Fri, september 4
20:00 – 21:31
Het Documentaire Paviljoen: De Spiegel
Pavilion Shorts
Description
Pavilion Shorts brings curious, thought-provoking and beautiful international short documentaries to the big screen. New and old films explore timeless stories, address topical issues or introduce worlds you had no idea existed. The selection examines different ways we document the world around us through moving, striking or funny films.
Composition
Detach
What happens when a surgical robot, originally developed to operate on soldiers on the battlefield, becomes self-aware? A disorienting, unsettling exploration of the thin line between saving a life and taking a life.
How to Please
An Iraqi asylum seeker gets stuck in the rigid Finnish immigration system, aptly portrayed in this short film as an AI-generated voice on an Escher-like treadmill. You can’t come in, but you can’t get out either.
The Men’s Land
In the Georgian mountain villages of Ushguli, customs dictate that only men can inherit land. When Ana, who dreams of a singing career, inherits a plot of land with her father’s house on it, she has to contend with her male cousin.
Pacific Vein
Big brands and celebrities, pollution and self-care, the homeless and Elon Musk—they all coexist in this surreal universe. As if in a sightseeing cart, we drive along apocalyptic landscapes and get a dazzling tour of Western culture. Current Future: Age suggestion 14+
My Homeland
A surprising anime in which people are replaced by cyborgs. A young couple has to conquer robots to save their baby. Mixing fantasy and migration, the film creatively shows a new perspective on a familiar subject.