ASTER SHORTS   2023

SHARK
 
Nash Edgerton
 
(Australia, 14 min 7 sec, 2021)
 
Follows the continuing adventures of Jack, who loves to prank. But in his latest relationship, he may have finally met his match.

RAINBOW
 
Aleksandar Vujović
 
(Montenegro, 16 min 55 sec, 2020)
 
A film that recounts an event from a boy’s memory from early childhood. As a boy of 5 years old, he embarks on a journey with his father and experiences a magical moment. He realises his life’s vocation, the call of the artist.

ON MY MIND
 
Martin Strange-Hansen
 
(Denmark, 18 min, 2021)
 
Henrik wants to sing a song for his wife. It has to be today, it has to be now. It’s a question of
life, death and karaoke.

THE LETTER ROOM
 
Elvira Lind
 
(USA, 32 min 27 sec, 2020)
 
When a kind-hearted prison officer (Oscar Isaac) is transferred to the letter room, he soon gets involved in an inmate's personal affairs...

WITNESS
 
Ali Asgari
 
(France / Iran, 15 min, 2020)
 
A mother helps an older woman in a shopping mall in Tehran. A tragedy occurs, brutally confronting her with the impact of her actions.

NORTH POLE
 
Marija Apcevska
 
(North Macedonia / Serbia, 14 min 59 sec, 2021)
 
Misty field, crowded locker room. Margo belongs to neither. Maybe if she loses her virginity, she will finally find her place.

TITAN
 
Valéry Carnoy
 
(Belgium / France, 19 min, 2021)
 
Nathan is thirteen years old boy. Driven by his new friend Malik, he prepares himself for a strange ritual to become a teen gang member.

BALCONY CONCERT
 
Diana & Krzysztof Kadłubowski
 
(Poland, 16 min, 2021)
 
One day of lockdown, during the first coronavirus wave in Poland, one of the tenants of
tenement house decides to organise a concert on the balcony for his neighbours.

THE QUEEN OF BASKETBALL
 
Ben Proudfoot
 
(USA, 22 min, 2021)
 
An Academy Award-winning, electrifying portrait of Lusia “Lucy” Harris, who scored the first basket in women’s Olympic history and was the first and only woman officially drafted into the N.B.A. Harris, who died unexpectedly on January 18, has remained largely unknown despite her incredible accomplishments — until now. Here, she shares her story in her own words.

THE BAYVIEW
 
Daniel Cook
 
(United Kingdom, 18 min, 2021)
 
On the North East Coast of Scotland, an extraordinary family have turned the previously derelict Bayview hotel into a place of respite for international fishermen when they come to land. This film is a glimpse into this unlikely home and the transient guests who pass through it.

DISPLACED
 
Samir Karahoda
 
(Kosovo, 15 min, 2021)
 
In post-war Kosovo, driven by the ambition to keep their beloved sport alive, two local players wander from one obscure location to another, carrying with them the club’s only possessions: the tables.

MY UNCLE TUDOR
 
Olga Lucovnicova
 
(Moldova / Portugal / Hungary / Belgium, 20 min, 2021)
 
After 20 years of silence, the director returns back to the house of her childhood to meet her family and confront her uncle, who is responsible for her trauma.

HOMEBIRD
 
Ewa Smyk
 
(United Kingdom, 10 min, 2021)
 
Struggling to make it in a big city, a young artist finds herself retreating into the rose-tinted memories of the village she left behind.

ANT HILL

Marek Náprstek

(Czech Republic, 12 min 35 sec, 2020)

Ant Hill is a story of the end of humanity from ants’ perspective. Rebellious female K99980335 is longing for a different future, but when her wish is suddenly cruelly fulfilled, it is already too late to take it back.

STEAKHOUSE
 
Špela Čadež
 
(Slovenia / Germany / France, 9 min 30 sec, 2021)
 
The steak has been marinating for a few days now. The pan is heated. Franc’s stomach is rumbling. But Liza’s co-workers surprise her with a birthday party. Will she be home on time?

TIO

Juan José Medina

(Mexico, 12 min 30 sec, 2021)

On his first day of work as a miner, Martin, a cocky teenager, will learn the importance of rituals and respect for ancestors.