Short Films L-S

Little Houses (Casitas)
Director: Juan Carlos Mostaza, E 2008, 5:54 min, 35mm, colour, ES



"Casitas" is a Spanish animation film which, in its very reduced form and clear narrative structure, invites the viewer to remember the past, or to think about how the future could be.




On the sunny side of the Alps
Director: Janez Burger, SLO 2007, 35mm, colour, ES



Private expectations, hopes and disappointments stand between two very different men in an urban environment. The ensuing exchange raises more questions than it has answers.




Paseo
Director: Arturo Ruiz Serrano, E 2007, 13 min, 35mm, colour



Gabino has never declared his love to a woman.




Paul Rondin est... Paul Rondin
Director: Frédérick Vin, F 2008, 10:00 min, 35mm, colour, ES



Paul Rodin is craving for love, but he suffers from a job conditioning.




Because there are things you never forget
Director: Lucas Figueroa, E 2008, 13 min, 35mm, colour, ES



Remember Roberto Baggio? Full of black humour, this film demonstrates how a single missed penalty kick can influence a footballer’s entire life.




Pump Action
Director: Frank Reid, IRL 2007, 4:00 min, 35mm, colour, OV



The somewhat different interview. "Pump Action" is the perfect combination of David, Goliath and Riverdance in a scrapyard – with a happy ending.




Reise zum Wald
Director: Jörn Staeger, D 2008, 7 min, 35 mm, GV



Combining bold images with a powerful sound design Jörn Staeger’s film transports trees and people from the city to a new environment and goes beyond the scrutiny of a German myth.




Run
Director: Mark Albiston, NZ 2008, 15 min, 35mm, colour, OV



Motherless Georgie and Tom from Samoa live in a sleepy New Zealand town. Their father worries about their future in a white environment. The film won a prize in Dresden in 2008.




Spielzeugland
Director: Jochen Alexander Freydank, D 2007, 13:53 min, 35mm, colour, GV



The neighbours are going to Toyland - Marianne tells her son in 1942 when he asks about where they are going. The plan to protect him however backfires.




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