Palm Springs International Film Society
shortfest 2024 Archive

  • A STUDY OF EMPATHY

    Directed by Hilke Rönnfeldt
    Denmark/Germany | 15 minutes | California Premiere | Art Attack

ShortFest 2024

Dana wants to show empathy. Penelope wants to explore empathy. Penelope's artistic experiment unfolds and Dana's feelings are whirled around.

film details

Director: Hilke Rönnfeldt
Producers: Asbjørn H. Kelstrup
Screenwriter: Hilke Rönnfeldt
Cinematographers: Roxana Reiss
Editor: Josefine Svenningsen
Music: Leslie Ming
Cast: Sara Klein Larsen, Emilie Claudius Kruse, Lisa Carlehed, Mathias Broe
Original Language Title: En Undersøgelse af Empati
Country: Denmark/Germany
Language: in Danish with English subtitles
Year: 2023
Running Time: 15 minutes
Premiere Status: California Premiere
Primary Company: Shortcuts

Screening in:

Art Attack

Explore the transformative and provocative influence of art through an assortment of documentary, fiction, and animated short films celebrating the creative process and its ability to heal and challenge.

Other Films Included:

  • ARTWORK
  • A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A FEMALE FRAME
  • ESTEBAN CABEZA DE BACA’S TIME TRAVELS
  • FLOATERS
  • THE GARDEN OF HEART
  • HARPIES
  • THE MASTERPIECE
  • A PUBLIC THING
  • A STUDY OF EMPATHY

ShortFest 2024