Shorts Attack in April

Greetings from reality – 10 Films!

The Programme:

TALKING IN A BOX
Hendrik Dorgathen
Germany
2014
4:30 min
Animation without dialogue
[ Communication-Persiflage ]

A colorful animation about the act of speaking.

BOTEV IS AN IDIOT
Deyan Bararev
Bulgaria 2012
8:30 min
Short Fiction engl.
[ History against modernism ]
Vasko has written an essay critical of Hristo Botev, widely considered by Bulgarians to be a national hero. But is this what he actually wanted to say?

WE LOVE SURVEILLANCE
Alexander Lehmann
Germany 2014
7 min
Animation germ. with engl ST
[ Surveillance-Grotesque ]
Seven good reasons why all should absolutely love Surveillance – here and everywhere.

BLACK TAPE
Uri Kranot, Michelle Kranot
Denmark 2014
3:min
Animation without dialogue
[ War-Dance ]
Lush brushstrokes vibrate on screen und describe the entangled dance between the victim and its victimizer.

FOR THE BIRDS
Tara Atashgah
USA 2013
14 min
Short Fiction without dialogue
[ Punishmentfilm ]
A young Iranian is about to be publicly hanged. People cluster round the scaffold to witness the execution.

A SIMPLER LIFE
Gunhild Enger
Sweden 2013
15 min
Short Fiction without dialogue
[ Parody on the western world ]
Ing-Marie and Carl are very busy. She with training, he with gardening, all with the assistance of modern conveniences…but do they really make things simpler?

BUSINESS AS USUAL
Lenn Kudrjawizki
Germany
2014
11:30 min
Short Fiction germ. with engl ST
[ Have a good flight ]
A fully occupied aeroplane, a prayer chain and typical pre-takeoff nerves: The situation rapidly escalates.

10 KLEINE NEGERLEIN
Valentinanna Mitterer
Austria 2012
4:30 min
Animation germ. with engl ST
[ Song-Animation ]
A new version of the well-known, racist children’s song, customised according to current refugee policies.

FASISTI
Taneli Mustonen
Finland
2013
5 min
Short Fiction engl.
[ Political comedy ]
A humorous lesson exploring the meaning of the word „fascism“.

ONE SHOT
Dietrich Brüggemann
Germany 2011
11 min
Short Fiction germ. with engl ST
[ Germany-Comedy ]
Kerem is a young Turkish man from a conservative family. His sister lives a secular, modern life. He’s been ordered to restore his family’s honor.

Founded in 2002 and every month new: This is edition 158 of Shorts Attack!