THE BATHTUB
Die Badewanne
Tim Ellrich
Comedy / Austria / 2016
The brothers, Georg, Alexander and Niklas, are preparing an original present for their mother. But the idea to re-enact an old bathtub picture from their childhood is way too stupid for the oldest one. Little by little they bare all and three brothers remain who have grown apart in the meanwhile.
ADAPTATION
Adaptacja
Bartosz Kruhlik
Fiction / Poland / 2016
adaptation:
1. Structural or functional evolution of an organism towards higher survivability.
2. Process of an individual becoming better suited to environment and more resistant to outer stress.
3. The ability of eyesight to adjust to seeing in the dark.
LOVE
Réka Bucsi
Animation / France, Hungary / 2016
LOVE is a short film describing affection in 3 different chapters, through an impact on a distant solar system. Abstract haiku-like situations reveal the change in atmosphere on one planet, caused by the change of gravity and light. This pulsing planet makes the inhabitants become one with each other in various ways.
SHE / HER
Sonja Wyss
Drama / Netherlands / 2016
SHE/HER is a film about the balance of power and the deep underlying emotions of a mother-daughter relationship: the uncertainties, manipulation, dependence and ultimately love.
HASTI
هستی
Kamal Parnak
Fiction / Iran / 2016
Hasti is the story of a little girl whose mother’s death becomes the starting point of an inner journey, which leads her to perceive the death concept.
MANTRA
Ho Lam
Drama / France / 2015
Kim comes to France for the funeral of his ex-wife. He spends some days of cohabitation with his daughter. They communicate without speaking the same language.
WAITING FOR THE NEW YEAR
Gaidot Jauno gadu
Vladimirs Leščovs
Animation / Latvia / 2016
A lonely woman street cleaner’s letter to unknown person, written on the first day of the New Year: a year spent observing the seasons and dreaming of a miracle for the following New Year.
Films are demonstrated in their original language with English subtitles.
More info: http://2annas.lv/en/competition/ties/