Archive - ALTER-NATIVE 25
Film
Podlasie in Attack! – Special Selection of Shorts from Northern-East of Poland!
Thursday – November 9 – Main Hall
Bartek
Tryzna, Monika
Stpiczyńska: Games • 2014 • 27’
Wojtek goes to work with his dad for the last time,
Magda has a problem with the Shroud of Turin, and Ula – with packing for a
trip. A day in the life of three intellectually disabled people.
Radek Dabrowski: Have
You Listened? • 2014 • 15’
A story of a family gathered around a radio, listening
to a local Belarusian radio station.
Podlasie
Makes Me Happy: Ends of the World: Fish-Man • 2013 • 9’
Diving in a
green-grey emptiness of a winter river suddenly turns into a journey that seeks
the meaning of human existence and looks for beauty in simple, everyday things
which often escape our attention. Things that reveal their unusual character
when seen from a different perspective.
Friday – November 10 – Small Hall
Monika Pawluczuk: When I Am a Bird • 2013 • 30’
A story of an attempt to change one’s fate. MuLa, a
woman from a Burmese tribe, the Kayan, has been in Thailand for two years with
her husband and all her sons, but her daughter was left on the other side of
the border. MuLa wants to bring her to a better world. The long wait, full of
anxiety and tension, determines the rhythm and atmosphere of the film.
Ewa Borysewicz: To Thy Heart • 2013 • 10’
He was so handsome,
with his jet-black hair, standing by the swing. When he smiled, heads would perk
up everywhere. It was schizophrenic – he was so messed up that she would do
whatever he said. She wanted to listen to his sweet-talking, wanted him to talk
until the Moon was up. Then she stopped pinning her hopes on him. She couldn’t
let him off so easily for his betrayal.
Katarzyna Kijek, Przemyslaw Adamski: Clip
of We Cut Corners "Best Friend" • 2014 • 2’20”
The Katarzyna Kijek
and Przemyslaw Adamski duo as usual in great form with another animated
production to the music of We Cut Corners.
Best of 14th
Jameson CineFest Miskolc International Film Festival
Saturday – November 11 – Small Hall
Freund Ádám: Earthly People • 2017 • 27’ • HUN
Ábel, 12, has to face the fact that his parents
are living in two completely different galaxies of the universe. Now he has to
decide which one he belongs to.
Dudás Balázs: Welcome • 2017 • 29’29” • HUN
After eight years of living in North Serbia,
David (18) and his mother move back to Hungary to David’s father. A
psychological battle begins between them. In the meantime, we witness Dávid as
he is secretly smuggling refugees through the border. But no secret stays
hidden forever…
Michael Grudsky: The Transfer • 2017 • 22’24” • GER/ISR
Erez, an Israeli commissioned officer, and two
other soldiers have been ordered to transfer a prisoner to Megiddo prison.
Along the way, a conflict arises that forces the young officer to surpass
himself in order to solve the situation.
J. J. Vanhanen: About the Birds and the Bees • 2017 • 12’ • FIN
A quiet farmer and his son set out on a trip to
the pharmacy after the teen has a little accident with his girlfriend.
Kacper Zamarło: Carrot Field • 2016 • 16’ • POL
The last weeks of the cold winter. A drab and
desolated province. A 7-year-old boy, left without proper care, is looking for
a companion to play with. Despised and ridiculed by his peers, he decides to
build a snowman for company.
Best of Primanima 2016
Saturday – November 11 – Small Hall
Yulia Aronova • One, Two, Three • 2015 • 6’35” • FRA
It’s the story of a tree, a tree like any other.
One day, it jumps into a pair of boots and goes off for a walk inviting
everyone it meets to follow. Boring everyday life fades as they all skip and
dance along happily.
Anni Oja • The Moustache • 2015 • 3’37” • FIN
This town is not big enough for the two of them.
Nor their moustaches.
Marjolaine Perreten • November • 2015 • 4’ • FRA
Autumn has set in by
the banks of a stream. A series of small animals buys themselves in preparation
for the long winter ahead.
Julia Ocker • Wolf • 2015 • 3’48” • GER
The wolf is wandering
through the woods, trying to find a peaceful spot to practice his secret hobby.
But then a spectator shows up in the bushes.
Dina Velikovskaya • About a Mother • 2015 • 7’20” • RUS
This story is about a
mother who has given so much that it looks like she has nothing left…but life opens
up new opportunities.
Polina Minchenok • Moroshka • 2015 • 7’46” • RUS
The whole village is
scared of the big grey wolf. Only one small girl is brave enough to help him
and to befriend the scary beast.
Elena Walf • Bat Time • 2015 • 3’59” • GER
When night dawns on
the farm a little bat wakes up. Oh, how great would it be to bark with a dog or
to crow with a cock…and to jump and to dance! The little bat wants somebody to
keep its company. It doesn’t want to be alone. It is looking for a friend.
Evgenia Golubeva • I Am Not a Mouse • 2015 • 2’• UK
Every time Lucy is called 'Mouse' by her Mum,
she turns into a real mouse! What is Lucy going to do?
Giulia Martinelli, Marta Gennari • Merlot • 2016 • 5’40” • Giulia
Martinelli, Marta Gennari • ITA
In a blue fairy-tale forest, a grumpy granny loses a bottle of wine...
Bárczy Örs • Hey
Deer! • 2015
• 6’16” • HUN
Each night there is a
mysterious earthquake in the reindeer’s neighbourhood.
Pálfi Zsolt: TALES FROM THE LAKESIDE – Hungary, 2017, 64’
Sunday – November 12 – 11:00 – Small Hall
The
green Verdies are the tiny, but brave guardians of the lakeside. The young
Verdies only become guardians when their hair turns brown. Until then, however,
life is boring. The youngsters with green hair are not allowed to fly on
warblers, not allowed to row alone, and they’re not allowed to ride wild frogs
at the rodeo. Willy Whistle’s big dream is to become a guardian, but his
curiosity always gets him in trouble. However, the whole lake is endangered when
the enemies of the lakeside, the Grimps and the swans, form an alliance. The
guardians are helpless, but Willy comes up with a daring plan to save his home
and his trapped friend, Jeremiah Jump. Luckily he is not alone, because
Grandpa, the water snakes and the frogs also come to his aid.
Cast: Albert
Johanna, Bercsényi Péter, Bolla Róbert, Szalay Csongor