Program - Short Films C

Short Films C

Once There Was a Sea…

Joanna Kożuch | France, Poland | 2021 | 17 min

This captivating ani-doc recounts the fate of the dried-up Aral Sea and the search for it. The lake has almost disappeared because of insensitive human-induced changes to the land surrounding it. The director repeatedly went to investigate how and why the lake disappeared. She managed to capture the stories of several local people whose lives were and still are bound to the lake.

Wed 11/5/2022
16.30-17.49
free seats: 132
Malé Theatre

Thu 12/5/2022
15.30-16.49
free seats: 127
Kino Varšava

Sat 14/5/2022
13.00-14.19
free seats: 84
Malé Theatre

Steakhouse

Špela Čadež | France | 2021 | 9 min

This film by renowned director Špela Čadež, author of several acclaimed films, is a raw and symbolical ‘relationship film’. A man expects his wife to come home at the exact agreed time, at the very moment the steak he carefully prepares is ready to be served. But the woman deals with his aggression and calmly turns it against him.

Wed 11/5/2022
16.30-17.49
free seats: 132
Malé Theatre

Thu 12/5/2022
15.30-16.49
free seats: 127
Kino Varšava

Sat 14/5/2022
13.00-14.19
free seats: 84
Malé Theatre

The Laugh

Capucine Gougelet | France | 2021 | 3 min

Each year, French company Tant Mieux Prod offers new graduates of animation schools the opportunity to direct an adaptation of a poem. The project, titled ‘En sortant de l’ecole’ is also supported by French Television. This year, a poem by André Chedid titled The Laugh was picked and its adaptation characterised by visual gentleness works with contrasts between colours and shades of grey.

Wed 11/5/2022
16.30-17.49
free seats: 132
Malé Theatre

Thu 12/5/2022
15.30-16.49
free seats: 127
Kino Varšava

Sat 14/5/2022
13.00-14.19
free seats: 84
Malé Theatre

Cucumbers

Leonid Shmelkov | Russia | 2021 | 16 min

Simon is a renowned and popular photographer who enjoys his popularity and the interest of media with the grace of a celebrity. But only until the moment when something snaps in him, and he suddenly starts seeing cucumbers everywhere. This film about a deep artistic and personal crisis made by a student of the Russian SHAR school utilises a detached view and includes many cucumber gags.

Wed 11/5/2022
16.30-17.49
free seats: 132
Malé Theatre

Thu 12/5/2022
15.30-16.49
free seats: 127
Kino Varšava

Sat 14/5/2022
13.00-14.19
free seats: 84
Malé Theatre

Thing

Malte Stein | Germany | 2021 | 5 min

This disturbing film with an atmosphere enhanced by elaborate sound design and strange deathly expressions of its characters tells the story of a man who is pursued by someone (or rather something). But the moment when the pursued person becomes an aggressor who doesn’t hesitate to resort to extreme measures is not far away.

Wed 11/5/2022
16.30-17.49
free seats: 132
Malé Theatre

Thu 12/5/2022
15.30-16.49
free seats: 127
Kino Varšava

Sat 14/5/2022
13.00-14.19
free seats: 84
Malé Theatre

Red Table

Hakhyun Kim | South Korea, Japan | 2021 | 8 min

An obscure South Korean parable revealing the hidden face of capitalism. The film features, for instance, a seemingly blind child, a neurotic dog, model trains and a bizarre cave with burning bones inside. This morbid pun has rich colours, a specific rhythm and many hard-to-grasp motives.

Wed 11/5/2022
16.30-17.49
free seats: 132
Malé Theatre

Thu 12/5/2022
15.30-16.49
free seats: 127
Kino Varšava

Sat 14/5/2022
13.00-14.19
free seats: 84
Malé Theatre

Awkward

Nata Metlukh | United States | 2020 | 4 min

The occasionally fragmentary and humorous film Awkward is a mosaic of absurd moments related to various communication and social ineptitudes that happen during a single day. The film, bursting with ideas, is characterised by dynamic animation and pleasantly stylised drawing.

Wed 11/5/2022
16.30-17.49
free seats: 132
Malé Theatre

Thu 12/5/2022
15.30-16.49
free seats: 127
Kino Varšava

Sat 14/5/2022
13.00-14.19
free seats: 84
Malé Theatre

Meneath: The Hidden Island of Ethics

Terril Calder | Canada | 2021 | 19 min

The movie dives deeply into the innate contrast between the Seven Deadly Sins (Lust, Gluttony, Greed, Sloth, Wrath, Pride and Envy) and the Seven Sacred Teachings (Love, Respect, Wisdom, Courage, Truth, Honesty and Humility), as embodied in the life of a precocious Métis baby. Brought to life by darkly beautiful stop-motion animation, her inner turmoil of abuse is laid bare with unflinching honesty.

Wed 11/5/2022
16.30-17.49
free seats: 132
Malé Theatre

Thu 12/5/2022
15.30-16.49
free seats: 127
Kino Varšava

Sat 14/5/2022
13.00-14.19
free seats: 84
Malé Theatre

Online catalogue

Short Films C

Once There Was a Sea…

Steakhouse

The Laugh

Cucumbers

Thing

Red Table

Awkward

Meneath: The Hidden Island of Ethics