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Bend It (Country: UK; Director: Jules Nurrish; Writer: Jules Nurrish)
An homage piece with a significant nod towards the living sculpture-art of Gilbert and George that plays with conventional notions of gender. Featuring two unnamed, androgynous figures on plinths in an art gallery, they dance to the same tune that Gilbert and George used in their piece from the late 1960s, in which they created the "bend-it" dance.
Buyo (Country: Italy; Director: Andrea Fasciani; Writer: Andrea Fasciani)
In this post-modern tale, Ralph is a guy whose voice only generates weird sounds, and Anna is deaf. One day they meet in the elevator. Ralph's unusual voice makes Anna's body vibrate, prompting Anna's affections and her desire to follow him everywhere.
Nikamowin (Country: Canada; Director: Kevin Lee Burton; Writer: Kevin Lee Burton)
Deconstructing and reconstructing Cree narrative, this film experiments with language to create a linguistic soundscape.
Oiran Lyrics (Country: Japan; Director: Ryosuke Ogawa; Writer: Ryosuke Ogawa)
A historical musical about the glamorous yet plaintive life of Kiyomi, a beautiful oiran or high-class Japanese courtesan.
Please Stand Back! (Zurückbleiben bitte) (Country: Germany; Director: Stadtmusik; Writer: Stadtmusik)
The directorial collective, Stadtmusik, deals with sounds in cities by analysing sound structures that are triggered by urban buildings and facilities. They focus on the aspect of movement in the city, reinforcing a dynamic experience of the urban soundscape.
Plot Point (Country: Belgium; Director: Nicolas Provost; Writer: Nicolas Provost)
The crowded streets of New York City turn into fictive, filmic scenery. By playing with our collective memory - its cinematic codes and narrative language - the piece questions the boundaries of reality and fiction.
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Sevilla -> (oo)06 (Sevilla -> (Infinity) 06) (Country: Spain; Director: Olivo Barbieri; Writer: Olivo Barbieri)
Certainly winning the award for faffiest title, A tale about the perception of Europe in Africa...from the vantage point of an airplane.
Suspension (Country: Belgium; Director: Nicolas Provost; Writer: Nicolas Provost)
Letting go of realist constraints, and going back to the mirror-images of some of Provost's previous works, we dive into a metamorphosing cosmic ocean.
