Content Notes
In our view, a festival must be attentive and curious, distinguished in its selection, and steadfast in its positions. However, it should always aim to provide the best possible setting for shared cinematic experiences and respectful exchanges for all visitors. The introduction of content notes is intended to complement our efforts in this regard.
VIENNA SHORTS is a film festival with a diverse, daring program. Many of the over 300 films shown annually consciously engage with the world around us, highlight societal issues, aim to inspire through artistic means, confront, or explore boundaries. As a result, some films may contain elements, themes, or depictions that can evoke strong reactions in some individuals.
We understand that the perception of films is very individual and varied. To enable our audience to gather more information about the festival program beyond the film and program descriptions, our programmers and curators have provided additional information on particularly sensitive aspects of individual films, sorted by program.
Please note: Some of these notes may contain spoilers, so it is up to each person to decide whether or not to read the content notes. We also cannot guarantee comprehensive labeling of all sensitive content. For screenings featuring strobe lighting effects, there will be additional epilepsy warnings during the introduction in the cinema.
Programs featuring films containing flickering or strobe effects
Raw Data (DCT:SYPHONING: The 1000000th (64th) interval, Belchic QE); Live In Concert: Kenji Araki; Live: Sophie Watzlawick & Billy Roisz; Best Of The Animation Fests; Blackout, Rollercoaster Of Emotions; Bugs, Deluge And Dead Names—Until The Girl Explodes; Kinky Kino; Little Shrew’s Prologue To The Burning Room On Earth; More Than Enough; Paintings of Greenish Delights: A Jump Cut Through the Glass House; Rare Hearts; Seeds Of Change; The Machine In The Garden
Acknowledge Autonomy
Skin on Skin contains depictions of animal death and addresses physical violence.
All That You Can't Leave Behind
The Last People addresses mental health and RICHARD addresses illness and death.
Another Country
letters from home addresses war, Night of Passage addresses death and war and HABĀ addresses mental health, physical violence and domestic violence.
Best Of The Animation Fests
Joko contains depictions of violence.
Best Of The Fests
The man who could not remain silent addresses war.
Boundless Boundaries
in retrospect addresses physical violence and terror and Campolivar addresses emotional abuse.
Bugs, Deluge And Dead Names—Until The Girl Explodes
Aquatic contains depictions of gender based violence and The exploding girl addresses physical violence, contains explicit depictions of blood and organs, contains explicit depictions of sexual content.
Fe/Male Gaze
Beautiful Dead Woman addresses death and The Male Gaze Recipe contains explicit depictions of sexual content.
Fluid Fantasies
Adonia, Coffee Grapefruit Cacao and BOXES contain nudity.
Gentle Steps
Dandelions and Sister Bodies addresses eating disorders.
Goes With The Territory
Ruletista contains depictions of physical violence and addresses death, suicide and self-harm.
Highlights From New York Times Op-Docs
The Army We Had addresses war.
Intimacy And Sexuality In Documentary
The session includes films which contain explicit depictions of sexual content, violence, and zoophilia.
Intimacy Emergency
i am afraid to forget your face and TAPES – TELL ME EVERYTHING address death.
Into The Groove
Eusexua – FKA twigs addresses sex.
Just Friends
When the Snow Has Melted addresses death.
Kinky Kino
Contains explicit depictions of sexual content.
Lick My Labels
Addresses and contains depictions of sexual content.
Little Shrew’s Prologue To The Burning Room On Earth
Little Shrew (Snowflake) addresses war, The Prologue contains explicit depictions of nudity and blood, World Worry Web addresses addiction, contains depictions of explicit sexual content and A Round of Applause for Death addresses death.
Longing For Love
Hole, Borrowed Hands and Priorities contain depictions of sexual content.
Moments Of Trust
SAUNA DAY contains nudity.
Mother, Mother
Masterpiece Mommy contains nudity and addresses illness.
Move Closer!
Mother is a Natural Sinner contains explicit nudity, Dyketactics contains explicit depictions of sexual content and Hodenlos an die Macht – Hyäne Fischer contains depictions of sexualized violence.
My Own Private Program
have we made it across the plain of night contains nudity.
Nightmares
Tight addresses sex and violence, Familiar contains depictions of blood and violence and Are You Fucking Kidding Me?! contains (explicit) depictions of emotional abuse, discriminatory/homophobic language, violence and blood.
Opportune Moment
Y contains depictions of sexual content.
Paintings of Greenish Delights: A Jump Cut Through the Glass House
Dull Spots of Greenish Colours addresses war and DOG STAR RATS GOD addresses death.
Pacifictions
By definition, most of these films deal with matters related to war, and several include graphic depictions of its realities. Viewer discretion is therefore advised.
Powerful Pulse
Man number 4 contains depictions of physical violence and addresses war, Clear sky addresses war and How Are You? addresses suicide.
Rare Hearts
Don’t Wake the Sleeping Child contains depictions of violence and The Blood contains depictions of blood.
Relationships
Sublime contains depictions of violence.
Requiem For The Family
Her Name Was Zehava addresses sex trafficking, sexual violence, violence, imprisonment, police brutality, homelessness, discrimination, racism, suicide, Dandelions and Sister Bodies addresses eating disorders and Don’t Wake the SleepingChild contains depictions of violence.
Seeds Of Change
NAVID addresses mental health.
Seeking Interfaces
No No Nooky T.V. addresses sex.
The Machine In The Garden
Vox Humana contains nudity.
There's No Saving Us
Schmetterling – Cari Cari contains drug use.
Très Chic
Mommy and Sock Puppet address sex, Mulva Lends a Hand addresses and contains depictions of sexual content, Your Own Flavor and PTSDick address sexual violence and A.A addresses addiction and sex.
Two Times
Uzhhorod, to the Shelter contains depictions of war.
Untamed Curiosities
Dark Globe contains depictions of violence and war.
When Will They Ever Learn?
The program addresses war and its realities
Would You Buy This?
This Room Is Impossible To Eat contains explicit depictions of sexual content.