International Competition presents the short films selected into the competition.
Language: Eng, Fin Duration: 87 min Age Limit: 16+
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Wed 5.3. -
20:00 -
Finnkino Cine Atlas 1 -
12,50
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WD05
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Thu 6.3.
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10:30
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Finnkino Cine Atlas 3
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12,50
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TH30
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Tangled Wool
Director: Aušrinė KurgonaitėCountry: LithuaniaYear: 2024Genre: FictionDuration: 5 min
Tangled Wool explores the struggle of finding your own identity, questioning one’s path, and the feeling of being lost. It highlights the pressure to conform to existing stereotypes. Through the use of Christian imagery and subtle humor, the film portrays the inner turmoil and the quest for a genuine sense of self.
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The Beguiling
Director: ishkwaazhe Shane McSaubyCountry: United StatesYear: 2024Genre: FictionDuration: 16 minWhat seems to be a burgeoning romance between two Natives takes a sinister turn as one grows suspicious of the other's Indigenous heritage. When confronted, deceit turns their romantic evening into a darkly comedic nightmare.
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Disturbia
Director: Mira YankovaCountry: BulgariaYear: 2024Genre: Experimental, AnimationDuration: 7 min
Before our very eyes a strange human-bird hybrid undergoes constant transformation to cope with the omnipresent tensions of economical, ideological, military, and climatic threats.
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El canon
The CanonDirector: Martín SeegerCountry: ChileYear: 2024Genre: FictionDuration: 19 minJean, a Haitian migrant in Chile, is admired everywhere he goes. His body represents all the classical values of the academy. However, in the anonymity of his existence, he is also a canon of marginality.
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Gender Reveal
Director: Mo MattonCountry: CanadaYear: 2024Genre: FictionDuration: 13 minRhys, a dedicated people pleaser, winds up at their boss’ gender reveal party with their two partners. The trans throuple soon realizes that they are dealing with more than they were prepared for and their ability to survive the event comes into question.
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Being John Smith
Director: John SmithCountry: United KingdomYear: 2024Genre: Experimental, DocumentaryDuration: 27 min
After enduring many decades of embarrassment and discomfort, the artist finally admits to the negative impact that possessing the commonest name in the English-speaking world has had on his psyche. Peppered with disparate fragments of autobiography, ‘Being John Smith’ takes us on a confessional journey that reveals just how important a name can be.
