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CHECK OUR FULL SCREENING PROGRAMME THAT TOOK PLACE AT SFF 2019
15.06.19
DAY 1
21:30 –
00:30
SLOT 1
21:30 –
00:30
High Chaparral
David Freid
A theme park celebrating America’s mythic Wild West in wintery Sweden becomes a welcoming home for refugees fleeing the Syrian civil war. One of the last places you might expect to find an American-style Wild West theme park is in the middle of a Swedish forest, yet High Chaparral and its second life as a refugee camp feels strangely appropriate. With so much immigration in a short amount of time, Sweden has had a lot of logistics to work out — like where to put them all. When asked about his decision to allow his theme park to become a camp while closed for the winter, Emil Erlandsson said that he knew his grandfather would’ve done the same. “He built this place with the philosophy of the American settlers.” While many refugees take shelter in tents and athletic stadiums, this bizarre and unexpected American West setting in the middle of a Swedish forest in the middle of winter has become one of the better refugee camps in Sweden. And for 500 refugees, one of the most unique camps in the world, and a safe place far away from home. MORE
O.I.
N'cee van Heerden
Barry has a unique problem. He came up with a truly original idea. And sharing it has consequences… MORE
Emma
Sophie Gueydon
Emma (9) and her Mum recently moved to a new flat in London. Mum suffers from depression. Emma takes care of both herself and her mother, struggling between being a child and looking after her Mum’s needs. MORE
Two Balloons
Mark C. Smith
Two adventurous lemurs navigate their dirigibles halfway around the world to a place where happenstance and fate threaten to disrupt their reunion. MORE
Exodus
Alkiviadis Papadopoulos
Sofia and Aristidis are having dinner talking about their upcoming marriage. But an unexpected meeting will change everything. MORE
Whoever Was Using This Bed
Andrew Kotatko
A married couple is woken in the dead of night by a mysterious phone call. Unable to sleep, they are drawn into an unsettling examination of their fears and desires. Based on a story by Raymond Carver (Birdman), WHOEVER WAS USING THIS BED is a multi-award-winning short psychological drama starring Jean-Marc Barr (The Big Blue), Radha Mitchell (Man on Fire), and Jane Birkin (Blow Up). MORE
The Traffic Separating Device
Johan Palmgren
A traffic separating device is installed in the middle of Stockholm. It is supposed to keep normal cars away and only let buses pass. It turns into a disaster as normal cars continue to go there and hundreds of cars get destroyed every week. Tragic and funny situations occur and we filmed the whoe mess of human failures. MORE
Short Calf Muscle
Victoria Warmerdam
Short Calf Muscle is an absurdist black comedy about Anders. And Anders is different. But he doesn’t know that. Yes, he’s also gay, but that’s not the point here. There is also this thing that others see but he doesn’t. MORE
Entropia
Chris Tatsis
On the day of his wife's birthday, Lambros, an introvert man, welcomes relatives and friends to their home in the province for a festive meal. When his brother tells a story from their childhood years, shaming him in front of the attendees, the underlying tensions emerge leading to an outbreak of violence. MORE
I Will Not Write Unless I Am Swaddled In Furs
wade shotter
A fussy writer battles his large ego and high expectations to create a work of art. MORE