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The Meaning of Style (Phil Collins, Malaysia, 2012, 5’, World premiere)
A deceptively complex Malaysian reverie featuring a cast of skinheads, butterflies and the sounds of Gruff Rhys and Y Niwl in perfect harmony.
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As ondas (Miguel Fonseca, Portugal, 2012, 22’, World premiere)
An expertly played, effortlessly cosmic topography of surf, sea and sand from one of Portugal’s rising cinematographic stars.
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Scene Shifts, in Six Movements (Jani Ruscica, Finland, Germany, Denmark, 2012, 15’, World premiere)
Latest work by Finnish artist Jani Ruscica (retrospective at IFFR 2008) alternately describes locations in words, images and music.
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Big in Vietnam (Mati Diop, France, 2012, 29’, World premiere)
Diop, who won a Tiger Award in 2010 with her short Atlantiques, has two new films including this mysterious tale of a director who gets distracted during a shoot.
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In Search of a City (Hala Elkoussy, Egypt, United Kingdom, 2012, 34’, World premiere)
Idler Sein’s perambulations become a layered declaration of love to the city of Cairo. Shot before, but edited after the Egyptian revolution.
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Postcard from Somova, Romania (Andreas Horvath, Austria, 2012, 20’, World premiere)
Life in the Danube Delta almost stands still. The postcard is a suitable anachronism for a message from this inconspicuous place.
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Agatha (Beatrice Gibson, United Kingdom, 2012, 14’, World premiere)
A psychosexual sci-fi about a planet without speech. Based on a dream had by the radical British composer Cornelius Cardew.
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Field Notes from a Mine (Martijn van Boven, Tom Tlalim, Netherlands, 2012, 20’, World premiere)
Abstract documentary about a data environment. Based on a list of cities, villages and unnamed places in North Africa that were part of old pilgrim routes.
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Springtime (Jeroen Eisinga, Netherlands, 2012, 19’, World premiere)
Maker Eisinga described this performance - which people can now watch - as 'A liberating experience' during which his body was taken over by insects.
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Generator (Makino Takashi, Japan, 2011, 20’, International premiere)
Generator is a response to the disaster in Fukushima and visualises Tokyo as an eroding metropolis accompanied by Jim O'Rourke’s dark soundscapes.
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Im Freien, (Albert Sackl, Austria, 2011, 23’, International premiere)
A three-month sojourn on Iceland linearly condensed into 23 minutes by the camera. An existentialist portrait of an awe-inspiring setting.
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Light Escapes Through the Intervals (Tasaka Naoko, USA, 2011, 15’, International premiere)
An attempt at thinking without language. Point-of-view, observation, flexibility... and surf!
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La maladie blanche (Christelle Lheureux, France, 2011, 42’, International premiere)
A night-time party in a mountain village in France; a reflection on the essence of our existence and a monster that preys on girls.
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Shadow Life (Cao Fei, China, 2011, 10’, European premiere)
How something as old-fashioned as hand shadow play can be elevated into a higher art form. A witty, intelligent animation.
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I'm Lisa (Charlotte Lim Lay Kuen, Malaysia, 2010, 8’, European premiere)
Almost sensual observation of a young cleaning lady. The heat of the Malaysian evening is almost tangible.
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Manque de preuves (Hayoun Kwon, France, 2011, 9’)
Experimental, animated documentary tells the tragic tale of a Nigerian refugee who becomes entangled in European bureaucracy.
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El arca (Cristóbal León, Joaquín Cociña, Netherlands, Chile, 2011, 17’)
After an idyllic start, things go drastically wrong with this Noah’s Ark. The paper-mache actors elicit realistic emotions.
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5000 Feet Is the Best (Omer Fast, USA, France, Ireland, 2011, 27’)
Film based on meetings with anonymous Predator drone pilots from the US military, operating the un-manned flights over Afghanistan and Pakistan.
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Ovos de dinossauro na sala de estar (Rafael Urban, Brazil, 2011, 12’)
Extremely idiosyncratic portrait of an eccentric widow who looks after the impressive collection of fossils and documents left behind by her late husband Guido.
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Restricted Sensation (Deimantas Narkevicius, Lithuania, Spain, 2011, 46’)
Disturbing fiction recounts the systematic homophobia of the Soviet regime through the experience of an aspiring theatre director in Vilnius.
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Bobby Yeah (Robert Morgan, United Kingdom, 2011, 23’)
A breathtakingly bizarre, hilariously horrifying, button-pushing stop-motion saga featuring a subhuman troublemaker who falls perilously out of his depth.
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