From April 21 to 30 we will be installing new works in some parts of open storage. We recommend you visit during a mediated tour.
An essay about polluting the planet and recording the ephemeral nature of our life, the experience of loss, and an animated film about a secret policewoman during the Pinochet regime.
Worldwide Competition II includes works of various genres and aims to show the diverse trends in contemporary short film.
Yuri makes ramen in the shop inherited from her parents. She doesn’t like the work much and is desperate for something different. One day things change.
Director Gregory Koefer
Switzerland, 2023, 2 min. 18+
Matt is 14. Together with his friend and his little brother he sets off on a last journey in his father’s car, which is about to be sold. The film was an award nominee and winner at numerous festivals, including the Berlin International Film Festival (2022).
Director Mark Albiston
New Zealand, 2021, 15 min. 18+
This film is based on the eponymous short story by Gregory Burnham and Edouard Levé’s novel Autoportrait. Majmouan is a reflection on the uncertainties in life. It is made up of 8 mm home movies in which Iranians discuss the impossibility of accounting for life. Does anyone count their gray hairs? Or how many apartments they have rented? Or how many they have owned? How many kisses you’ve had? No one can give exact figures for us or our lives. The film was an award nominee and winner at numerous festivals, including the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival.
Director Mohammadreza Farzad
Iran, Poland, Germany, 2022, 15 min. 18+
Based on a true story. The main character is a secret policewoman during the Pinochet regime in Chile. Her prototype is Ingrid Olderöck, «the woman of the dogs, ” who was accused of torture and human rights violations against enemies of the regime. Covarrubias’ animated film does not show Olderöck’s real biography, instead telling the story of the dark side of Chilean history through her relationship with her dog.
Director Hugo Covarrubias
Chile, 2021, 16 min. 18+
Who is this woman towering over mountains of plastic and food waste? She is majestic. Her speech is full of righteous anger. Can she find a way to heal the poisoned and disfigured earth? The film was an award nominee and winner at numerous festivals, including the Berlin International Film Festival (2023).
Director Kantarama Gahigiri
Rwanda, 2023, 10 min. 18+
A teenager in search of acceptance, a worker ready to do anything to win the jackpot, and a top manager at the end of his career who wants to prove to himself that he is still alive. Three people losing their way on the competition highway.
Director Zoel Aeschbacher
Switzerland, 2022, 17 min. 18+
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
