Rite
Dir. Michael Pearce. 15 cert.
A story of a dysfunctional relationship between a father and a son sharing a day together. It was premiered at the BFI London Film Festival and nominated for BAFTA. Drama. 17 min. Scotland. www.digicult.co.uk
Battenberg
Dir. Stewart Comrie. U cert.
Inside of an abandoned house a strange dual universe awaits and a shadowy host with a penchant for collecting sits ready to lure us inside it's rooms of curiosity. Animation. 13 min. Scotland. www.digicult.co.uk
Out of Erasers
Dir. Erik Rosenlund. 15 cert.
As the world transforms, you are the last one to find out. Animation/Thriller. 15 min. Sweden. www.outoferasers.com
Heavy Heads
Dir. Helena Frank. 15 cert. In a grey kitchen Monika lives a solitary life. She is seducing the housefly, when a sad stranger suddenly surprises her by entering the wrong door. Animation. 8 min. Denmark. www.heavyheads.com
7.30pm
Tejo
Dir. Henrique Pina. 15 cert.
In present-day Lisbon drowned in a film noir universe, an accountant becomes obsessed with a married woman who moves to the apartment downstairs. Drama/Film noir. 15 min. Portugal. www.tejonoir.com
Homesick scientists
Dir. Robert Gwisdek. 15 cert.
Four field researchers want to go home. One of them lost his mind. Since the return is not possible, what was the object of their research now becomes an enigma. Drama. 17 min. Germany. www.augohr.de
Flussaufwärts/Upstream
Dir. Dave Lojek. 12 cert.
Rocko has a pensive day. He receives help from an unexpected source. His friends bolster him later. Then Karo appears and snatches a bottle of beer. Beach romance in Hamburg. Romance. 10 min. Germany. www.apeiron-films.de
The Beardless Garibaldi
Dir. Nicola Piovesan. 15 cert.
A gang of little old men decide to stick up a car containing in a priceless stamp. The way they organize the assault is pretty grotesque and a surprise will happen. Comedy. 15 min. Italy. www.chaosmonger.com
8.30pm
Sinestesia
Dir. Erik Bernasconi. 15 cert.
“Sinestesia” chronicles the vicissitudes of four young adults in two moments of their lives which are in turn linked to two dramatic episodes three years apart. The intervening years see the characters confronted by the usual joys and difficulties of everyday life. Drama. 91 min. Italy/Switzerland. www.sinestesia-film.ch
