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Fussel, the friendly monster, finds the beginning of a red string, and he heads out to find out what’s at its end. On his journey he meets different looking monsters, who have their own theories about the end of the string. Curious, they join Fussel on his journey.
How do we best kill the mouse? Graduation film of Shadi Adib based on a novel by Sadeq Chubak with voices from Nick Cave, Andreas Hykade, David Bennett, Shaun Lawton and Jimmy Hibbert.
A tale about a young boy who is unhappy in his home. One night, he receives a peculiar visit that transforms his world.
In a small town, a funeral is held after the death of a gardener. Three brothers find themselves lost in their imaginations on the day of the burial.
Fulfillmenot is a visual poem about the search for answers that turn into questions turning into answers and into more questions. In an associative chain of seemingly arbitrarily linked events, an ever-changing protagonist takes unexpected actions in strange sceneries. Throughout the course of the film she goes on to explore her personality and her body in new, different ways. As alternate versions of her start to emerge, escape and finally devour her, she is made to understand that linearity is an illusion.
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Being attached to a platform limits her in every way, allowing nothing but a single sound in her life. One day a new sound appears, and with it the desire to reach it.
At one moment you smell something familiar and realize that this is the smell of childhood. Memories surfaced through the smell of borscht, which once on a sunny day my grandmother cooked. They are never accurate, they are fast as lightning, but they carry in themselves a light nostalgia and calm. Moments that you want to remember forever: a mother’s song, the clear sky above, and the certainty of tomorrow, knowing that a whole summer of fun is still ahead.
About the hardships and joys of motherhood.
Freeze frame: the most absurd technique since the invention of the moving image. Through an elaborate process of duplicating the same image over and over again, it creates the illusion of stillness. In this stop motion film, identical figures perform the hopeless task of preserving blocks of ice.
Three authors, three different generations, three different perspectives on their own work. All three worked in the audiovisual industry, advertising and other commercial spheres. Through animated interviews, the film approaches their experiences and asks whether there is also a place for author’s work in their lives.
How much do I like myself? Do I have personal borders? How do they look like?
A garden party is held in the park of the baroque castle: the landscape is idyllic, the company is cozy, the food is aristocratic, and everything is traditional and refined. At the same time, in the other part of the garden, cages rattle, ropes rustle, and foxes whine. From the initial idyll, the film slowly moves to another level of pleasure, and a cruel game of “fox throwing” begins, which becomes increasingly bloody and inhumane.
A garden party is held in the park of the baroque castle: the landscape is idyllic, the company is cozy, the food is aristocratic, and everything is traditional and refined. At the same time, in the other part of the garden, cages rattle, ropes rustle, and foxes whine. From the initial idyll, the film slowly moves to another level of pleasure, and a cruel game of “fox throwing” begins, which becomes increasingly bloody and inhumane.
A short, poetic animated story about respect for the deceased.
Young documentarist Pavel Kačenka shoots a school film mapping the career of forgotten Czech cartoon star – Mr. Hat – and he is not avoiding the controversial questions. Where stands the end of dignity and responsibility for an actor – although he is a cartoon character?
A life insurance company uses an AI algorithm to determine the risk of a new applicant. The subsequent denial sparks a period of introspection for the individual in question.
When a lifelong friend departs, a stubborn old man has to face his inner fears in order to restore peace to his mind.
The impact of communism was huge. The destiny of orphans was taken from foster care to an institutional care. The animated document with the testimony of the man who grew up in the constitution and the woman who solves the problem from the outside, shows that despite 30 years of freedom from communism, Czech Republic still desperately needs a revolution in this area.
Alula constantly runs away from home to explore a forest nearby much to her father’s chagrin. He drags her back home and orders her inside their house in a very authoritative manner.