Film programme 2023

Fresh Memories: the Look (2023)

Section: Brainz VR Cinema

Directed by: Volodymyr Kolbasa, Ondřej Moravec

Czech Republic, Ukraine, 2023, 10 min

Projection place: Brainz VR Cinema

Score:

• Info

The war in Ukraine has destroyed thousands of households and lives. Look into the eyes of those who lost their homes or places closely connected with them.

Darkening (2022)

Section: Brainz VR Cinema

Directed by: Ondřej Moravec

Czech Republic, Germany, 2022, 25 min

Projection place: Brainz VR Cinema

Score:

• Info

How does a person with depression perceive the world? This film provides a deep insight into the "dark night of the soul", as well as hope.

Brainz VR Cinema (2023)

Section: Brainz VR Cinema

International, 2023, 234 min

Projection place: Brainz VR Cinema

Score:

• Info

Alis (2022)

Section: Competition of European Feature Documentaries for Young Audience

Directed by: Clare Weiskopf, Nicolás van Hemelryck

Colombia, Chile, Romania, 2022, 84 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4

Score:

• Info

“Close your eyes and imagine Alis, a 15-year-old classmate. And now tell me her story…” Thus begins a documentary from a Colombian shelter for teenage girls. The directors ask a group of teenage girls to close their eyes and imagine the life story of a fictional classmate named Alis. Like them, Alisa's story begins in the ruthless streets of Bogota, where the girls struggle to survive. Alis becomes their empty screen, a projection of their past selves. In a sensitive way, the film shows how the girls' initial fiction begins to blend with reality and how this distance gives them the opportunity to step out of themselves for a bit and see their own experiences from a different perspective. A pair of acclaimed directors bring a unique insight into the world of girls who, no matter how hard life has treated them, do not give up and are ready to break the cycle of violence and fight for a better future.

Hidden Heroes (2022)

Section: International Competition of Short Animations for Children (up to 12 years of age)

Directed by: Anna Levinson

Germany, 2022, 2 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5

Score:

• Info

A story of three children, of different origins, family and living conditions, and their everyday struggles. To cope with reality, they make up the wildest stories.

Missing 10 Hours (2022)

Section: Brainz VR Cinema

Directed by: Fanni Fazakas

Hungary, 2022, 16 min

Projection place: Brainz VR Cinema

Score:

• Info

Rape cases often involve more than just the perpetrator and the victim. Your decisions as a bystander will influence the course of an evening.

Town Hall Square (2023)

Section: International Competition of Short Animations for Children (up to 12 years of age)

Directed by: Christian Kaufmann

Germany, 2023, 8 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5

Score:

• Info

Bernard works at a ticket booth at the Town Hall Square subway station. One day, however, a little tiger shows up and turns Bernard's life upside down.

Thank You for Sharing Your World (2022)

Section: Brainz VR Cinema

Directed by: Yu Sakudo

Japan, 2022, 33 min

Projection place: Brainz VR Cinema

Score:

• Info

Takashi lost his eyesight in grade school. He begins to lose interest in a world he can’t see, until he’s invited to an event which changes how he sees the world.

Sorella's Story (2021)

Section: Brainz VR Cinema

Directed by: Peter Hegedüs

Australia, Hungary, Sweden, 2021, 15 min

Projection place: Brainz VR Cinema

Score:

• Info

We follow 10-year-old Sorella in 1941 on her final journey to a Baltic Sea beach where close to 4,000 Jewish people, mostly women and children, were murdered.

Rock Paper Scissors (2022)

Section: Brainz VR Cinema

Directed by: Alex Ruhl

United Kingdom, 2022, 7 min

Projection place: Brainz VR Cinema

Score:

• Info

Single mum Lina and her daughter Priya have found a fair way to settle any debate, using the game Rock Paper Scissors. But life isn’t always like on the playground.

Reimagimed vol. 1: Nyssa (2022)

Section: Brainz VR Cinema

Directed by: Julie Cavaliere

United States of America, 2022, 15 min

Projection place: Brainz VR Cinema

Score:

• Info

After losing her best friend/broom, a young witch must learn about fear and how to harness it in order to protect her village from the wrath of the evil Teemencaag.

Lou (2022)

Section: Brainz VR Cinema

Directed by: Martine Asselin, Annick Daigneault

Canada, 2022, 26 min

Projection place: Brainz VR Cinema

Score:

• Info

Based on stories and experiences shared by autistic people and inspired by the children of both directors. Witness firsthand a few days of his life.

Luna: Left Behind (2022)

Section: Brainz VR Cinema

Directed by: Charuvit Wannissorn

Thailand, 2022, 30 min

Projection place: Brainz VR Cinema

Score:

• Info

An interactive VR story about an android and a little girl trying to survive an AI apocalypse. Can you, a droid with no combat capabilities, protect Luna?

Kintsugi (2022)

Section: International Competition of Short Animations for Children (up to 12 years of age)

Directed by: Cleto Acosta-McKillop

United States of America, 2022, 8 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5

Score:

• Info

Based on a traditional Japanese legend, a traditional lucky cat feels threatened and is jealous when a newer, modern version is placed at the business next door.

Kristine Is Not Well (2021)

Section: Brainz VR Cinema

Directed by: Seeyam Quine

Netherlands, United States of America, 2021, 18 min

Projection place: Brainz VR Cinema

Score:

• Info

A VR social media simulation that highlights the resistance of online activists against algorithmic surveillance and censorship.

Canary and Other Animation

Section: International Competition of Short Animations for Children (up to 12 years of age)

International, 0, 52 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5

Score:

• Info

Fraiha (2022)

Section: International Competition of Short Animations for Children (up to 12 years of age)

Directed by: Amal Al-Shammari, Hossein Heydar

Qatar, 2022, 6 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5

Score:

• Info

A young Qatari girl, Amal, struggles with her schoolwork but is helped by her mother Fraiha who –unbeknownst to Amal – cannot read herself.

Fresh Memories: the Look (2023)

Section: Brainz VR Cinema

Directed by: Volodymyr Kolbasa, Ondřej Moravec

Czech Republic, Ukraine, 2023, 10 min

Projection place: Brainz VR Cinema

Score:

• Info

The war in Ukraine has destroyed thousands of households and lives. Look into the eyes of those who lost their homes or places closely connected with them.

The Hind (2023)

Section: International Competition of Short Animations for Children (up to 12 years of age)

Directed by: Helen Woolston, John Quirk

United Kingdom, 2023, 4 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5

Score:

• Info

This is a tale of traditional ancient Irish Fianna warriors and what happens when a young girl from our world stumbles into theirs via a faerie hill.

Darkening (2022)

Section: Brainz VR Cinema

Directed by: Ondřej Moravec

Czech Republic, Germany, 2022, 25 min

Projection place: Brainz VR Cinema

Score:

• Info

How does a person with depression perceive the world? This film provides a deep insight into the "dark night of the soul", as well as hope.