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Abiding Nowhere

Tsai Ming-liang continues his meditative, monastic Walking series with another hypnotic shrine to seeking transcendence in a chaotic world.

Dir. Tsai Ming-liang / 2024 / 79 mins / USA, Taiwan / No Dialogue
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Canard

Ducks, dicks and lactating tits collide in this stop-motion nightmare about the anxieties of infertility.

Dir. Elie Chapuis / 2023 / 9 mins / Switzerland / No Dialogue
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Daphne was a torso ending in leaves

Winner of the KNF Award at Rotterdam, a playful and richly cinematic ode to the mythological Greek nymph.

Dir. Catriona Gallagher / 2023 / 13 mins / UK, Greece, Italy / No Dialogue
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Flow

A menagerie adrift on a boat must work together to survive a catastrophic flood in this animated wonder arriving from Cannes Un Certain Regard.

Dir. Gints Zilbalodis / 2024 / 84 mins / France, Belgium, Latvia / No Dialogue
Short
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In the Shadow of the Cypress

When a beached whale runs ashore, a father and daughter disagree about its fate.

Dir. Hossein Molayemi, Shirin Sohani / 2023 / 19 mins / Iran / No Dialogue
Short
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INNERSTAR 01: Reddening

The first entry in a series inspired by astronomical phenomena and the exploration of consciousness and existence from a philosophical perspective.

Dir. Huang Wei, Cheng Dao-Yuan / 2023 / 15 mins / Taiwan / No Dialogue
Short
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Iwakura

Rooted in Shinto mythology, Iwakura invokes the spirits that embody the sacred rock formations found throughout Japan.

Dir. Kazuya Nagaya, Ali Mahmut Demirel, Maurice Jones / 2023 / 25 mins / Japan, Canada / No Dialogue
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The Land at Night

An eerie trip across the landscape takes a dark turn into Australian Gothic.

Dir. Richard Tuohy, Dianna Barrie / 2024 / 14 mins / Australia / No Dialogue
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Light, Noise, Smoke, and Light, Noise, Smoke

A hypnotic interplay between footage of fireworks shot during a Japanese summer festival.

Dir. Tomonari Nishikawa / 2023 / 6 mins / Japan / No Dialogue
Short
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Limbotopia

First-time director Hsieh Wen-Yee presents a surreal trip through a post-apocalyptic Taiwan.

Dir. Hsieh Wen-Yee / 2024 / 25 mins / Taiwan / No Dialogue
Short
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Matta and Matto

At the Hotel Vaip, where machines simulate human contact, guests pay a high price.

Dir. Bianca Caderas, Kerstin Zemp / 2023 / 10 mins / Switzerland / No Dialogue
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Metaract

The artist’s quest for meaning is revealed through natural environments, which are recontextualised and juxtaposed with digital elements.

Dir. Manami Sakamoto, Yuri Urano / 2024 / 20 mins / Japan / No Dialogue
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Rhythm

The movement of a train arriving at Tehran’s central station is edited in sync with a maestro percussionist’s mesmerising use of the zarb.

Dir. Manouchehr Tayyab / 1964 / 9 mins / Iran / No Dialogue
Short
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Slow Shift

Monkeys overrun the remains of an ancient civilisation in this rich reflection on myth and reality.

Dir. Shambhavi Kaul / 2023 / 9 mins / USA, India / No Dialogue
Short
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The Tree's Home

A striking allegory on the maternal instinct to sacrifice reminiscent of classic fairytales.

Dir. Hyemi Kim / 2023 / 12 mins / South Korea / No Dialogue