An unsettling take on the ‚Äònatural history’ of our contemporary urban environment, recreating three reported incidents where humans and ‚Äòfriendly’ animals interact badly ‚ a postman kills a dog, a dog attacks a child, a horse kills a cyclist.
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A man visits his parents and empties the contents of his mind through a series of absurd and serious vignettes. The film explores the dynamics which form identity and self and at the same time help to deny them. The therapeutic relationship is enacted metaphorically with the parents on the couch and the son as the therapist. Some chilling moments are reached.
Shows the beauty of the Animal Kingdom; fast moving; with jazz music soundtrack and environmental message
Blue Willow is an animated fable.Taking you into the heart of the traditional chinese procelin plate, this short brings the blue lines to life and weaves a haunting story of love and family betrayal.
A young man and his friends make room for a father’s needs.
A haunting and humorous film about romantic relationships and insects.
A man driving happily to the coast. The journey ends when he runs over a child.
Set in rural New Zealand a depressed mother makes the difficult decision to leave her son and partner. The film explores the relationship a nine year-old boy has with his mother and the ultimate loss of his trust.
Set during the G8 summit in St. Petersburg in July 2006. We see the effects for the local population. The sirens, military patrols, blocked streets, low-flying helicopters and armed escorts. City under siege. Even the largest cemetery in the city turned into a strategically sensitive location at the time.
A Sensual and graphic dance under a burka. The burka begins to have a live of its own, as it metamorphoses into a variety of shapes, and plays with our fear and mistery of Islam.
A spoof on serial murder films executed in a deadly casualness. The film can with some distance also be seen as a portray of safe Sweden in the eighties.
The film is a bombardment of images and features the music of Abdel Basset Hamouda, an Egyptian performer. The structute of the film is based on the so called flicker films, in which the unconscious experience of the images is more important than the actual images.
Animated film about a troll being disciplined after making all kinds of trouble. “
A show in which Luis Nieto plays with his mouse Carlito leads us to think of the truth of image.
Snow does not fall to cover the hill, but for every beast to leave it’s trail. Eastern Bosnia, 1997. Six women, a grandfather, four girls and a young boy live in war ravaged and isolated village of Slavno. Their families and friends had been killed and their bodies had never been found. The first snow brings full isolation and risk for life in the village. Villagers face a dilemma: should they accept the offer that could save their lives, but destroy their souls. A sudden storm traps two businessmen in Slavno, forcing them to face a problem bigger than anything they expected ‚ the truth!
Sniffing grams of cocaine, Ana Laura, a 40 years old, pretty, smart television anchor, is now facing her long insanity night trying to break the system. She can´t live with the fact that she has lost her status and is about to loose her job to a younger women at work. But everything can change when sun rises up, something great waits for her,disarranging all happenings.
António decides to be operated to his eyes, so he can see his dead wife picture once more.
Preface is a film about seeing. What do we see in a face, and how do we decode what we see. Introduction to Holthuis’ series Careless Reef, six films about the world under the surface.