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Pigs captured on surveillance footage, the enigmatic giant fish from ancient Chinese mythology, and the flickering fragments of insect bodies intertwine as clues and symbols – what kind of sensory vortex can they lead us to?

Featuring:
Pig Brother (Germany, 2022) – Harko Wubs, Stefan Demming
There are millions of pigs in Germany, but you never see them outside. Now, five pigs have been selected to go into the “Pig Brother” house, with the audience deciding which pig stays alive. When the pigs discover that they are being used for the pleasure of humans however – they decide to act.

Silent Chirping of Invisible Digits (Germany, 2023) – Vera Sebert
Like a single film frame, insects flash on screen for the fraction of a second, only to immediately withdraw from the field of vision again. In between their flickering body fragments, the film shows undefinable voids. What can be seen when familiar filters of vision and the narratives associated with them are missing?

Hungry Seagull (China, 2019) – Jiuliang Wang
On an island not far from the mainland, a young father seagull is anxiously guarding newborn gulls and awaiting the return of their mother.

This film is in Chinese with English subtitles.

L’ombra di Rasputin (Italy, 2022) – Pietro Francesco Pingitore
A sensorial exploration of conservation behaviours in the plains surrounding Piacenza – one territory alone amongst those transformed by industrial agriculture.

This film is in Italian with English subtitles.

Frozen Frog (China, 2023) – Yiyang Sun
Because of the lack of a common language, a frog chooses to be silent.

This film is in Chinese with English subtitles.

Ship Down the Well (China, 2023) – Xi Chen, Xiaolin Zhou, Liaoyu Chen
A boy is frightened by a ‘monster’ in the water. One day his friends bring him to a deserted yard, where they find a statue of that ‘monster’ down a drained well…

This film is in Chinese with English subtitles.

Caco (Spain, 2022) – Alba Carrera Marcolin
What would happen if Caco, the raccoon, wanted to steal the world’s biggest diamond?

 

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