Third of five programmes featuring the Best International Short Film in competition.
Screening: Wed 15 Jan, 8.45pm | Running Time: 111 min | Classification: Under 15yrs to be w/adult
On a quest to find his missing scarf, Albert the squirrel unearths problems far beyond his own. Voiced by George Takei. Albert the Squirrel makes a startling discovery … an empty space where once his favourite scarf lay. He heads off into the forest only to find everyone else is preoccupied with worries of their own. He helps who he can before moving on but never seems to get any closer to his goal. Ultimately,Albert’s problem is put in perspective by the friends he helped and the problems they faced and overcame together.
Sea, sun, island, a family on vacation and all Yuval wants is to get the heck out of there.
Mr Hublot lives in a world where characters made partially of mechanical parts, driving huge vehicles, rub shoulders with each other. A world where the giant scale of machines and the relentless use of salvaged materials, reigns supreme. A withdrawn, idiosyncratic character with OCD, Mr Hublot is scared of change and the outside world. His solution, he doesn’t step foot outside his apartment! The arrival of the dog Robot Pet will turn his life upside down: he has to share his home with this very invasive companion…
A son is reunited with his long lost father for the first time. You might imagine it’s time to discover everything about where he’s come from and where he’s going. But he’s about to get a surprise…
A young man is dead. We experience a moment from the night before, frozen in time.
Nothing is comparable to the success of Maureen, the ventriloquist singer, except her belly: it is simply outrageous. But a shadow is hanging over her career and that of her manager husband’s. The entrancing voice that comes out of Maureen’s insides has a name: Charles. He will soon be 18, the rebellious age, and he has one sole objective in life: to be born.
Colin and David have an argument. Things get messy.