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Festival Darlings

361–380 of 952 films

  • Parasite

    2016 Adults 6 min

    by Mauricio Sanhueza

    A free version of The Labyrinth of Crete in which the myth of Theseus and Minothaur are reflected in a single character.

    • Drama
    • Experimental
    • Non-narrative
  • Paper or Plastic

    2019 16+ 8 min

    by Nata Metlukh

    An immigrant comes to the first-world country to paint a mural on the tallest tower. He tries to adapt to the new reality, but xenophobia and odd rules force him to go back.

    • Drama
    • Comedy
    • Tragicomedy
    • Abstract
    • Experimental
  • Paper Plane

    2013 16+ 5 min

    by Gianluca Maruotti

    A music video.

    • Drama
    • Tragedy
    • Music Videos
    • Abstract
    • Experimental
  • Pandiculation

    2020 16+ 3 min

    by Konrad Hjemli, Jakob Eiring

    pan·​dic·​u·​la·​tion / pan-ˌdik-yə-ˈlā-shən/ nounThe act of stretching oneself (often accompanied by yawning).

    • Comedy
    • Tragicomedy
  • Pachyderm

    2021 Adults 11 min

    by Stéphanie Clément

    Like every summer, Louise is entrusted to her grandparents for a few days of vacation in the countryside. Between the green grass in the garden, swimming in the lake, fishing with grandpa, everything seems as sweet as grandma’s strawberry pies. But this year, it will snow in the middle of summer and a monster will die.

    • Drama
    • Tragedy
    • Experimental
  • Overtime

    2004 Adults 5 min

    by Oury Atlan, Breakbot, Damien Ferrié

    Little ragdolls find their maker dead in his studio. Unable to understand what truly happened they try to get on with their daily life beside him.

    • Drama
    • Experimental
    • Non-narrative
  • Overgrown

    2023 7+ 3 min

    by Anna Elisabet Christensen

    Overgrown is an emotional mood-piece asking an age-old question: What happens when love and hurt grows from the same place? When his garden, once a place of love and dedication, gets infected by bugs, a gardener finds himself faced with an impossible choice: to leave, and abandon all he’s been working for, or to stay, but at the cost of his own life.

    • Fantasy
    • Non-narrative
  • Overboard! (trailer)

    2021 4+ 1 min

    by Joanna Kożuch, Filip Pošivač, Barbora Valecká

    This short, silent animated pilot for an upcoming children’s series plays with the canonical story of Noah’s Ark, in which Noah was tasked with saving pairs of animals from extinction. The creators, however, add a small but clever twist – a pair of creatures that Noah would definitely not have wanted to save.

    • Comedy
    • Family
    • Adventure
  • Our Granny Rocks

    2017 4+ 26 min

    by Nils Skapāns

    Brother and Sister, as it happens with children, have a hard time getting along. Then Granny gets involved, arriving on a scooter and twisting the green button on her vest, thus launching an unbelievable series of sandbox adventures.

    • Comedy
    • Fantasy
    • Adventure
  • Our Man in Nirvana

    2006 16+ 10 min

    by Jan Koester

    John, a rockstar, is playing a concert with his band. Suddenly he dies accidentally and gets to nirvana. There he has to face his wishes and deeds…

    • Drama
    • Music Videos
    • Fantasy
    • Experimental
  • Opossum

    2014 7+ 4 min

    by Paul Cichon

    An opossum in a coffee machine and the question why most technical devices break after a certain time.

    • Comedy
    • Experimental
  • Ooze

    2017 16+ 5 min

    by Kilian Vilim, Vilim Kilian

    In his everyday life, an elevator boy is confronted with the loneliness and the “up and down” of his service. When he tries to attract the attention of his guests, he makes a very different, gloomy encounter with himself.

    • Drama
    • Comedy
    • Abstract
    • Experimental
    • Tragicomedy
  • Opening Night

    1957 16+ 10 min

    by Nikola Kostelac

    A poster announcing the opening night of an opera. A crowd of snobs, so called »music lovers« rushes by. The tenor, well aware of his magnificence, has some troubles in his wardrobe with his button refusing to fit in his collar.

    • Comedy
    • Musical
    • Abstract
    • Experimental
  • ONE, TWO, TREE

    2015 7+ 7 min

    by Yulia Aronova

    A story of a tree, a tree like any other. One day, it jumps into a pair of boots and goes off for a walk inviting everyone it meets to follow. Boring everyday life fades as they all skip and dance along happily.

    • Comedy
    • Fantasy
    • Abstract
    • Experimental
  • one slimy story

    2019 16+ 5 min

    by Assile Blaibel, Assile BLAIBEL

    At the seaside, the sun is out and people have not a care in the world. They have their little routines and nothing can bother them. But little by little, they’re starting to realize they’re melting.

    • Comedy
    • Tragicomedy
    • Non-narrative
  • One of Many

    2018 16+ 6 min

    by Petra Zlonoga

    I am one. One of many. One of everyone yet the only one. What is it that I am looking for, that always seems out of reach?

    • Abstract
    • Experimental
  • One Left

    2020 16+ 6 min

    by Sebastian Doringer

    Several patients are waiting in a doctor’s office to hear test results regarding their remaining lifetimes. However in most cases, the allotted time is not as long as they had hoped for.

    • Drama
    • Comedy
    • Tragicomedy
  • One of a Kind

    2014 Adults 4 min

    by Gabriele Maineti

    A warm, dreamlike tale narrated by actor Jim Carter of reverse evolution and a grand comment on the space-time continuum.

    • Drama
    • Tragicomedy
    • Experimental
  • One For The Ages / Sparks

    2020 16+ 4 min

    by Chintis Lundgren

    An introverted office worker daydreams of success.

    • Drama
    • Music Videos
    • Comedy
    • Abstract
    • Experimental
    • Tragicomedy
  • by Teele Strauss

    Once in the Fields of Boredom is a story about a couple whose life together has come to an end – they struggle with boredom.

    • Drama
    • Experimental
    • Non-narrative