SHORTS BLOCK 3 | EXPERIMENTAL AND SCIFI

Absurd Man

Absurd Man | TURKEY

Written and directed by Burak Kum

Produced by Zeynep Üstünipek

Nominated for Best Experimental Short, Best Actor in an Experimental Short (Ceyhun Sevilmiş), Best Original Score (Murat Yavuz)

An ordinary man...

A mysterious drive...

A weird bag...

Wait, weird bag?..

Here is the Man vs the Bag...

What, is this a fight?

Then, which one will win it?

And, who will lose everything but one?..

The Seeker

The Seeker | UK

Written and directed by Rassoul Edji

Produced by Tosin Ogunleye

Nominated for Wild Card (Film)

A giant killer robot pursues an innocent victim in a suburban English town

SWITCH

SWITCH | AUSTRALIA

Written and directed by Reswin Bahas

Produced by Ali Mithani and Abi Bahas

Nominated for Best Experimental Short, Best Actor in an Experimental Short (Adam Marks)

A gas station cashier Neo observes his customers during his boring work life. He imagines himself in their stories, and plays it in his head, being one of the characters. The first customer, Mike, is seen lecturing his arrogant son, Jon. The second customer, Julia is breaking up with her boyfriend, George. The last customer is a homeless man, talking about his regrets in life. In the end, we realize all these stories were influenced by his past.

Katalinka 16

Katalinka 16 | HUNGARY

Written and directed by András Attila Farkas

Produced by András Attila Farkas, István Ilisz, Anna Szabó, Imre Szilasi, Beatrix Nagy, Márk Herpai

Nominated for Best Experimental Short

Kata spends a lot of time behind the camera of her cell phone, recording the important and less important events of her everyday life in the middle of nowhere, where she lives alone with her father. Somehow though, she does not fit in this milieu. Based on her recordings, we get an insight into Kata's life on this very day: her 16th birthday.

Passion

Passion | IRAN

Written, directed, and produced by Parisa Zandbaf

Nominated for Best Experimental Short

Parisa loves playing the piano, but her family, especially her father, does not appreciate her efforts and passion for music.

Altered Dreams

Altered Dreams | AUSTRALIA

Written and directed by Michael Honsa

Produced by Jennifer Hill

Nominated for Best Experimental Short, Best Emerging Filmmaker (Michael Honsa)

Altered Dreams is a short experimental film that explores a man, woman, and snake’s metamorphosis through a series of random events, portals, and surrealistic laboratory settings, with structural film and sound elements.

The Girl on the Moon

The Girl on the Moon | AUSTRALIA

Written by Georgina Jenkins and Sue McPherson

Directed and produced by Georgina Jenkins

Nominated for Best SciFi Short

The year is 2069. Aboriginal Australian girl Luna, the only child ever born on the Moon, yearns to travel to Earth but her weak Moonling body would never survive there. At least that’s what her mother has always told her …

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Written and directed by Paolo Brozzi

Produced by Creative Mood

Nominated for Best SciFi Short, Best Actor in a SciFi Short (Rossella Pugliese), Best Actor in a SciFi Short (Luca Lestagno)

The Damned Thing is of Such a Color!

The Damned Thing is of Such a Color! | USA

Written by Ambrose Bierce

Directed by B. R. Tatalovic

Nominated for Best SciFi Short

While visiting uncle Hugh's remote property in Ohio's countryside, Dr. William Harker encounters an entity that attacks human senses.

The Overwhelmed

The Overwhelmed  |  AUSTRALIA

Written and directed by Zach Diotte

Nominated for Best Experimental Short

Two people meet up but slowly realise the chairs they are sitting in are taking a toll.

Kairos, Qualitative Time

Kairos, Qualitative Time | SPAIN

Written, directed, and produced by Carlos Scasso

Nominated for Best SciFi Short, Best Actor in a SciFi (Edgar Córcoles), Best Original Score (Juan Dahmen)

To curtail the spread of revolts against the System, the "Kairós Programme" has been activated. Isacaar, one of the insurgents, will find himself faced with the chance of preserving something more important than his ideals.

The Grand Scheme

The Grand Scheme | AUSTRALIA

Written, directed, and produced by Matt Mirams

Nominated for Best Experimental Short, Best Actor in an Experimental Short (Kym Valentine), Best Productions Design (Neil Barnett)

The Grand Scheme travels through the five stages of life, each told through a different film genre. From infancy to twilight and the years in between, there are moments and characters that make it funny, poignant, and memorable. Everyone's life is unique and there won't be a sequel.

Little Giant

Little Giant | USA

Written, Directed, and produced by Sean Foy

Nominated for Best Trailer

Feeling small and unimportant, a young girl finds redemption when she confronts a giant robot terrorizing her street.