The title of this non-competition block is this year festival's main theme. Becoming Human. We wanted to emphasize that it is not an accomplished state, it is rather a process, a process of growth and transformation. On one hand, the transformation from the digital reality into the real world around us, on another hand, it is about the feeling of discovering who you really are. Becoming Human is also about an introspection, looking for the details of your human nature, for the shades of your small cracks and mistakes. Obviously, it is also about courage. After all, not hiding behind a digital (or any other) mask and presenting yourself as you really are is already an accomplishment.
Running Time 85 min.
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Belgium, Netherlands | 15:00 | 2018
In search of his boundaries, a boy violates the strict social rules inside the room. When the fragile equilibrium in the group is broken, the results are explosive.
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Belgium | 09:51 | 2019
21XOXO is a surreal and humorous reflection on the 21th century youth. The story is about a girl and her online search for love in times of social media, speed dating, cyberlove, hipster culture and post-net attitudes. The protagonist takes us on a journey through a colorful and bizarre imaginary world filled with absurd, surreal and metamorphic scenes.
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Austria | 08:36 | 2019
"Time o´ the Signs" is an experimental - narrative but also documentary - animation about digital time thieves of our time, media stupidities and ongoing daily routines. This work wants to question: how do we (not) want to live in a future society?
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China | 02:27 | 2019
The Keyboard Warrior seeks to use the power imbued in his 'weapon' to effect death and destruction upon his foes. In essence, the keyboard allows the keyboard warrior to manifest his true warrior nature in a safe and removed environment, from which no real-life repercussions.
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Israel | 10:00 | 2019
Surrounded by the prying eyes of a patriarchal society, a lonely housewife plunges into an internal exploration of gender and sexuality in 20th century Morocco. Tamou's true identity as a trans man begins to unfold.
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Hong Kong, Norway, United Kingdom | 03:00 | 2020
A group of Hong Kong people trying to stop an unjust law and protect their rights from the biggest dictatorship in the world. Five demands, not one less.
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France | 03:04 | 2019
In a low-income housing neighbourhood. A young boy is threatened by hostile people.
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Portugal | 06:11 | 2019
In the last moments before childbirth, a mother sees how similar her life and her child's life will be. A hypnotic visual journey in which every image has two simultaneous meanings.
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France | 12:45 | 2020
For her son, a poor young mother is forced to sell her organs to a sick old woman. Flesh, for gold. Little by little, necessity gives way to the lure of gain... By selling her body, it is her whole identity that she alienates.
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United Kingdom | 03:43 | 2020
This film is a visceral depiction of senescence, the process of deterioration with age, looking at the common problems and changes that come with old age.
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India | 04:47 | 2019
Beyond Borders is a short animated documentary narrating the story of Dr. Alan Pereira, a humanitarian doctor from India. The documentary takes one through the experiences of working as a humanitarian medic in war zones around the world today. As the nature of wars has changed over the last century, so has the role of humanitarians become more and more vital. However, Medical facilities are becoming a primary target in armed attacks, infringing the Geneva Conventions and posing a severe threat to the lives of those working in these conflicted zones. Beyond Borders takes one through the personal experiences of Dr. Alan and looks at how he along with numerous other humanitarians continue to persistently work through these challenging conditions.
