FRIDAY 1/10
UNITS :
«Cinema, the art of peace», «At the ends of the world», «Balkan neighborhood»
«All around Europe», «Greek panorama», "the other half of the sky"
FRIDAY 1 OCTOBER 2010 Hour of beginning 16.00
16:00 «ALL AROUND EUROPE
Her head... Andrea LLopis Poveda Spain 14' 05'' short film 2009
A woman fully raved shows her mental instability in a brutal way, which will led her to commit the most monstrous atrocities... and in the most unimaginable ways... we will never know if what is moving in her head agrees with the facts.
Bethsabee's journey Aymeric Vergnon-d'Alançon France 7' 30'' short film 2009
A young lady decides to leave the marital home. She wants to travel away from her life. But suddenly she gives up and begins to wander in a public garden...
Nowherenow Volker Schmitt Germany 13' short film 2009
A young reporter is lured to the ocean by a self-appointed professor who claimes to have a groundbreaking science project to present. But when the two characters meet face to face nothing is as it seems to be. And what starts as a simple interview situation on the beach becomes a struggle for believe and life itself - in a ludicrous way.
[at] Alberto Carlassare Italy 4' 28'' video art 2009
Slowly everything seemed incredibly alien merges with what has always existed and will soon fall into the normal range. We are no longer able to relate in an honest manner with reality. We Interact with what is around us overwhelmed by anxiety to examine it, analyze it and tap, not aware of the mediocrity of our resources and the immensity of the object. We will see the world only as a mere association of electrical impulses and we can not cry anymore.
Homeland Juan de Dios Marfil Spain / Czech Republic 6' 25'' animation 2009
Where there's a will, there's a way.
18. Vena Cava Mariko Saga Poland 25' short film 2009
A story about the lonely Policeman and a young girl.
Just for today Jan-Eje Ferling Sweden 25' short film 2009
Bernt 59 and Cissi 27 meet in AA. She is yearning her lost alcoholic father. Bernt is missing his lost family and his youth. They cannot respond to each other needs. Bernt comes into life crises, but gets hope when finally hear from his lost daughter in USA. Cissi goes further searching for another father figure.
The monster Nikos Kalpakis United Kingdom 10' 09'' short film 2009
The Monster is a psychological thriller about a school teacher with forbidden desires. He is finally alone with one of his students, a beautiful ten-year-old girl, when things take a turn for the macabre...
Kain Kristof Hoornaert Belgium 16' short film 2009
Nature is calm and quiet. Two young men wander in the forest. Suddenly, without any clue, a young man kills the other in a gruesome, physical act. The murderer ditches the lifeless body in the forest and flees in complete panic. Exhausted, he falls asleep in a wide field. Nature calms again. The murderer awakes and realizes what horror he has committed. Kain reflects in a contemplative way on our human condition. It's an audiovisual meditation on the cruelty and suffering of our tragic humanity. A short film about guilt and the birth of conscience. Kain was nominated for the Golden Bear at the 59th Berlin International Film Festival
18.00 «GREEK PANORAMA»
The mourning song Sdrallis Apostolis 19' short film 2008
Old Lucaina's grand daughter drowns into the sea when she and her grand mother Lucaina both go to glyfoneri to wash clothes. Extensions to present time.
Carburateur Dogs The Outsiders 14' short film 2009
Lousis and Petran (2 Greek lowlife teenagers of modern age), take the decision to «make it big» by kidnapping the daughter of a wealthy kingpin, surnamed money-maker (a living legend in the Greek underworld). the young girl, however, proves "too hard for their teeth". shot with modern methods (in glorious full high definition with a 35mm dslr), but with budget close to zero, this short film constitutes a hybrid of film genres (a hodgepodge of: post modern greek slapstick, youthful adventure and dead serious thriller) paying homage by linking cinematic elements by directors such as Alekos Sakellarios and Quentin Tarantino.
The Mirror Bride Despoina Pantazi 27' 41' documentary 2009
Pomacs live in the mountain scenery of Rodopi in Greece and Bulgaria. Through the pages of history, Pomacs became an object of violence with an ultimate purpose to change their language religion and physiognomy. But there is a custom, so well kept that survived through the ages. The matrimony custom is still followed in a small village in Bulgaria. One of the most interesting characteristic of this peculiar wedding ceremony is the bride's makeup. It takes numerous hours and at the end she looks like she is wearing a white mask with beads and tinsels. Through all the process she holds a mirror in her hand. She will stand outside her house, next to the groom, with her eyes closed, holding the mirror, while the entire village is watching.
Wrinkles and Dreams Georgia Petrali 30' short film 2008
The film was shot in the picturesque region of Agia Triada in Heraklion Crete in order to promote one of the most historic districts of the town. The film is a walk-around filled with memories, in the form of a dance documentary. The star is a resident of Agia Triada who wanders in the narrow alleys of the neighborhood where he grew up, recalling memories of past times, and his lost childhood love, who takes form again through his nostalgic wanderings. The film is original since it contains aspects of fiction, documentary, lyric narration and video-art. All scenes were shot outdoors and the camera places emphasis on local architecture. A collage of choreographed images brings life back to historic monuments, buildings and key locations in the neighborhood.
Nod Giannis Margaritis 5' 22'' short film 2009
Wandering. Cain exile in the land of nod after Abel's murder. Adam and Εve after their banishment from the Garden of Eden.
Φ number Konstantinos Mouratidis & Genovefa Ktenidou 8' 28'' short film 2009
Two cousins, Elpiniki and Thomaee, go on holiday on the beautiful island of Samothrace. There they go for a walk, to a secluded location called "boat". But soon the ride will have bad results for them.
Exarchia - Culture Shock Stamos Dimitropoulos 12' documentary 2009
One short documentary about Exarchia, one year after the assassination of Alexandros Grigoropoulos, one year after the December 2008 riots, one attempt to answer some basic questions.
22.00 «AT THE ENDS OF THE WORLD»
Molotovs industry Theofanis Nouskas Greece 5' animation 2009
CCTV records from the Molotov industry
Sorrow Liliana Resnick U.S.A / Croatia 14' video art 2009
Sorrow depicts the voices of opposition to the war in Iraq and the endless sorrow of a woman who experiences the consequences of the war which, in spite of the opposing voices, has happened.
Blind Date Chris Ramos Australia 9' 31'' short film 2009
One bar, one evening - when you're looking for love, nothing's allowed to get in the way. A love-damaged actress, who won't admit she still yearns for the real thing, must eliminate the opposition to make love work on her terms.
HandMaid Hyun-shin Mo South Korea 4' video art 2010
Hands, which used to mediate the value of sacred labour, now exist in myth only. The hands cutting out leather repeat the sacrificial cycle of being subjected to rational beings. A hand's essence lies in making actions, more so than any other human organs such as face. Its nature resembles that of a natural born maid.
Camille Beatriz Ciliberto France-Venezuela 5' documentary 2009
Camille a Brazilian transsexual immigrant shares her story and dreams.
Encounters with shoe polishers in Mexico Krystallia Sakellariou Mexico/Sweden 14' documentary 2010
The shoe polishers in Mexico work on main squares in cities and towns, and sometimes in bars and restaurants. In their work they meet thousands of people and polish just as many shoes. I was interested in their work and life, as well as the symbolism of our shoes. Encounters with Shoe Polishers in Mexico catches a glimpse of their everyday life and their customers.
The Love Hour Andrea Appetito & Christian Carmosino Italy 52' documentary 2008
Three different love stories between the same walls, the walls of a jail. A place where the barriers are visible and where love relationships seem impossible. Deborah and her daughter wait for the end of her husband detention in a timeless situation, Fatima travels once a week from the female branch of the jail to the malish one to visit her man, Angelo is in the transgender branch and fell in love with an eterosexual classmate. The separation, loneliness and institutionalization of prison life intensifies the waiting, the fears, the hopes, insecurity and neediness, emotional blackmail and dependency. A long tunnel of barriers progressively narrows and eventually blocks out the horizon for a love relationship.