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Non/Living

Director-screenwriter

Müge Yildiz
Turkey-Finland 2024. 10min
Language

English

A ghostly figure wanders amongst ruins. An archaeological dig reveals an uncommon find. Microorganisms assist processing celluloid for the film.

Two Stones

Rua Kōhatu

Director

Noel Meek
Screenwriter

Noel Meek, Jake Kīanō Skinner
Aotearoa New Zealand 2024. 7min
Language

English, Te Reo Māori
With English subtitles

Hands tap, tracing patterns on rocks. These mineral-rich instruments are collaborators for a sonic performance, the landscape in Aotearoa listens.

Hexham Heads

Director-screenwriters

Chloë Delanghe, Mattijs Driesen
Belgium 2024. 34min
Language

English

Unearthed stone heads contain an encoded presence that reemerges when found. They haunt their finders, creating a psychic feedback loop.

The Flesh of Language

Director-screenwriter

Amanda Rice
Ireland 2023. 17min
Languages

English, German
With English subtitles

Previously unheard voices are manifest on recordings. Extinct flora/fauna provide raw materials for magnetic video/audio-tape. Media archaeology reveals deeper content.

Hemel

Director

Danielle Dean
UK 2024. 30min
Language

English

Creeping slime, mysterious meteorites and additional codes from 1950’s science fiction provide a lens to examine lived experiences/xenophobia in Hemel Hempstead.

Our Lady Who Burns

Nossa Senhora Que Queima

Director-screenwriter

Alice dos Reis
Portugal 2024. 8min
Language

English

On a mountain in Portugal, tales build upon what came before like layers of strata. Times change, saints become aliens.

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