Relations, Myths & Avatars

Above the Clouds

A young girl suddenly finds herself in love again. When she comes to realise this, she runs away. A vortex takes her down to her past, where she has the opportunity to free her heart by reinterpreting the story of her first love experience. Direction Vivien Hárshegyi Duration 14' Language HU/en Country Hungary Year 2022

Compound Eyes of Tropical

This stop-motion animation is inspired by the costumes of Taiwan’s ceremonial folk dance performers. Originally adapted from the Southeast Asian folktale “The Mouse Deer Crosses the River”, the work integrates folklore narratives from different countries to create the half-mouse deer, half-fox shaman puppet dancer in the animation. The dancer switches back and forth between human and animal, using his wit to fool the crocodiles in the river, in an attempt to reach the other side. Direction Zhan Zhang Xu Duration 17' Language no dialogue Country Taiwan Year 2022

De l'eau plein les poches

After a traumatic event, two children are facing a rainy, boring summer. They set off in pursuit of the fairies, trying to bring back some light under the sad and capricious sky. Direction Mariam Farota Duration 8' Language Fr/en Country France Year 2022

Eeva

Heavy rain is pouring down at a funeral. There are many tears, too much wine, several woodpeckers and a handful of dreams to fill in the gaps. Direction Lucija Mrzljak, Morten Tšinakov Duration 16' Language no dialogue Country Estonia, Year 2022

Ikimono-san: Turtle

With the help of his dog, a boy tries to become a turtle. Direction Atsushi Wada Duration 2' Language no dialogue Country Japan Year 2023

Backflip

Attempting a backflip is not safe. You can break your neck, or land on your head, or land badly on your wrists. None of that is nice, so the avatar does the trick. He can do 360 jumps per hour. Direction NIkita Diakur Duration 13' Language English Country Germany Year 2022