The Heavy Orange program of the shnit Worldwide Shortfilmfestival 2020 brings together films of very different genres and styles, including an animated road movie (Ludovic Houplain), an existential western (Kadim Tarasov), and a guide on how to trick an insurance agent (Mathijs F Scheepers).
International competition: Heavy Orange. Premiere
Date
Schedule
19:30–21:30
Place
Garage Auditorium
Friday, October 23
19:30–21:30Garage Auditorium
Postcards from the End of the World
A Greek couple Dimitra and Dimitris are going through a relationship crisis. During a boring holiday on a remote Mediterranean island, they hear that the world is about to end. As they try to leave the island with their two daughters, they grow closer once again. Voiced over by a dispassionate narrator, the story balances between psychological realism and a farce.
Postcards from the End of the World
Director: Konstantinos Antonopoulos
Greece, 2019. 23 min. 18+
My Generation
A ride on a highway takes the viewer past the symbols of the seven pillars of today's America: contemporary art, big data, religion, sport, sex, politics, and business. The spiders of Louise Bourgeois and porn, a can of Campbell's soup and the Trump Tower make appearances in the animated road movie that sums up contemporary pop culture in 8 minutes.
My Generation
Director: Ludovic Houplain
France, 2018. 8 min. 18+
The Van
Ben is a young Albanian who makes money from underground fights for survival in locked-up vans. He is saving up to leave the country together with his father, who is his closest friend. But when Ben ends up owing money to gangsters, his father decides to put his own life at stake. With the promising French actor Phénix Brossard (Benjamin, Little Joe) as a lead, this hard coming-of-age drama was featured in the main short film competition at the Cannes in 2019.
The Van
Director: Erenik Beqiri
France, Albania, 2019. 15 min. 18+
Today or I'll Die
After a month of texting, Zoe has organized a perfect date with Marc: she brings a blanket, chocolates, candles—even a pot with flowers. Everything has to be perfect because Zoe is hoping to lose her virginity. But then it all goes wrong.
Today or I'll Die
Director: Kristina Wagenbauer
Canada, 2019. 7 min. 18+
The Coffin
The protagonist is ready to die: he has even made himself a coffin. He paints his face, decorates himself with feathers, takes an icon out of its frame, and goes for his last walk in an existential Western about a Ukrainian villager who goes mad after losing his family.
The Coffin
Director: Kadim Tarasov
Ukraine, 2019. 9 min. 18+
The Art of Lying
An insurance inspector gives a master class in catching out clients who attempt fraud. But when he is confronted by a couple who steal their own car to get insurance money, the film turns into a manual on how to get rid of an annoying inspector.
The Art of Lying
Director: Mathijs F Scheepers
Belgium, 2020. 14 min. 18+
tickets
Standard: 400 RUB
Tickets for seniors, veterans, large families, under 18s, and visitors with disabilities (with one carer): 200 RUB*
Films will be shown in original language with Russian subtitles.
Screening accessible for the deaf and hard of hearing.
*Please bring proof of eligibility