Competition: Fresh Air-I

Chave Paraiso 

Director: Marcos Pacheco
Brazil, 2020, 8’, HDD, siyah-beyaz / b&w
No Dialogue

A conversation between the earth and the stars. 

Mare

Director: Guillermo Vázquez Díaz
Spain, 2020, 7’, HDD, renkli / color
No Dialogue

Upon awakening to a bizarre collection of scattered debris, a young woman attempts to find an explanation. Suddenly a stranger in her own home, she struggles to escape her unwelcome guests. In a beautiful cinematic interpretation of Henry Fuseli’s ‘The Nightmare’, Vazquez visualizes the emotional struggle of narcolepsy.

Venusian

Directors:  Cameron Mackenzie, Suzanne Friesen
Canada, 2019, 10’, HDD, renkli, b&w, color
No Dialogue

A woman reconnects with her inner child as she rediscovers the love she holds for herself, and her environment. 

Agnoscis

Directors: Jorinde Weinmann, Florian Wessels, Laurenz Paryjas, Melissa Arcak, Lea Ganzek
Germany, 2020, 4’ 33’’, HDD, b&w
No Dialogue

On a mysterious journey, a young man discovers a wondrous being that shows him the whole extent of potential and imperfection of being human. 

A New Normal 

Director: Luzie Loose
Germany, 2020, 17’ 10’’, HDD, color
English with Turkish subtitles

A New Normal is a stereoscopic essay film, that examines the question how to go on when everything has changed. A young man leaves his apartment in an old high-rise and wanders through deserted landscapes. What drives him forward is his desire to leave everything behind, even himself. A narrator recounts fragments and experiences of an everyday life following catastrophe. The stories reveal various strategies to engage with a profound crisis of identity. The 3D images serve as a window into his thoughts and attempts to develop a new sense of normalcy.