SHORT FILMS P-Z

Paul
Director: Cécile Rousset, F 2005, 8 min, DVD, colour, ES
Fr, November 11 1:00 pm CinemaxX 1
Su, November 13 6:15 pm CinemaxX 1



Paul Rieger is 83 years old, a comedian and for fifteen years now has been the film director's neighbour. In this documentary short film Paul relates anecdotes from his life enlivened with animated sketches.




Roucoulements sourds et inquiets
Director: Jean-Christophe Thomann, F 2005, 8 min, 35 mm, colour, without dialogue
Fr, November 11 2:45 pm Universum 2
Sa, November 12 11:00 am CinemaxX 4
Su, November 13 7:30 pm CinemaxX 3



A man is lying in bed not only feeling like a bird in a cage - he is also being closely watched by a bird. The next morning he meets this bird again...




Slow Motion
Director: Pascal Adant, B 2005, 6 min, 35 mm, colour, without dialogue
Fr, November 11 10:30 pm Universum 1
Sa, November 12 2:30 pm CinemaxX 3
Su, November 13 3:45 pm CinemaxX 1



A fly meets a snail - and we see once again that everything is relative...




Sous Le Bleu
Director: David Oelhoffen, F 2004, 21 min, 35 mm, colour, ES
Fr, November 11 2:30 pm CinemaxX 3
Su, November 13 5:00 pm CinemaxX 3



A man persuades a young mechanic to sell him his overalls so he can wear them to a party. The mechanic's father can not understand his son's decision and so an argument takes place between the two.




Tadeo Jones
Director: Enrique Gato, E 2005, 8 min, 35 mm, colour, without dialogue
We, November 9 5:15 pm CinemaxX 3
Fr, November 11 7:30 pm CinemaxX 3
Fr, November 11 (Night from Fr to Sa) 00:15 pm CinemaxX 4



Stubborn, vain and tender at the same time, Tadeo is an unusual explorer who can not avoid getting in trouble. In his first adventure, Tadeo enters a Pyramid and meets an unusual family of mommies.




The Banker
Director: Hattie Dalton, GB 2005, 12:30 min, 35 mm, colour, EV
Fr, November 11 5:00 pm CinemaxX 3
Sa, November 12 10:15 pm CinemaxX 3
Su, November 13 11:00 am CinemaxX 2



The Banker is an oddball scientist running a sperm bank. A little man with big ideas, he dreams of the love of the nurse at the nearby fertility clinic. Crippled by fear he lacks the courage to ask her out. Surely there is a way he can express his devotion?




The/Le/Der Ball
Director: Chris Niemeyer, CH 2004, 1:30 min, DVD, colour, without dialogue
Th, November 10 3:00 pm CinemaxX 4
Fr, November 11 (Night from Fr to Sa) 00:15 am CinemaxX 4
Sa, November 12 3:15 pm CinemaxX 1



The middle of everything is the ball.




The Legend of the Scarecrow (La leyenda del espantapajaros)
Director: Marco Besas, E 2005, 11 min, 35 mm, colour, ES
Sa, November 12 12:45 pm CinemaxX 2
Su, November 123 2:30 pm CinemaxX 3



A scarecrow helps an injured crow and discovers the secret of his own existence. When he goes to meet the farmer, the farmer begins a tragic hunt.




The Ten Steps
Director: Brendan Muldowney, IRL 2004, 10 min, 35 mm, colour, EV
Th, November 10 10:30 pm CinemaxX 1
Sa, November 12 5:15 pm CinemaxX 2



Twelve-year-old Katie and her brother are at home alone when suddenly there's no electricity. The power generator is only ten steps down...only? With sparse means the screw of suspense is slowly tightened.




Wattläufer
Director: Dennis Jacobsen, D 2005, 20 min, 35 mm, colour, GV
We, November 9 8:00 pm Universum 1
Sa, November 12 8:00 pm Universum 1



Robert has a cutter drop him on a lonely island in the middle of some mud flats. The next day his seabag is gone. Can it be that he is not alone on the island? A person's conflict with himself and with internal and external conditions.




Who do you love?
Director: Jim McRoberts, Scotland 2004, 10 min, DVD, colour, EV
We, November 9 2:45 pm CinemaxX 2
Sa, November 12 8:00 pm CinemaxX 4



Heather wants her mum's love, but does her mum know what love is? On a quest for something to eat and money to feed her mum's drug habit, Heather ends up paying a price she never expected.




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