• Parables, Fantasies & Fables

    105 minutes |

Step into the ether and lose yourself in this selection of imaginative, unearthly shorts.

Short Films

Blackmaria

When Belisario's wife falls gravely ill, a healer advises him to climb the Andes and bring back a powerful object buried in the snow, in order to save her.

Ellinikon

In the abandoned airport of Ellinikon, a man’s peaceful solitude is disrupted by bustling activity, and his ticket out might lead him right back to his starting place. An absurdist take on the myth of Sisyphus.

Per tutta la vita

Through a journey back in memory, a woman and a man retrace the more important moments of their love story.

The Pregnant Ground

Following a miscarriage, a woman finds the line between reality and imagination in constant flux, believing the pregnant ground is calling for her. An immersive psycological drama starring Lu Huang.

Spermaceti

Sailors kill time under a blistering sun, awaiting sign of their prey. A young man finds himself on the threshold of an initiation. As we fluctuate between the underwater and the above, boundaries become slippery.

What Do You Know About the Water and the Moon

During an abortion, instead of aborting the fetus, a girl gives birth to a live jellyfish.

Windshriek

In a whirlwind of alphabet creatures, a book bursts into life.

film details

Running Time: 105 minutes

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