Films
Film
23e
Simbiosis Carnal
Rocio Alvarez
Belgium, Animation
A poetic journey through the history of desire and sexuality, from the first unicellular organism to human beings, who invent the calculated pleasure: eroticism. A story plagued by moral conflicts, in which the female pleasure was long ignored and repressed takes pride of place, and which culminates in an explosive finale.
Film
23e
Sitwayen lari
Eddy Fleursaint
Haiti, Fiction
After Haiti’s big earthquake, Junior would do anything to make sure his little brother Peter survives. He steals from his friends and begs for money on the street. But Junior has an argument to settle down with a terrible thief who also lives on the street.
Film
23e
Solar Walk
Réka Bucsi
Denmark, Animation
Solar Walk shows the journey of individuals and their creations on through time and space. Any meaning of action is only existent from the perspective of the individual, but never mandatory when looking at it from the perspective of a solar system.
Film
23e
Soudure symphonique
Gabriel Fortin
Canada (Quebec), Fiction
Soudure symphonique metaphorically reunites two worlds at their antipodes: classical music and working-class environments. By joining Tchaikovsky to industrial welding, this short film offers a poetic glance on orchestra conducting, transforming it into a symphony of sparkles.
Film
23e
Stilles Land Gutes Land
Johannes Bachmann
Switzerland, Fiction
Sybille, a headmistress and politician, is in the middle of an election campaign for municipal council president in her Swiss village when her son is accused by a classmate of abusing her. Sybille must choose between morality and career. Either way, her reputation in the community is at stake.
Film
23e
Stock Shot
Guillaume Monette
Canada (Quebec), Fiction
A condo in Blainville. A home makeover TV show. A jaded, burned-out director. His cameraman, late again, who shows up hungover. It’s going to be a long day.
Film
23e
Suspension d'audience
Nina Marissiaux
Belgium, Documentary
Five civils get to know each other at a criminal trial. During recess, they discuss and share their reactions towards the situation.
Film
23e
Swatted
Ismaël Joffroy Chandoutis
France, Documentary
Online players describe their struggles with “swatting”, a life-threatening cyber-harassment phenomenon that looms over them whenever they play. The events take shape through youtube videos and wireframe images from a video game.
Film
23e
Sword of the Dead
Stephen Vitale
United States, Fiction
In feudal Japan, a ronin returns home from exile to find the island he once knew plagued by a dark curse and overrun by the undead.
Film
23e
Sykkelfugl
Kari Klyve-Skaug & Odveig Klyve
Norway, Fiction
Zahra is from Afghanistan, and an asylum seeker in Norway. She has a dream she wants to realize, and this turns out to be difficult for her - but Zahra is a fighter. Bike Bird is a visual story about balancing between two cultures.