Obskuur: Contemporary Shorts #1

MONDAY, 30 SEPTEMBER 2024 / 20:00

This screening session features 6 (short) films.

All films are in English and/or have English subtitles.

@ Velvet Room, Alpacastraat 29, 9000 Ghent, Belgium

Tickets: Entry is free and includes a drink!

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The Obskuur Ghent Film Festival is often referred to as Europe's most obscure film festival. An island oasis for art amidst a sea of commercialism. Sure, it's modest in form, as we mainly focus on screening films and less on the glitter and glamour. The festival focuses on contemporary cinema and video art and places its films where they belong – within the vibrant context of other art forms.

The Lovers Of Avignon (Spain) by Manuel Fernández Ferro

The Lovers of Avignon" is the first ever translation of pictorial cubism into motion real image. Is an allegory of cubism as a conceptual symbol that acts as a filter and wall of emotions.

Running time: 00:02:33

Nico (United States) by Max Olson

Nico is a surreal drama that follows a recently transitioned trans man throughout one night as he struggles to be seen as himself. When his grieving elderly neighbor, Helen, mistakes him for her recently deceased husband, Nico is offered a ready-made masculine identity to slip into and a connection begins to form. However, when Nico finds Helen in his apartment and this identity becomes a reality, Nico must confront his relationship to gender and being perceived. 

Running time: 00:16:49

Wandering Bird (Belgium) by Victor Dupuis

A body is floating in the water. A strange bird is calling and memories come alive again. “Where were you when I was in despair?”, asks the friend. A film about hearing and listening, about speaking out, forgiving and saying farewell.

Running time: 00:15:00

LKATM (Belgium) by Mauro Desmedt

A trapped mind inside a television, portraying its very own fears. It breaks down over the course of a self-destructing VHS tape. Music video for LKATM by Wouter D.

Running time: 00:04:01

Poor Boy Long Way From Home (Belgium) by Jonas Hollevoet

A cowboy strands in a small bar after a fight with his ex. In the search for oneself, he is soon immersed in the jungle of drunkenness, loneliness and sadness.

Running time: 00:16:36

A Tropical Boy (Korea) by Lee Jihyeong

Hano is a 14-year-old boy who is a so-called kid from a 'multicultural family.' He becomes a target for bullying in class, but he has more profound questions on who he is and what he wants to become. Han-Oh faces the questions once again at the end of his unexpected journey and finally reaches an answer.

Running time: 00:29:55