Programme \ 25.04.2024 \ 18:00—20:00 \ Waschhaus Kino 2

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Whether horror, thriller or erotic elements, the films listed here will electrify your synapses for almost 90 minutes and provide a thrill.

I am not here
Belarus, Czech Republic 2023 \ Fiction Film \ 3 min
I am not here

Running for: Best Fiction Film \ Outstanding Artistic Achievement in a Fiction Film

Routine is everything! An experimental look out of the mirror shows a man’s evening routine, until he looks out of the window and experiences a shock.

Language: Without Dialogue

Credits

Director Anastasia Ratomskaya
Cast Arseniy Aleinik
Film School Film school-studio by Andrey Polupanov FILMSCHOOLBY
Son Pardos (Grey at night)
Spain 2023 \ Fiction Film \ 30 min
Son Pardos

Running for: Best Fiction Film \ Outstanding Artistic Achievement in a Fiction Film

As an outsider, a wolf observes the people in the forests of Barcelona during their tender moments. But after a blood moon, the gates to humanity are open to him.

Language: Spanish, Catalan (English Subtitles)

Credits

Director Carlos Llaó
Cast Almudena Amor
Nacho Dura
Cinematographer Manuel G. Romero
Costume Tes Rosmeri
Editing Celeste Barria
Lighting Pau Mira
Music Marc Little
Producer Potrina Cònsul
Iris Irish
Screenplay Carlos Llaó
Sound Designer Daniel Miranda
Ignasi Puigdollers
Casting Director Marta Fuentes
Production Designer Clara Ako
Film School ESCAC (Film and Audiovisual School of Catalonia)

Content Notes

Contains mentions/depictions of: Nudity, Sexual Assault
The Steak
Iran, Canada 2023 \ Fiction Film \ 8 min
The Steak

Running for: Best Fiction Film \ Outstanding Artistic Achievement in a Fiction Film

Within minutes, enemy soldiers storm a mother’s home while her steak is still sizzling in the pan.

Language: Without Dialogue

Credits

Director Kiarash Dadgar
Cast Faranak Khamis
Mehran Nabi
Ali Narimani
Panisa Peyvakht
Amin Simiar
Cinematographer Shahab Shahab
Costume Faraaz Modiri
Sound Designer Abdolreza Heydari
Art Director Sadeq Es-haqi
Vfx Artist Amin Enteshari

Content Notes

Contains mentions/depictions of: Graphic Violence, War
Suburban Horror
United States 2023 \ Animated Film \ 2 min
Suburban Horror

Running for: Best Animated Film

Pursued by a killer clown, a person races through suburbia, where American social norms manifest themselves in horrifying ways. Will they succeed in escaping?

Language: English

Credits

Director Judy Zhao
Voice Link Fu
Jen Yang

Content Notes

Contains mentions/depictions of: Violence against Animals, Blood
The Hand that Feeds
Austria 2023 \ Fiction Film \ 24 min
The Hand that Feeds

Running for: Best Fiction Film \ Outstanding Artistic Achievement in a Fiction Film

Having moved in with her too-nice mother-in-law, Irina is plagued by weird visions. About the demanded gratitude of refugees and the art of the averted gaze.

Language: German, Romanian (English Subtitles)

Credits

Director Helen Hideko
Cast Anca Cipariu
Inge Maux
Nowak Reinhard
Levi Wolter
Cinematographer Caroline Liebhart
Camillo Rakoš
Editing Willi Julia

Content Notes

Contains mentions/depictions of: Body Horror

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