International Competition 6
Date: May 19th, 2009, 9 p.m.
Location: Top Kino [Info]
repeat: May 20th, 2009, 5 p.m. at Top Kino
Tickets: 7 EUR (regular), 6 EUR (concessions)
Seven films from five countries all focussing on living the dream, great hopes and the steadfast belief in a future, that is only rarely found at the same place where you happen to be yourself. So get out of the house, out of the village, get into space – but what is left when you land hard on the asphalt?
Total length: 85 min
Doxology
USA 2007, 6 min, language: without dialogue
director: Michael Langan | music: Michael Langan, Mariachi de Brown | cast: Michael Langan, Bob Bernstein, Joshua Jordan, Adam Mazer, Dylan Tirocchi
An absurd doxology of the invention of the tennis ball. A new world religion? But if so, apparently without dialogue and without women...
For(r)est in the Des(s)ert
Spain 2006, 12 min, language: English
director, screenplay, photography, editor: Luis Berdejo | production: Laura Berdejo, Luiso Berdejo | cast: Junio Valverde, Paul B. Miller
Extraterrestrials communicate via pieces of paper in Cornflakes boxes or dead frogs. For Andi these are definite signs for him to follow his brother.
Dolce Vita
Germany 2008, 13 min, language: German, subtitles: English
director: Michael Schwarz | production: nachtschwärmerfilm | photography: Alexander Griesser | editor: Michèl Hammann
“And I think that the people who live out their desires and fantasies are happier.” Andrea Knoblauch, Swinger Club Proprietor.
Josh
Luxembourg/France 2007, 15 min, language: Luxembourgish, subtitles: English
director, screenplay: Govinda van Maele | production: Red Lion | photography: Carlo Thiel | editor: Thierry Faber | music: Emre Sevindik | cast: Philippe Decker, Yan Gillen, Vanessa Meyer
Mitch hates his job and his girlfriend. He lives in a village where nothing ever happens – except that the village youths meet regularly in Josh’s house to party, since his family died...
Arrêt demandé
France 2007, 10 min, language: French, subtitles: English
director, screenplay: Thomas Perrier | production: Karé Productions / Antoine Rein, Fabrice Goldstein, Antoine Gandaubert | photography: Steeven Pettiteville | editor: Jenny Frenck | cast: Pascal Vincent, Virginie Caliari, Laurent Benoït
If the timing’s bad, it can easily happen that you suddenly find yourself out of the door with your married girlfriend’s clothes. The trick: bear it with composure.
Mein Vater schläft (My Father Is Sleeping)
Germany 2007, 14 min, language: without dialogue
director, screenplay, editor: Grzegorz Muskala | production: Sol Bondy | photography: Raphael Beinder | cast: Maximilian Kirchner, Denise Manicke, Heide Köhler, Vitus Zeplichal
While his younger sister still sees the farm as a playground, 10-year-old Mika has to take over the chores of his ill father.
Manon sur le bitume (Manon on the Asphalt)
France 2007, 15 min, language: French, subtitles: English
directors, screenplay: Elizabeth Marre, Olivier Pont | production: La Luna Productions | photography: Pierric Gantelmi d’Ille | editor: Marcela Figueroa | music: Christophe Julien | cast: Aude Leger, Xavier Boiffier, Edouard Raix, Michèle Leger
Manon has a cycling accident. While she lies motionless on the asphalt, memories of secret desires crop up, and the question of a still unwritten future.