The European Competition'22

Filmy poprzednich edycji

• A Declaration of Love, 2021 | 62' | ITA

  The trembling starts in his neck when Markus is getting closer to the images that have chased him for 49 years. Now he steers his motor home south, as far away from his past as possible. The images come without any warning. First a tingling in the neck, then the trembling spreads through Markus’ whole body. The abuse happened over 45 years ago, but only now can Markus put it into words. With his motor home, the 55-year-old always keeps moving, just so he doesn't spend too long thinking. A daily struggle for survival between the past and the view of the ocean horizon.

  
  
  
  
  

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• A Pigeon’s Song | Kënga e Pëllumbit, 2021 | 16' | BEL

  Awake each morning by the voice of a pigeon, the filmmaker reads his great-grandfather’s prison diary. He learns that a pigeon accompanied him too while he wrote. This solitary, timeless pigeon fills the gaps of what is forgotten, awaking unspoken family wounds.

  
  
  
  
  
  
  

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• In the mountain. In A Costa da Morte (Spain). An old lady. A house. A computer. An attempt to communicate with the outside.

  
  
  
  
  
  
  

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• Borders, 2022 | 30’ | GER

  While Poland receives international encouragement for accepting Ukrainian refugees, the controversial situation on the border with Belarus recedes into the background. “Borders” accompanies individuals who helped refugees before and a Ukrainian family during their first steps in Poland after the war began.

  
  
  
  
  

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• Brave, 2021 | 26’ | FRA

  Ten dokument opowiada o tym, że gdy umiera haitańska kapłanka voodoo, Mambo to do dzieci należy uczczenie bóstwa, któremu służyła. Czas by moja mama wróciła do domu, żeby odprawić rytuał na cześć mojej zmarłej babci.

  
  
  
  
  
  
  

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• Donbas Days, 2021 | 16’ | GER

  In the spring of 2021, 19-year-old Czech circus artist Kuba travels to war-torn Eastern Ukraine and sets up a jugglery course for children. With time, he begins to question his position in a war that is not his own, and focuses on the conflicts inside his own head. “Donbas Days” is a short portrait of a young man searching for himself on the frontline of Europe´s only war.

  
  
  
  
  

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• Hans Hamid: Stitches of My Story, 2022 | 18’ | DEN

  This short documentary throws us into the unusually aesthetic process of artist Hans Hamid Rasmussen. The name alone awakes curiosity. We follow Hans Hamid´s courageous trips from Norway back to Algeria, unravelling a troubled past and a deep sense of belonging for two divergent, yet fascinating cultures.

  
  
      

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• Heurtebise, 2021 | 20’ | SPA

  The wind blows hard in Heurtebise, Alice’s home in France. This year will be her last summer and the first one for her great-grandson Dario. A life that comes to an end and another that begins. A house, three women, a baby and the sea.

  
  
  
  
  

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• I Dreamed of | Śniło mi się, 2021 | 8’ | POL

  Since the dawn of time, dreams are an inspiration for reflections on the subconscious and work as a gateway to the world of abstract images created on the basis of our thoughts, feelings, and experiences. In “I Dreamed Of” the author decided to interpret dreams of people dear to him and present them in a form of an animated short movie.

  
  
  
  
  

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• Maldita. A Love Song to Sarajevo, 2022 | 27’ | SPA

  His God is Love. His homeland is Earth. Its gender? Human. In Maldita, a love song to Sarajevo, Božo Vrećo, the most revolutionary of the Balkan artists, sings to life, to overcoming obstacles and to the love story between two cities, Sarajevo and Barcelona, which knew how to find each other in difficult times to never say goodbye.

  
  
  
  
  

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• MEMORY | memoria, 2021 | 15’ | SPA

  “Memory” tells of the legacy between a grandfather and his granddaughter. He continues to dream about the sea, she was born in a desert. He believes that he will return and his granddaughter must remember. The transmission of memory between generations is the engine of this film. The connection of body with earth and water which gave us life is its essence.

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

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• Mothers of Ukraine, 2022 | 8’ | USA

  As of May 2022, over 3.5 million Ukrainians have sought refuge in Poland. 90% of the displaced are women and children. Here are their stories.

  
  
  
  
  

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• Mothertruckers, 2022 | 15’ | SPA

  “Mothertruckers” is an insight into the untold story of female truck drivers. Taking place after Brexit and during the UK transport and fuel crisis, it addresses the conflict of being a female lorry driver in a male-dominated profession and explores the romantic idea of finding freedom on the road compared with the hard work and unconventional lifestyle of being a lorry driver.

  
  
  
  
  
  
  

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• Murmur, 2021 | 10’ | AUT

  What would happen if at some point, natural and human-made sounds became indistinguishable from one another? Today, birds imitate telephones and people put little chirping boxes in their homes. Katharina Pichler soberly compiles such observations while nature and civilization come together audio-visually to ultimately merge in a portentous alliance.

  
  
  
  
  

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• Panama, One Way | Oh, wie frei ist Panama?, 2021 | 15’ | GER

  The German martial artist Yve firmly believes that the coronavirus pandemic is a global farce. Since she started sharing her views with thousands of followers via her Instagram account, she has moved further and further into the fringes of society, losing not only friends but also her job in the process. Together with her boyfriend, she has decided to emigrate to a country where she believes she can live and speak more freely: Panama. In “Panama, One Way” we follow Yve during her last days in Berlin as she says goodbye to her dear ones – and delve into the life of a woman who has moved so far away from the social consensus that she is now willing to leave her people behind for good.

  
  
  
  
  

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• PNEUMA, 2021 | 18’ | ITA

  The secular knowledge of organ building art, handed down from one generation to another, found its home in a workshop in Segariu, a small town in the island of Sardinia. Beyond the artisanal process, an invisible and unstoppable movement seems to be hidden: the research for the original breath of nature, the wind, that for the ancient Greeks (Πνεúμα) was also the spirit.

  
  
  
  
  

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• Rosa Rosae. A Spanish Civil War Elegy | Rosa Rosae. La Guerra Civil, 2021 | 6’ | SPA

  Saura creates and recovers more than thirty images, drawings and photos that he prints, manipulates, plays with and then films, to create a story that, recreates the Spanish civil war, but also reflects the horrors of a universal war, from the gaze of a child and its environment.

  
  
  
  
  

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• Shelter Ukraine, 2022 | 24’ | UKR

  This film was made in a bomb shelter in Kyiv. Sketches were made during the last week in February when Kyiv was attacked. Families, mainly women, children and the elderly stayed together during each attack. The repetition of attacks is displayed in this film, showing how horrific and exhausting is this experience, even for those far from the front line. Thanks to the Internet we could understand that this invasion sought to erase us all.

  
  
  
  
  
  
  

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• Solar Voyage, 2021 | 19’ | POL

  Discover the story of disappearance and return of the Polish Icarus, Mirek Lech. A tale of a great mind, a burning obsession, raging elements, the struggle with schizophrenia, and the difficulties of being accepted by the family and society. A true story of a man living in isolation, who embarks on an incredible journey around the world, in search of love and sun.

  
  
  
  
  

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• The BLACK ChristS. Far From Justice, 2022|15’|GER|ITA|USA

  A visionary poem and meditation on the worst massacre of racial violence in American history happened in Tulsa (Oklahoma) in 1921, against the black community of Greenwood. Narrated through 14 chapters as the Stations of the Cross (Via Crucis), inspired by the Countee Cullen poem and surreal artists René Magritte and Max Ernst.

  
  
  
  
  

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• The Border | Granica, 2021 | 21’ | POL

  She is a jailbird. He is an academic. The film talks about the difficult relationship between siblings and their attempt of reconciliation. Their traumatic childhood experiences, not easy memories and their different life choices make the process extremely difficult.

  
  
  
  
  

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• The road bad and the place dark, 2021 | 23’ | SPA

  Sierra Leone is the second poorest country in the world. After overcoming one of the toughest and bloodiest civil wars, in 2014 its citizens had to face one of the most devastating epidemics in living memory, the Ebola epidemic. The consequences of those horrors ended up with extinguishing the spark of development and plunging the population into total darkness, in which they have been living since 1992. The lack of stable light supply is a major constraint for the development of medical work, directly affecting the life expectancy of Sierra Leone people. The images obtained are part of the reality encountered at the hospital wardens in the Koinadugu district.

  
  
  
  
  
  
  

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• Tyranny, 2022 | 12’ | HUN

  A dysfunctional society controlled by a toxic leader results in the reality of illiberalism and the sole autocratic EU member state is leading the way. Recently, an angular black hole appeared in the centre of this nation's main square, which proved invisible to Hungarians. The analysis of this dark object offers a short glimpse at tyranny from the angle of anxiety.

  
  
  
  
  

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• Universes | Mikrokosmosy, 2021 | 16’ | POL

  In Bychawa life goes on in its own pace, filled with small joys and longings… Meanwhile in space, NASA astronaut Jeff Williams takes a picture of the rich fields of Bychawa, enchanted by their beautiful mosaic. We invite you to Bychawa, to the Earth.

  
  
  
  
  

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• When Will the Warmth Come? | Коли буде тепло?, 2022 | 15’ | UKR

  Sasha documents the events and her feelings during the first days and months of the war in her country – Ukraine. Trying to distract herself, she plunges into her thoughts and memories. Because of the danger, she and her grandparents have to leave the city. In the village where they were evacuated, time loses its limits. The thoughts “When will the warmth come?” are constantly echoing in the girl’s head.

  
  
  

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