Programme

Waiting for Her Sailor

Bill Plympton // Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika // 2011 // 00:30 min

Animation

Waiting for her sailor to return home, a woman gazes out to sea at an approaching ship.

SOCIO

Eran Thomson // Australien // 2012 // 06:29 min

Short Fiction

A lonely Mexican wrestler roams the streets in search of a worthy opponent, with success.

Human Meat Factory

Anna Han // Australien // 2011 // 04:00 min

Animation

Have you ever thought about where your nice juicy burger comes from? Discover the disturbingly shocking truth.

50 Jahre Oberhausener Missverständnis

Kai Maria Steinkühler, Markus Mischkowski // Deutschland // 2012 // 02:00 min

Short Fiction

Critical investigation into where short art film stands today, and whether the Oberhausen Manifesto is still relevant.

Dame Factory Inc.

Melanie Abramov, Yueh-Hsin Chang // Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika // 2011 // 07:30 min

Experimental

A grotesque, cynical yet sexy look at how female bodies are objectified and concepts of womanhood and sex are distorted and merged. Come get your fill...

Music for One X-mas and Six Drummers

Music for One X-mas and Six Drummers

Ola Simonsson, Johannes Stjärne Nilsson // Schweden // 2011 // 05:00 min

Short Fiction

Six mysterious musicians disguised as a Lucia parade gain entry to a retirement home and perform a clandestine Christmas carol.

Funfactory

Kolja Brandt, Chino Rubio // Deutschland // 2012 // 02:30 min

Short Fiction

Cyborgs can act, and the film industry can make a good profit. Just fade-out inability!

Kuhina

Swarming

Joni Männistö // Finnland // 2011 // 07:30 min

Animation

A child discovers life inside a dead bird and starts to play with it.

Ein Liebestraum

Julian Krubasik // Deutschland // 2011 // 06:30 min

Experimental, Documentary

An experimental approach to documenting athletic achievement.

Kaffeefahrt

Ben Kaufmann // Deutschland // 2012 // 00:00 min

Experimental, Short Fiction

Coffee doesn't need a plot.

Das Badezimmer

Bjørn Melhus // Deutschland // 2011 // 05:00 min

Experimental

A gardener guides a tour through a dreary property that was once the scene of a grisly crime. The tour, in reference to the German version of the ###Psycho### trailer narrated by Hitchcock himself, also ends in a bathroom.

Pretty Things

Carlo Ortu // England // 2012 // 06:30 min

Short Fiction

A lonely man goes to extreme lengths to get a hug from his granddaughter.

Brain Food

Chu-Ling Hsu // Taiwan // 2011 // 01:30 min

Animation

People love to indulge in the stories offered at the cinema, but so few realize that their lives offer a few films of their own.

Bunda Pandeiro

Tambourine Buttocks

Carlo Sampietro // Brasilien // 2012 // 02:00 min

Experimental

The human body has never been so beautifully instrumentalized.

The Scream

Sebastian Cosor // Rumänien // 2011 // 03:22 min

Animation

###[...] suddenly the sky turned blood red [...] and I stood there trembling with anxiety ? and I sensed an infinite scream passing through nature.? (Edvard Munch, 1893)

S

Yuri A // Schweiz // 2011 // 04:16 min

Short Fiction

Even the most beautiful cakes have consequences. A short film on digestion and its products.

Excel

Michael Seidel, MARCO DELLAMULA, PATRICK CHAPPATTE // Deutschland // 2011 // 00:31 min

Animation, Short Fiction

A truly cursed programme!

De Roni

Andrea Schneider // Schweiz // 2011 // 07:00 min

Animation

An animated mockumentary about Roni, his racing bike and his life downtown. Full of cool.

Eisprung

Ovulation

Loretta Arnold // Schweiz // 2011 // 04:00 min

Animation

New theories on an old question, with a nutritious ending.

Sinusoïde

Sinusoid

Olivier Bonenfant // Kanada // 2012 // 07:15 min

Short Fiction

After missing his bus Jerome chooses to walk to work. Between depressors and stimulants that fail to balance his mood, his trip will be intense.

Homemade

Britt Raes // Belgien // 2011 // 05:00 min

Animation, Short Fiction

Every woman has her own cooking habits. Meet Bernadette, who has some very strange kitchenware.

FTW

Tyler Funk // Kanada // 2011 // 05:00 min

Short Fiction

Mallory is determined to win the local 100 meter qualifier. Lost in her focus on the finish line, she becomes oblivious to everything else around her.

The Big Tree

Andrew Struthers // Kanada // 2012 // 04:30 min

Experimental

To get his fishing boat back, Dave agrees to cut down the tallest tree on Vancouver Island. Warning: Painkillers may cause musical interludes.

13. Deutsche Hirschrufermeisterschaft

13th German Deer Calling Championship

Andreas Teichmann // Deutschland // 2011 // 04:30 min

Documentary

The 13th annual championship of the German deer caller community, in Dortmund. Eight gentlemen and one woman compete in three categories.

AT THE FORMAL

Andrew Kavanagh // Australien // 2011 // 07:44 min

Experimental

Modern and ancient rituals collide in this macabre depiction of a high school prom.