Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival "Absurd" Selection
A Pretty Funny Story
Canada, 2012, 20 minutes, Colour, English; Turkish captioned
2013 Clermont Ferrand Short FF; Canal+ Award
Director: Evan Morgan
Screenplay: Evan Morgan
Cinematography: Mehran Jabbari
Editing: Adam Crosby
Cast: Justin Conley, Erin Hicock, Ezra Sherman, Jimi Shlag, Tim Walker
After witnessing a neighbour's embarrassing antics, a bored family man is eager to report the story back to his office chums - but the paranoid neighbour hatches a drastic, bizarre plan to silence him.
This is How You Die.
United States, 2013, 6 minutes, Colour, English; Turkish captioned
Director: Michael Mohan
Screenplay: David Malki, Michael Mohan
Editing: Christian Masini
Music: Hrishikesh Hirway, Michael Mohan
Cast: Ann Maddox, Jonathan Shockley, Kevin Manwarren, Frank Birney, Nicole Lvova, Shawn Boylan, Joey Greer, Brooke Peoples, Michael Wilkie, Matthew Haddad
What if a machine could tell you, in a coded but exact manner, how you are going to die?
Have A Good Death
France, 2020, 13 minutes, Colour, French; Turkish subtitled, Turkish captioned, English subtitled
Director: Alexandre Poulichot
Screenplay: Alexandre Poulichot, Vivien Saddier
Cinematography: Romain Fisson-Edeline
Editing: Olivia Chiché
Production: Traveling Angel Films
Cast: Philippe Rebbot, Charlie Bruneau
A man who has lost all hope in humanity decides to kill himself in a playground. A woman will try to dissuade him, but noting his determination to die, she offers him a more glorious death. In order to enter history, by a most irrational act!
United We Stand
Norway, 2002, 11 minutes, Colour, Norwegian; Turkish captioned, English subtitled
2003 Clermont Ferrand Short FF; Grand Prix, Youth Jury Award Odense FF; Best Children's Film, Most Surprising Film Puchon Fantastic FF; Jury's Choice Award Drama SFF; Special Jury Prize Chicago FF; Gold Plaque
Director: Hans Petter Moland
Screenplay: Erlend Loe
Cinematography: Gaute Gunnari
Editing: Sophie Hesselberg
Music: John Erik Kaada
Production: Motlys
Cast: Ole-Jørgen Nilsen, Trond Høvik, Elin Sogn
Eight oldtimers come upon a young woman stuck in a swamp.
Sunday Lunch
France, 2015, 14 minutes, Colour, French; Turkish captioned, English subtitled
2016 Clermont Ferrand Short FF; SACD Award (Best French Speaking Animation) Special jury Award (National Competition) Future Shorts; Audience Award Tampere FF; Audience Award César Awards; Best Animated Short Film 2015 Chicago FF; Best Animated Short
Director: Céline Devaux
Screenplay: Céline Devaux
Animation: Céline Devaux
Editing: Chloé Mercier, Céline Devaux
Music: Flavien Berger
Production: Sacrebleu Productions
It's Sunday. While eating lunch, Jean observes his family members. They ask him questions but don't listen to his answers, they give him advice that they don't follow, they pet him and slap him. It's normal, it's Sunday lunch.
Negative Space
France, 2017, 6 minutes, Colour, English; Turkish captioned, English subbtitled
2018 Tampere FF; Best Animated Short Walla Walla Movie Crush; Best Animated Short New Orleans FF; Audience Award Provincetown IFF; Jury Award 2017 Austin FF; Audience Award Annecy Animated FF; FIPRESCI Prize, Special Distinction
Director: Max Porter, Ru Kuwahata
Screenplay: Max Porter, Ru Kuwahata
Animation: Sylvain Derosne, Eric Montchaud, Ru Kuwahata
Editing: Max Porter
Music: Bram Meindersma
Production: Ikki Films, Manuel Cam Studio
“My dad taught me how to pack.”