18. LICHTSPIELKLUB
SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
23.-29.01.2025
Documentary / Experimental / Drama / Animation / Comedy
The Archive: Queer Nigerians (Documentary, Experimental), D.: Simisolaoluwa Akande, 24:59 Min. Queer Nigerians in the UK gather to tell their stories, documenting their experiences. |
A Band Apart (Experimental, Drama), D.: Ruth Hunduma, 08:06 Min. A film about the moment before the Heist. Inspired by Jean-Luc Godard’s classic, from a black perspective. |
Crab Day (Animation), D.: Ross Stringer, 11:00 Min. As part of a fishing community’s annual ritual, a young boy must kill his first crab in order to become a man. |
Helen of Troy's (Comedy), D.: Nick Flügge, 4:15 Min. Helen is stuck behind the counter of her dad’s Midlands fish ’n’ chip shop. |
The Dong with the Luminous Nose (Drama, Experimental), D.: Jonny Phillips, 14:14 Min. A modern realisation of the Edward Lear poem, narrated by Tilda Swinton. |
From The Top (Animation), D.: Rich Farris, 08:14 Min. Ever since she was a child, Robin loved playing the drums and joined a band. But now, the drumming dream has turned sour. |
Linda (Comedy), D.: Joe Lycett, 07:48 Min. Linda gets a job in a post office, but her tall tales soon raise suspicions. |
A Drifting Up (Documentary), D.: Jacob Lee, 10:00 Min. A man tries to dance his way through it to come off anti-depressants. |
Porous (Animation), D.: Cecilia Reeve, 04:00 Min. A woman takes a bath and reflects upon past experiences. Submerged in the water she enters a space out of time. |
The Möbius Trip (Experimental, Drama), D.: Simone Smith, 17:06 Min. A road trip pushes a dysfunctional family to the brink after their journey descends into a claustrophobic hallucinatory nightmare. |