Film programme 2023

Missing 10 Hours (2022)

Section: Brainz VR Cinema

Directed by: Fanni Fazakas

Hungary, 2022, 16 min

Projection place: Brainz VR Cinema

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

Tribes (2022)

Section: International Competition of Student Films Zlín Dog

Directed by: Emmanuel Kurukulasuriya, Lucile Mangenot, Raphaël Jolivet, Ilowna Lust, Alexandre Canivet, Mélodie T

France, 2022, 4 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4

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Near the Ethiopian river Omo, a rite of manhood is being prepared for a boy. But the ceremony is thwarted by an armed group that takes away his innocence.

Thank You for Sharing Your World (2022)

Section: Brainz VR Cinema

Directed by: Yu Sakudo

Japan, 2022, 33 min

Projection place: Brainz VR Cinema

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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.

Spring Roll Dream (2022)

Section: International Competition of Student Films Zlín Dog

Directed by: Mai Vu

United Kingdom, 2022, 10 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4

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A Vietnamese mother, Linh, lives with her son in America. When her father visits, she has to cook Vietnamese food. Linh confronts the past she's left behind.

Sorella's Story (2021)

Section: Brainz VR Cinema

Directed by: Peter Hegedüs

Australia, Hungary, Sweden, 2021, 15 min

Projection place: Brainz VR Cinema

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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

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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

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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.

Metamorphosis (2023)

Section: International Competition of Student Films Zlín Dog

Directed by: Niko Mlynarčík, Lucie Lisníková, Karolína Pravdová

Czech Republic, 2023, 3 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4

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An experimental fruit salad of short stories about untapped energy, stress, rest, and invisible changes in our perception.

Resting fog (2022)

Section: International Competition of Student Films Zlín Dog

Directed by: Nikolett Fábián

Hungary, 2022, 5 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4

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We witness a series of associative images that capture peace, the process of reliving memories, as well as the disintegration that follows.

Lou (2022)

Section: Brainz VR Cinema

Directed by: Martine Asselin, Annick Daigneault

Canada, 2022, 26 min

Projection place: Brainz VR Cinema

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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

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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?

Loose Threads (2022)

Section: International Competition of Student Films Zlín Dog

Directed by: Chayanid Siripaiboolpong, Jessieca Junesha

Singapore, 2022, 2 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4

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Memories are like fine threads that touch the tips of your fingers and slip through them as quickly as the memories of loved ones.

Kurent (2021)

Section: International Competition of Student Films Zlín Dog

Directed by: Miha Reja

Slovenia, 2021, 7 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4

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A boy on the verge of puberty runs away from home and ends his journey at a local carnival.

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

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

I Don’t Want to Go Yet (2022)

Section: International Competition of Student Films Zlín Dog

Directed by: Klára Fedora Homzová

Slovak Republic, 2022, 7 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4

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A young boy dies during a routine operation, and the mysterious figure of Death arrives to carry his spirit to the other side. But his soul refuses to leave.

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

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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.

Curiosa (2022)

Section: International Competition of Student Films Zlín Dog

Directed by: Tessa Moult Milewska

United Kingdom, 2022, 10 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4

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When too curious Mary visits her boyfriend's flat for the first time, she's shocked by what she finds out.

Darkening (2022)

Section: Brainz VR Cinema

Directed by: Ondřej Moravec

Czech Republic, Germany, 2022, 25 min

Projection place: Brainz VR Cinema

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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.

Dede Is Dead (2023)

Section: International Competition of Student Films Zlín Dog

Directed by: Philippe Kastner

Czech Republic, 2023, 8 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4

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Denise was a very special dog. The story of the loss of a beloved dachshund and how to deal with this painful experience.

Brainz VR Cinema (2023)

Section: Brainz VR Cinema

International, 2023, 234 min

Projection place: Brainz VR Cinema

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