International Shorts 2
Friday, 7 February
19:20
This screening session includes 9 short films. Total running time approx. 95 minutes. All selected films are in English and/or have English subtitles.
LOCATION: Cinema Aventure (theatre 3), rue des Fripers 15, Galerie du centre 57 bloc II, 1000 Brussels
Shake Stew - Lila (Austria) by Rupert Höller
In a surreal dance video, a dancer is melting into a landscape of palm trees, rocks and ocean waves.
Running time: 00:04:04
A Mother Goes to the Beach (Portugal) by Pedro Hasrouny
Teresa, a single mother spends a day at the beach with her six-year-old son, Benji and her sister Marga, who is back to Portugal for a summer vacation. The day becomes very stressful with her sister's constant speech about her son's achievements and her criticisms towards Benji.
Running time: 00:15:58
The Steak (Iran) by Kiarash Dadgar
A birthday party preparation is thrown into chaos by an awful event.
Running time: 00:08:13
Stay Strong and Be Quiet (France) by Anne Loriot
Parents try to prepare their 6-year-old daughter for her future.
Running time: 00:02:18
Dissolution (United States) by Anthony Saxe
A woman is forced to confront her elderly husband’s physical deterioration when they meet to sign their divorce papers.
Running time: 00:14:54
Embrace (France) by Axel Zeltser
Mélanie walks past the same alley every day without noticing the strange metal bucket there.
Running time: 00:02:00
Tennis, Oranges (United States) by Sean Pecknold
A robotic vacuum suffering from burnout quits its job at a hospital and sets out to find community and a greater purpose on a quiet street where two lonely rabbits are stuck in perpetual loops.
Running time: 00:10:53
Cock (Norway) by Robin Jensen
Two sweaty men end up at odds with each other in a crowded sauna. A short film about prejudice and politics. And cock.
Running time: 00:06:30
Nøkkelbarn (Norway) by Sindre Mangen Haram
When twelve-year-old Erik is forced to choose which parent should have to move out during an ugly divorce, he struggles in the aftermath of his decision and how it ends up altering his relationships not only with his parents, but his two younger brothers as well.
Running time: 00:21:16