International Shorts #4
SATURday, 19 OCT 2024
21:00
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This screening session features 10 short films (see below). All films are in English and/or have English subtitles.
LAB111 (cinema 2), Arie Biemondstraat 111, 1054 PD Amsterdam
FREE TICKETS + DRINK: Reserve your tickets here​.
Thanks to our sponsors, we can also offer you a free drink at the cinema's bar afterwards!
A Little Longer (Canada ) by Connor Kujawinski
In the future, a dying man briefly recalls his past with the help of a headset that allows him to see his memories -- but only a random select few, for his payment plan restricts him from viewing anything more.
Running time: 00:03:25
Park Assist (Netherlands) by Robert Sluys
Park Assist is an absurdist grounded sci-fi short about an android that tests its brand new human park assist system in an old parking lot. While the PA’s beep their hearts out and gasp for breath, the android remains determined to park its old-timer precisely right. No matter what.
Running time: 00:07:44
Solus Rex (Netherlands) by Marta Lillioja
"Solus Rex" awakens as the last man on Earth, where the key to immortality lies in ancient rituals of becoming one with the Snake.
Running time: 00:06:55
Thank you for your souvenir, UK! (United Kingdom) by Oushi Lin
This film tells the complex experience of "Chinese students" in the context of today's increasingly common transnational education. As a "one-year passer-by", the director elaborated on the embarrassing situation of today's international students wandering between "marginal people" and "internationals". It attempts to arouse people's re-examination of the transnational education system by depicting the real dilemma.
Running time: 00:03:03
Pappas Poppy (Norway) by Johanne Wilbrink
Dolls, cunts and daddy issues – a personal portrait of being a woman.
Running time: 00:07:00
Unseen (Netherlands) by Helmie Stil
A poetry film about the feeling of isolation, struggle and being unseen. 1 in every 5 women endures domestic violence....unseen.
Running time: 00:02:26
The Fuse (Switzerland) by Kevin Haefelin
Cassius, a worn-down Latinx gladiator of modern life fights to make a living as a nighttime garbage man in the concrete arena of the Bronx. One night he’s inevitably laid off and faces his fear of becoming a homeless pariah. On his own terms, he sets up his final farewell but a fuse unexpectedly defaults him and makes him wonder through the night in quest of his truth.
Running time: 00:18:55
While we where waiting (Netherlands) by Ludo Marbus
Mara (26) returns to her parental home a year after her mother's death, to prevent her father Simon (61) from throwing away all the things that she feels make her mother's death final. When her father finally suggests that she can sleep in the bed where her mother died, it all becomes too much for Mara.
Running time: 00:16:35
Cock (Norway) by Robin Jensen
Two sweaty men end up at odds with each other in a crowded sauna. A short film about prejudice and politics. And cock.
Running time: 00:06:30
The Feast (Georgia) by Mariam Bitsadze
"The Feast" portrays the life of a Georgian housewife who spends a day preparing a sumptuous supper for her husband's friends. Despite her efforts, she feels like an outsider and struggles to integrate into the group. As the day progresses, she confronts the societal expectations placed upon her as a woman and begins to question her own sense of identity. Through her journey, the protagonist experiences a range of emotions and obstacles that ultimately lead her to a realisation about her own destiny.
Running time: 00:24:00