Screening Programme – Moscow Shorts September 2021
Bonobo (2018)
BEST FILM & BEST SCREENPLAY & BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY AWARD @ MOSCOW SHORTS – MAY 2021
Director: Zoel Aeschbacher
Country: Switzerland
Duration: 18:00
Synopsis: When the elevator of their public housing breaks down, the fates of Felix, a disabled pensioner, Ana, a single mother struggling with her move and Seydou, a young man passionate about dance, intertwine towards an explosive ending where their limits will be tested.
Mumiy Troll – Cosmic Forces (2020)
BEST MUSIC VIDEO AWARD @ MOSCOW SHORTS – MARCH 2021
Director: Ivan Sosnin
Country: Russian Federation
Duration: 04:11
Synopsis: The story of an alien who once arrives on our planet. Seeing that the Earth is on the verge of ecological disaster, the alien decides to save it. However, the locals are dissatisfied with the initiative of the uninvited guest. The music video becomes an ecological manifesto, which makes you think about global and important issues. The main role in the music video was played by the actor of the series “Game of Thrones” and Christopher Nolan’s film “Tenet” – Yuri Kolokolnikov. Lyrics: I’ve got tired of you, I’ve got tired of you I’ve got tired of all of you , earthlings, I need a break. Aren’t you fed up, aren’t you fed up with The same day-to-day actions? Hailing the Cosmic Force: please save my hide – They’ve had a healthy planet and now it’s all screwed up Cosmic forces, send me home to my love, This business trip has become too radioactive! Cosmic forces … Morons, necrophiles, That you’ve had a healthy planet and now it’s all screwed up Cosmic forces, don’t let them tear it down! Their actions was uncovered, they couldn’t keep it a secret It could have remained undisclosed for another hundred years, If they had kept it in a secret. But we’ve had enough of your lies. The chord is final, the show is over. Hailing the Cosmic Force: please save my hide ! They’ve had a healthy planet and now it’s all screwed up. Cosmic Force, send me home to my love, This business trip has become too radioactive! Cosmic forces … Morons, necrophiles, That they’ve had a healthy planet and now it’s all screwed up Cosmic forces, save this Planet from extinction! Business trip has become simply unbearable. Hailing the Cosmic Force: please save my hide – They’ve had a healthy planet and now it’s all screwed up.
PUNCHLINE (2017)
BEST NARRATIVE AWARD @ MOSCOW SHORTS – MAY 2021
Director: Christophe M.Saber
Country: Switzerland
Duration: 08:31
Synopsis: Two wannabe gangsters can’t decide on the coolest thing to say before shooting Michel.
I Am (2020)
BEST STUDENT AWARD @ MOSCOW SHORTS – JUNE 2021
Director: Jerry Hoffmaann
Country: Germany
Duration: 25:00
Synopsis: One day, the withdrawn Noé finds a motionless android in the forest, takes it with her and reactivates it. It’s the beginning of a strange relationship. Far too late, Noé realizes that the android is about to copy her personality.
Kim Malygin. One man manufactory (2020)
BEST DOCUMENTARY AWARD @ MOSCOW SHORTS – MARCH 2021
Director: Artem Ivanov
Country: Russian Federation
Duration: 06:22
Synopsis: A short film about the creation. The process of making handmade shoes by a master: from the first steps to the final embodiment.
THE LETTER ROOM (2020)
BEST FILM & BEST DIRECTOR AWARD @ MOSCOW SHORTS – MARCH 2021
Director: Elvira Lind
Country: United States
Duration: 30:00
Synopsis: When a kind-hearted prison officer (Oscar Isaac) is transferred to the letter room, he soon gets involved in an inmate’s personal affairs…
