Films presented at the Sixth MIT Short Film Festival 2010
Preliminary List
67º Nord / 67º Nord (Thomas Schienagel, Ildiko Dietrich, Benjamin Haagen, Georg-Simon-Ohm University of Applied Sciences Nuremberg, Germany, 2009), 12:56 min.
Jouris lives alone in lighthouse in the middle of the great wide ocean. The days go by, and there are no ships at all, only an old limping crow. A big storm changes everything.
8:00 a.m. / 8:00 a.m. (Pablo Ortega, Pablo Ortega Medina, Spain, 2009), 11:00 min.
A humorous look at a relationship where the partners have forgotten why they are together, but the narrator behind the curtain knows.
Ahate Pasa / Duck Crossing (Koldo Almandoz, MK Filmak, Spain, 2009), 12:00 min.
Suddenly, ducks cross the screen.
Allein der Gedanke / The Mere Thought (Alexander Kluth, Academy of Media Arts Cologne (KHM), Germany, 2010), 24 min.
There is an accident when farmer Mathias lets his 8-year-old daughter Nora take an agricultural machine's wheel for a brief moment. He internalizes the guilt, and his inner turmoil creates an emotional distance that shatters the family.
Am Anderen Ende / At The Other End (Philipp Doering, Film Academy Ludwigsburg, Germany, 2009), 24:00 min.
Marianne works for the crisis line at night, helping the lonely people at the other end of the line. But tonight she will have to face her own problems.
Ballongresan / The Balloon Trip (Jonas Kukkonen, Aalto University School of Art & Design, Finland, 2009), 14:48 min.
Vicky & Benita are two elderly ladies who play bingo every week. Soon after they win the grand prize, things start to go astray.
Das Mädchen in der dritten Reihe / The Girl in the Third Row (Stephan Bergmann, Academy of Media Arts Cologne, Germany, 2008), 1:25 min.
If you keep your mobile switched on, we’ll sort it out.
Der Magische Umhang / The Magic Cape (Claudia Reinhard, IFS/Augenschein Filmproduktion, Germany), 24:00 min.
When you have to wear an eye patch, school can really be hell.
Derby / Derby (Paul Negoescu, Romania, 2009), 15’ min.
Mircea has a 15 year old daughter whose boyfriend is invited to dine with the family. He arrives earlier and they go to her bedroom. While watching TV, Mircea can hear his daughter moaning from her room. They start dinner and Mircea finds out that the boyfriend supports a different football team.
Dirty Martini / Dirty Martini (Iban del Campo, Limbus Filmak, Spain, 2009), 24:00 min.
Burlesque is the new punk rock according to Dirty Martini, who reveals some of the secrets of her art: with clips from performances in night clubs and cabarets in New York’s Off Off Broadway.
Do Not Disturb / Do Not Disturb (Tommi Kainulainen, Aalto University School of Art & Design, Finland, 2009), 21:00 min.
A random meeting between a hotel cleaner and a customer turns out to be significant for both of them.
Echo / Echo (Magnus Von Horn, Polish National Film, Television & Theatre School, Poland, 2009), 14:00 min.
Through crime reconstruction at the scene and meeting the family of the victim, two young men have to confront their feelings and relive the crime they committed.
Ein Tag und Eine Ewigkeit / A Day and an Eternity (Anna Hepp, Germany, 2009), 25:00 min.
A film about the love of life, about people letting go and saying goodbye, and the dignified transcendence of the finite found in the embrace of death.
Encuentro / Encounter (NICK IGEA, ADICTA FILMS, Spain, 2009), 21:00 min.
A boy and a girl meet on the street three years after she broke up with him.
Gottlos / Godless (Andre Frenzel, Daniel Anderson, GUKiT Saint-Petersburg, Germany/Russia, 2009), 11:00 min.
The Uighur shepherd Bash-Kop feels forsaken when his idol figurine breaks into pieces. Pike, a missionary, promises him salvation if he makes a sacrifice, but Bash-Kop finds his own way.
Graffito / Graffito (Rami Hamze, Academy of Media Arts Cologne, Germany, 2009), 14:45 min.
The super hero Graffito is unhappy in Germany, so he goes to America and tries to make his way in New York.
Hörspiel - Der Film / Radio Play - The Movie (Lutz Heineking, Jr., Kunsthochschule fur Medien, Germany, 2009), 22:00 min.
This is the story of two men who were unaware of the exceptional powers that lay dormant within them until they create a radio play for a child.
Hunger / Hunger (Carolina Hellsgård, Filmgestalten, Germany, 2009), 18:00 min.
The neglected siblings Roland and Paul watch the deportation of their immigrant neighbors. They discover another world In the abandoned apartment, but are quickly brought back to reality.
Kaszel Umarlaka / Dead Man’s Coughing (Krzysztof Borowka, WRITV University of Silesia, Poland, 2009), 22:00 min.
Ed, a cynical and jaded political figure leaves Warsaw and goes to a small town to strike a deal with a local mayor. An episode with a drowned man and a peculiar friendship with a pig will change his life forever.
Kleine Brötchen / To Lower One’s Sights (Marcus Zilz, Academy of Media Arts Cologne, Germany, 2009), 6:25 min.
Cartoon people have to deal with themselves and what their parents gave them.
Kurjuuden Kuningas / Love in Vain (Mikko Myllylahti, Aalto University School of Art & Design, Finland, 2009), 21:41 min.
Jakke, a lazy warehouse worker, is about to marry a very pregnant girl he barely knows. When Jakke’s friends find out his plans, they take him to a local pub for a last night out as a free man.
Lebensader / Lifeline (Angela Steffen, Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, 2009), 06:00 min.
A little girl finds the whole world inside a leaf.
Left Brained Larry & Right Brained Rachel / Left Brained Larry & Right Brained Rachel (Sally Ward, , Denmark, 2009), 8:10 min.
The life and death of Siamese twins Larry and Rachel.
Let There Be Sound / Let There Be Sound (Christian Lachenschmidt, Christian Scheck, Stefan J. Wuehr, Georg-Simon-Ohm University of Applied Sciences, Nuremberg, Germany, 2009), 4:52 min.
A giant creature is drifting through space making a peculiar noise with its respiratory system. Suddenly the organ is broken and the music stops... what next?
Me, Myself and I in the Age of Download / Me, Myself and I in the Age of Download (Thomas Kutschker, Filmisches Berlin, Germany, 2010), 4:14 min.
An entertaining exercise in the phenomena of digital copying and downloads from the internet. A science experiment, and a poetical observation of modern times.
Montag / Monday (Christian Bäucker, UDK - Berlin, Germany, 2010), 18:00 min.
The characters in this film, narrated in real time, are individuals who cannot escape their tacit loneliness.
Niño Balcón / Balcony Boy (Pilar Palomero, , Spain, 2009), 9:00 min.
This is the story of Balcony Boy. His fault: having big ears and a bad habit of putting his head where he shouldn’t.
Now, Now, Now / Now, Now, Now (Guido Rambeck, Cengiz Sunter, Tina Porsche, Max Kluger, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Dortmund, Germany, 2009), 13:49 min.
Stories from a nursing home and a primary school assembled to create a contemplation of the human life cycle. Metaphoric imagery counterpoint audio interviews with two very different generations to pose questions about time, age, and what is really important in life.
Robosonic - Sprachfehler / Robosonic - Speech Defect (Robert Gruss, Florian Leitl, Kristina Peter, Sebastian Schierwater, Nils Strehlow, , Germany, 2009), 3:52 min.
Paul likes things to be in order. Everything is fine until an unfortunate accident turns his colorful world upside down.
Scen nr:6882 ur mitt liv / Autobiographical Scene Number 6882 (Ruben Östlund, Sweden, 2005), 8:30 min
A scene on a bridge.
Stiller See / Silent sea (Lena Liberta, Hamburg Media School, Germany, 2009), 7 min. min.
After the death of his wife a man has to take care of his autistic son, whom he doesn’t really know.
The Eye of the Eye / The Eye of the Eye (Tuomas Kaila, Aalto University School of Art & Design, Finland, 2009), 6:40 min.
A cleaning lady has something to say to the inhabitants of a dream world reflected on the silver screen.
Todsichertot / Killing a dead man (Steffen Cornelius Tralles, Hamburg Media School, Germany, 2009), 6:46 min. min.
Boris is a cleaner who works for brutal killers. His job is to clean up the crime scene, to dispose of the dead body and to cover the tracks. But this time is different.
Un Matrimonio Italiano / An Italian Wedding (Giusi Valentini, Italy/Germany, 2010), 15:00 min.
A short documentary film about love, life, community and, ultimately, happiness.
Wanna Be / Wanna Be (Christina Ebelt, Academy of Media Arts Cologne, Germany, 2009), 30:00 min.
A cycling accident brings together Henning and Elli, who is confined to a wheelchair. Before long they are in the throes of a passionate and complicated love affair.
Wattwanderer / Tidelanders (Max Zähle, Germany, 2009), 12:18 min. min.
Thomas’ family has drifted apart. To bring everyone together again, his mother organizes a family outing--a walk across the mud flats.
Zeitriss / Time Rift (Quimu Casalprim i Suárez, Academy of Media Arts Cologhe, Germany, 2009), 11:00 min.
A woman sits down next to a man in a living room and says nothing. It’s the end. At the same time, it’s the beginning of a transformation in the logic of things, dissolving into a physical experience of light, sound and movement.
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