competition Whole Wide World – programme 1

Screenings:
Kino Forum, 4.12, 16:00
Camera Cafe, 7.12, 16:30

PENNY DREADFUL, reż. Shane Atkinson, USA, 2012, 17’43″
cinematography: Travis Cline

The story of a kidnapping gone horribly wrong.

HOME, reż. Simona Feldman, Niemcy, 2013, 9′
cinematography: Julian Landweer

Juri is growing up under deprived circumstances in a small village in the former USSR. When his father moves to Germany to earn money for his family he has to come to grips with a life without a father.

THE HOPPER, reż.Alex Brüel Flagstad, Dania, Niemcy, 2013, 17′
cinematography: Alex Brüel Flagstad

Clay-Motion, Stash House Stick-Ups, West Baltimore, and fluffy pancakes. The Hopper is not your average clay-animation story. 16 year old Dexter lives with his grandmother in west Baltimore, Maryland. One night Dexter and his friend Kevin rob local drug dealers, but things do not work out as planned and violence spins out of control.

ADRIFT, reż. FredErik Jan Depickere, Belgia/Kolumbia, 2013, 8’42″
cinematography/zdjęcia: Alvaro Ruiz Velasco, Frederik Jan Depickere

A random refugee wanders alone, without purpose or direction, 150 kilometers beyond the arctic circle.

THE MASS OF MEN, reż. Gabriel Gauchet, UK, 2012, 17
cinematography: Nick Cooke

Richard, an unemployed 55-year-old, arrives 3 minutes late for his appointment at a job centre. An advisor, stifled by the limits of the system she works in, has no choice but to penalize him for his tardiness. To avoid plunging further into destitution, Richard takes desperate measures.

ZINNEKE, reż. Rémi Allier, Belgia, 2013, 19’33″
cinematography: Erika Meda

Nine year-old Thomas spends most of his days at the flea market closely observing the wheelings and dealings of the market’s sellers. His desire to be one of them leads him to embark on a one-night adventure that overwhelms him.

MORE THAN TWO HOURS, reż. Ali Asgari, Iran, 2013, 15′
cinematography: Amir Aliweisi

It’s 3 am. A boy and a girl are wandering in the city. They are looking for a hospital to cure the girl but it is much harder than they thought.

Mother, reż. Ugo Bienvenu i Kevin Manach, Francja, 2013, 5′
cinematography: Ugo Bienvenu, Kevin Manach

Dad irons. Child tidies up. Mom breathes out.

THE DATE, reż. Jenni Toivoniemi, Finlandia, 2012, 7’10″
cinematography/zdjęcia: Jarmo Kiuru

A date between three people. And two cats.

KM, reż. Christos Nikou, Grecja, 2012, 11’50″
cinematography: Thimios Bakatakis

A man and a woman. In a car. They are sitting in silence. Immobile. He has just revealed something to her. The air is becoming scarce. They suffocate. Can you open the door and get out?

TWO WHEELS GOOD, reż. Barry Gene Murphy , Irlandia, 9′

Four seasoned veterans of the open road celebrate a lifetime in the saddle.