Discover the power of reality through the lens of short-form documentary filmmaking. Here, we present four artistically accomplished new documentaries from around the globe, produced over the past year. The films offer unfiltered glimpses into diverse human experiences and issues, and explore the raw, real, and relevant moments that define our shared reality.
Curated by Per Fikse
Categories: Ani = Animation, Doc = Documentary, Exp = Experimental, Fic = Fiction, Mus = Music
KORTDOKUMENTAR | SHORT DOCS (Total: 79 min.)
Nova 4 | SØN - SUN 20:00
CAN 2024 | Doc. | 17 min.
Director: Andrés I. Estrada
AUDIO & THE ALLIGATOR (Audio y el Caimán)
Audio Caña liker å fortelle fantastiske historier til sine kjære. Men når han hevder at det bor en gigantisk alligator i dammen hans, er det ingen som tror ham. Sammen med sitt seks år gamle barnebarn vil Audio prøve å bevise alligatorens eksistens - til alle.
Audio Caña enjoys telling fantastic stories to his loved ones. But when he claims there's a giant alligator living in his pond, no one believes him. With his six year-old granddaughter, Audio will try to prove the alligator's existence - to everyone.
Script: Andrés I. Estrada | Camera: Gerard Uzcátegui | Editing: Crist Ortiz | Cast: Audio Caña, Anaís España, Maria Caña, Audimar España, Javier España
DEU 2023 | Doc.Exp. | 22 min.
Director: Franzis Kabisch
GETTY ABORTIONS
Hva slags bilder former vårt syn på abort? Og hvor kommer disse bildene fra? Om hvordan tyske og østerrikske medier illustrerer emnet i alt fra arkivfotodatabaser, ungdomsmagasiner, samt personlige dokumenter om en ekte abortopplevelse.
What kind of images shape our view on abortions? And where do these images come from? On how German and Austrian media illustrate the topic of abortion, browsing through stock photo databases, teen magazines and personal documents of a real abortion experience.
Den personlige historien om en soldat som aldri ønsket å bli det. Hans beslutning om å aldri å avfyre et våpen førte i militærfengsel. Ved å late som han var gal kom han seg ut av krigssonen og returnerte til Beograd via sinnssykehuset - på den dagen NATO begynner å bombe hele landet.
The personal story of a soldier who never wanted to be one. His decision never to pull a trigger led to military prison. By pretending to be mentally ill, he escaped the war zone and returned to Belgrade via the insane asylum - on the day NATO started bombing the entire country.
Script, Camera: Nikola Ilić | Editing: Corrina Schwingruber Ilić
Production: Laurin Merz
Contact: Andrew Norton, e: andy@rainafilms.com
NED 2024 | Doc. | 21 min.
Director: Sara Rajaei
CITY OF POETS
Bilder fra et familiealbum avslører en by som kanskje eksisterte en gang. Det ble bygget for raffineriarbeidere og universitetsansatte; gatene ble oppkalt etter diktere. Da krigen brøt ut, dukket det opp nye nabolag for å ta imot flyktninger. Gatene ble omdøpt og bærer nå navnene på falne soldater.
Photos from a family album reveal a city that perhaps used to exist. It was built for refinery workers and university employees; its streets were named after poets. When war broke out, new neighbourhoods emerged to accommodate refugees. The streets were renamed and now bear the names of fallen soldiers.
Script: Sara Rajaei | Editing: Nathalie Alonso Casale | Cast (v.o.): Sara Rajaei
Production: Manon Bovenkerk
Contact: Gargantua Film Distribution, e: administration@gargantuafilm.it