There are times when creation is not marked by an outlined idea, but it is rather modulated as if it had a will of its own, a voice that constructs its own discourse and is asking to be heard.
As he travels, The Fool accumulates experiences to leave behind its status as a non-being and acquires knowledge that transforms it into increasingly complex characters.
A Short film about what it’s like to discover yourself as a trans person in a cis-normative world—even if that world is one of pirates and mermaids! This short film focuses on the moments of realization, the initial stages of transition, and the courage it takes for a little pirate girl to simply be herself.
A poor father lives with his son. They bet on their cock. Their income is getting worse every day till an unusual old man enters their life. Everything changes, not as they expected.
Following a pandemic, the irreducible spectators of the Cinémamecque are forced not stay in their favorite cinema. The director of the Cinémamecque decides to keep his moviegoers inside the theater, in quarantine. These confined cinema-goers, tested negative, are determined to take advantage of the new confines that projection allows them. What if the cinema was a drunken boat of new horizons?
Four strangers meet at a housing demo. Along the route they talk about resisting being moved out of their neighbourhoods to make way for overpriced luxury apartments, fighting for safer housing while waiting on corrupt councils to decide their fates, challenging rent increases from substandard private landlords and the dangers of damp overcrowded, temporary flats.
Fruit Salad is a short animated film that presents the surreal adventure of a radio snail. Through the mouth of a mountain-cat, he enters a world of fruity creatures and finds himself with all kinds of new friends to dance with. He brings a festive atmosphere wherever he goes, whether under the sea, in the forest or in the air. This project was carried out at École de design de l'UQAM.
Banana Anna, back from work, exhausted, after a day of work, is attacked by an intruder in her home. She fights him and throws him a volley. Turning around, she realizes that he was not alone and that full of intruders hides very badly in the house.
Meshed plays with layers of concrete textures, exposing meshes of geometric transformation. Composed of photographic stop motion sequences captured at West Kowloon Cultural District in Hong Kong, this film focuses on the surfaces of architectural buildings. Through this intimate account, the work fundamentally questions the underpinnings of our physical world.
Somewhere in the vast, cold expanse of northern Asia, a boy awakes to find his prized lamb stolen by a wolf. With his rifle, he sets out on horseback to seek revenge, as a storm sweeps ever closer across the steppe.
How far would you go for a hug? — A young man uses a magic potion to turn himself into a ghost, now, with his new-found abilities he flies miles away to the house of a person he loves. Longing for a hug, he possesses a gift. Sadly, when the morning comes, he must return home, faraway from his person.
From the music of Argentine composer Gabriel Chwojnik, Turkish-Belgian filmmakers Imge Özbilge and Sine Özbilge pay an homages to the mother of experimental and avant-garde film director and artist, Maya Deren. This short film is part of the 2x25 Project of Film Fest Gent and the World Soundtrack Awards. The project commissioned 25 composers to compose a short piece of music, after which 25 filmmakers made short films that are the ultimate symbioses of music and cinematography, fitting completely within the DNA of the festival. The result: 25 exceptional films where the music inspired the form, narrative and texture.
From the music of UK composer Rachel Portman, Vietnamese-Czech filmmaker Diana Cam Van Nguyen crafts a story of animated fruits that is a celebration of life, a bat mitzvah of a film, dense with color and cheer. This short film is part of the 2x25 Project of Film Fest Gent and the World Soundtrack Awards. The project commissioned 25 composers to compose a short piece of music, after which 25 filmmakers made short films that are the ultimate symbioses of music and cinematography, fitting completely within the DNA of the festival. The result: 25 exceptional films where the music inspired the form, narrative and texture.
From the music of UK composer Alex Heffes, American filmmaker Alexandre O. Philippe pays homage to Ghent, Belgium and its film heritage. This short film is part of the 2x25 Project of Film Fest Gent and the World Soundtrack Awards. The project commissioned 25 composers to compose a short piece of music, after which 25 filmmakers made short films that are the ultimate symbioses of music and cinematography, fitting completely within the DNA of the festival. The result: 25 exceptional films where the music inspired the form, narrative and texture.
“Quitter le jour” is an old expression used by French miners to designate the act of going down to the mine. Words of great poetry which contrast with a hellish daily life. “Quitter le jour” is an impossible equation, that of renouncing the world of the living to stay alive. Neither the soul nor the body of the character are saved: one, if it has not already vanished at the time of the descent, is carried away by the fever; the other follows, consumed by the depths.