Silhouettes Competition 2 – "Dreamlike, poetic objects"
01 The dog's leash
Director(s)
Nicolas PIRET
Film info
Year of production: 2022
Country of production: Belgium
Length: 03' 48''
Synopsis
The bell tower rings and the birds fly away. A dog tied to a very long rope, watches them disappear. It’s time. How far will his rope allow him to go ?
02 Sliver Cave
Director(s)
Caibei CAI
Synopsis
Stepping into a cave, the sight fluctuates by the firelight. Left to right, top to bottom. The same goes for the screen in front of you. It is a borderless tunnel, presenting domestication and desire.
03 Salute to the Sun
Director(s)
Darko MASNEC
Film info
Year of production: 2022
Country of production: Croatia
Length: 08' 50''
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An astronaut in love orbits around the Sun absorbing its energy. But the Sun is causing their connection to break, and the he must continue on his own. As he tries to return to his source of energy, he realizes there are others. What started out as a game, turns into a love triangle.
04 I Am a Horse
Director(s)
Chaerin IM
Film info
Year of production: 2022
Country of production: Korea, South
Length: 07' 58''
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Where are the girls? These roaming women are too fierce and free to match their given role as a daughter, wife, and mother in the patriarchal society. The tale is inspired by the Korean birth dreams (Tae-mong).
05 Still Life with Woman, Tea and Letter
Director(s)
Camille ANNE
Film info
Year of production: 2022
Country of production: Netherlands
Length: 02' 14''
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A photograph is a window into the past, but sometimes the border between the past and the present is not entirely clear. This stop-motion animation invites us to think about our relationship to time by portraying one woman caught in the middle.
06 Juxtaposed LAND
Director(s)
ALIMO
Synopsis
I imagined a world where I existed and my loved ones did not. I imagined a world with loved ones and without me. One day, such a world will surely come. I want to be the landscape of my loved ones.
07 Temple Run
Director(s)
Enan Roi Pana IBARDALOZA, Hui Pak LUN, Lam Yi KI, Daniel Robert MCOMIE
Film info
Year of production: 2023
Country of production: Hong Kong
Length: 01' 00''
Synopsis
Abstract animation about the rural and spiritual heart of Hong Kong. Utilising stop-motion photography, it explores the iconic visual aspects of the city’s temples and nunneries to celebrate Hong Kong’s cultural heritage.
08 The Most Beautiful Being
Director(s)
Blaz ROJS
Film info
Year of production: 2023
Country of production: Slovenia
Length: 03' 17''
Synopsis
Animated music video that paints a vibrant portrait of love. Visuals invite viewers to immerse themselves in a journey that celebrates the beauty and transformative power of love.
09 The Eastern Rain
Director(s)
Milly YENCKEN
Film info
Year of production: 2023
Country of production: Estonia
Length: 09' 07''
Synopsis
If the rain were to fall indoors, but never out doors ...where do we begin to look for shelter?
10 Our Pain
Director(s)
Shunsaku HAYASHI
Synopsis
Our common pain, although experienced individually and uniquely, is what connects us. It is the ambiguity and variety of our existence that allows us to imagine an infinity of variables, some of these alternatives may be malignant, and some benign.