INTERFILM 40 International Short Film Festival Berlin
5 - 10 November 2024

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MIYU 02 Obsessions – Distribution Showcase

Miyu Distribution's diverse and innovative program shines a spotlight on the work and unique narrative approaches of emerging talents.
From a piece of plaster, from bodies, from a few details or from absence – longing, obsessions, irrepressible desires sometimes emerge. Seven singular short films, seven invitations to plunge into troubling, captivating and seductive preoccupations. To be watched and felt without satiation.

All films will be shown in their original language with English subtitles.

10.11.24, 18:00h, Pfefferberg Haus 13

Obsessions – Distribution Showcase
7 films
Wet

Wet

Marianne BERGEONNEAU / Lauriane Montppert / Mélina MANDON / Cloé Peyrebrune / Cloé Peyrebrune / Elvira TAUSSAC // France // 2021 // 06:00 min

Animation

In a land of soft, peach-coloured skin, the steamy dream of a lady unfolds. Her affection for her masseur comes to light in a world full of sensual temptations.

Anxious Body

Anxious Body

Yoriko MIZUSHIRI // France, Japan // 2021 // 05:47 min

Animation

Living things, artificial objects, geometric shapes, and lines collide. A sensual variation on pleasure and pain emerges—calm yet razor-sharp. A dance of forms and feelings.

Écorchée

Écorchée

Skinned

Joachim Hérissé // France // 2022 // 14:58 min

Animation

A conjoined couple lives with many rabbits. He can no longer tolerate them, kills and buries them, then sets the rabbits free. After some time, he transforms into them. A dark tale of symbiosis and metamorphosis.

The Miracle

The Miracle

Nienke Deutz // Belgium, France, Netherlands // 2023 // 14:54 min

Animation

Irma, whose desire to have a child remains unfulfilled, wishes to relax at a luxury hotel. However, she is surrounded by pregnant women everywhere. Her plans for recovery seem ruined. A sensitive animation with depth.

Canard

Canard

Duck

Elie CHAPUIS // Belgium, Switzerland // 2023 // 09:06 min

Animation, Experimental

Vladimir and Olga raise ducks on a remote farm. They hope for a child, but this expectation turns into a nightmare. An injured duck disrupts their fragile balance. Chaos ensues.

Symbiosis

Symbiosis

Nadja Andrasev // Hungary, France // 2019 // 12:40 min

Animation

A betrayed wife spies on her husband's affairs. Her jealousy transforms into curiosity as she discovers something entirely new about herself. A journey of sexual self-discovery begins.

Au revoir Jérôme !

Au revoir Jérôme !

Goodbye Jérôme!

Adam SILLARD / Gabrielle SELNET / Chloé FARR // France // 2021 // 07:44 min

Animation, Documentary

Jerome in paradise—a colourful, crazy world full of surprises. There he is looking for his wife Maryline and dives into surreal landscapes. Will he find her in this place? And if so, what next? [Content Note: Suicide]