exist.

Germany 2022 / 3:45 / Director: Eugenia Bakurin

WAVES

​Two friends, Sam and Ethel, play a fun game to reconnect at their local beach.​

Australia 2022 / 2:00 / Director: Katharina Keil

THE FIGURE OF UNCONSCIOUS MIND

​In the unconscious space, seeds grow, form trees, and bear apples.​

South Korea 2022 / 3:40 / Director: Jaehyeon Kim

SISTERS

​Sisters run wild when an incident unveils how their paths will diverge. This ethereal film, created using archival footage, composes a fresh narrative that eerily subverts expectations.​

Canada 2022 / 2:27 / Director: Marisa Hoicka

KVARG

​The mischievous barn gnome Kvarg is almost caught while sneaking into the living room of Tagals farm, yet he gets away with achievements.​

Norway 2022 / 2:57 / Director: Mats Kastellet

THE DOG’S LEASH

The bell tower rings and the birds fly away. In the countryside on the outskirts of a small village, a dog tied to a very long rope watches them disappear in the horizon. It’s time for him to go to prance across fields. How far will his rope allow him to go?

Belgium 2022 / 3:48 / Director: Piret Nicolas

DEMONS IN THE CLOSET

​A resident is challenged by demons from another realm in his closet.​

Germany 2023 / 1:21 / Director: James Smith

CONFUSION OF THE AFTERNOON

​Two boys play poker after a boring afternoon class. The unintentional body touch and eye interaction touched one of the boys. A dream about emotional enlightenment keeps appearing.​

Taiwan 2023 / 2:50 / Director: Yung Chieh Lee

CEREMONY

​A young trans man is hounded by a pack of cis men out for blood in an unusual ceremony of masculinity and acceptance.​

United Kingdom 2022 / 2:55 / Director: Charlie Tidmas

THE LOST COURIER

It may have gone through some incredible things before the courier reached us. The film is inspired by the author’s real experience of losing a courier, made using stop-motion animation techniques.

China 2022 / 2:45 / Director: 子东 马

LLAMAS AT THE LAUNDROMAT

Got dirty clothes? Join two stylish llamas as they dance and sing their way through the steps of doing laundry at the laundromat.

Canada 2023 / 1:57 / Director: Martha Grant

THE SHORTEST RELATIONSHIP IN THE WORLD

This may be the shortest relationship in the world.

China 2023 / 1:28 / Director: Xiaoxuan