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Festival Darlings

741–760 of 952 films

  • by Prateek Sethi

    The song is about the artist loving salsa and not finding a dancing partner whom she doesn’t fall in love with at the end of every dance.

    • Music Videos
    • Romance
    • Experimental
    • Dance
    • Musical
  • Don’t Tell Mum

    2015 Adults 3 min

    by Sawako Kabuki

    A nocturnal education film, designed to help children develop their emotions and expressions as well as language and physical skills by enjoying singing and exercising with a big brother.

    • Comedy
    • Abstract
    • Experimental
    • Musical
    • Non-narrative
  • Dominik’s Tales

    2022 16+ 4 min

    by George Radojčič, Magdalena Hejzlarová

    The short animated film “Dominik’s Stories” is a collaboration between George Radojčica, a neurodiversity artist working at the Studio of Joyful Creation, and animator Magdalena Hejzlarová. The film was created as part of the Artist Statement project of the non-profit organization Barvolam, which supports neurodiverse artists.

    • Drama
    • Abstract
    • Experimental
    • Non-narrative
  • by Suraya Raja

    We’ve all had thoughts of what might happen should we jump from a high place, drop the baby, or stab someone with a fork. Usually we can dismiss them without a care – but what if we couldn’t?

    • Drama
    • Coming-of-Age
  • Dogs Smell Like the Sea

    2020 16+ 4 min

    by Anastasiya Lisovets

    You know, it’s like having a dog, and it chooses someone else as its owner, not you. And as soon as the “other” rings the bicycle bell, the dog, happily wagging its tail, rushes to catch up with him.

    • Drama
    • Experimental
    • Non-narrative
  • Dokument Parakozmik

    2018 16+ 19 min

    by Vladislav Knežević

    Gravitational waves are passing through every existing dimension, even the almost undetectable ones. The scientific experiment, in its basic utilitarian nature, is aimed at the understanding of the multidimensional structure of things and has the potential for an uncanny experience.

    • Experimental
    • Sci-Fi
    • Non-narrative
  • Dodudindon

    2009 10+ 1 min

    by Lucrèce Andreae, Julien Chheng, Tracy Nowocien & others

    A prestigious socialite ball of anthropomorphic birds quickly spirals into an orgy, after a particularly voluptuous pair indulges in a highly sexual public embrace.

    • Comedy
    • Musical
  • Do Not Feed the Pigeons

    2021 16+ 9 min

    by Antonin Niclass

    In Antonin Niclass’s short film “Do Not Feed the Pigeons, ” a flock becomes a source of unexpected wonder for a group of weary travellers.

    • Drama
    • Tragicomedy
    • Abstract
    • Experimental
  • Do The Dial Tone

    2020 16+ 4 min

    by Cheng-Hsu Chung

    The visualizer for Do The Dial Tone enhances the music by narrating an adventurous tale of an alien exploring Earth at midnight. Drawing inspiration from Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation video, our character embarks on a nocturnal journey through the city streets, culminating in a solo party held in an underground ruin. This visual story captures the essence of the track, blending the surreal with the rhythmic energy of an all-night adventure.

    • Music Videos
    • Experimental
    • Non-narrative
  • Dinner for few

    2014 Adults 10 min

    by Nassos Vakalis

    During dinner, “the system” feeds the few who consume all the resources while the rest survive on scraps. Inevitably, the struggle for what remains leads to catastrophic change. The offspring of this transition turns out not to be a sign of hope, but the spitting image of the parents.

    • Drama
    • Tragicomedy
    • Experimental
    • Non-narrative
  • Dinner

    1978 Adults 8 min

    by Zlatko Bourek

    The man behind the table is driving. With anxiety, memories from his childhood, from the war, his parents in the ghetto for the Jews and all the possible forms of aggression that reached him came flooding back to him, until the day he sat down at the table to answer…

    • Drama
    • Abstract
    • Experimental
  • Diogenes, Perhaps

    1967 16+ 10 min

    by Nedeljko Dragić

    A lonely man roams around an absurd world in pursuit of happiness. Perhaps it’s Diogenes, perhaps not.

    • Drama
    • Abstract
    • Experimental
  • Deux oiseaux

    2019 Adults 12 min

    by Antoine ROBERT

    1967. Jean, an eight-years-old city boy, spends his holidays at his grandparents’ farm. He gives in candid yet cruel games on the surrounding animals. But this violence is nothing compared to what takes place in the shed, a room that Jean does not even dare entering. One day, Jean kills a tit by accident. He decides to take in the orphan hatchling to nurse him.

    • Drama
    • Tragicomedy
    • Experimental
  • Delivery

    2015 7+ 7 min

    by Leslie Belot, Sophie Blayrat, Kai Huang & others

    A peaceful neighbourhood, a peaceful home, a peaceful couple who is about to celebrate the arrival of their new piece collection of African Art…

    • Comedy
    • Family
  • Decorado

    2017 Adults 11 min

    by Alberto Vázquez

    The world is a wonderful stage, but its characters are disgraceful.

    • Drama
    • Tragicomedy
    • Experimental
  • Deadman’s Reach

    2018 Adults 11 min

    by Quentin VIEN

    After falling asleep on the London underground, a man finds himself mysteriously spirited into the desert where he follows an illusive trail of a failed love affair. Through the exploration of song writing, the man eventually reaches catharsis and the acceptance that allows him to move on, and to find his way out of the desert.

    • Drama
    • Music Videos
    • Tragedy
    • Experimental
  • Dead Reckoning

    2017 16+ 3 min

    by Paul Wenninger, Susan Young

    A mediation on bad luck. Two animated manifestations of one character’s interaction as he follows the maxim: Eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow we die.

    • Drama
    • Experimental
    • Non-narrative
  • Dead Water

    2001 Adults 5 min

    by Tibor Bánóczki

    The protagonist of this psycho-thriller evolving out of picturesque paintings is a crazed station-master living in a dull village in the middle of nowhere.

    • Drama
    • Experimental
    • Tragedy
  • Day, the Chef

    2016 16+ 3 min

    by Xiong Shuyu, Shuyu Xiong

    Living in Beijing, the mega city, everyone is, somehow, being consumed by different kinds of modern civilisation and life format. In metro, bus, office buildings, people are treated like raw materials, cooked into dishes, and placed onto dining table every day and night.

    • Comedy
    • Experimental
  • De profundis

    2002 16+ 3 min

    by Dóra Keresztes

    The visual style of the film is inspired by ancient tribal symbols, which constantly morph into each other. They represent life in a womb-like frame.

    • Experimental
    • Non-narrative