The Other Side(2023)

MVCK BATH(en)

"MVCK BATH" Liam Hartelli's first original short film. A Visually stunning and grotesque ballad of the gastric underworld.2wZ

A Sad, Sad Ghost Picking at the Hairs of Their Knuckles(en)

A wandering young woman explores the crevices of her apartment, of her corporeal creases, as well as the shadows made up of those things. Through her journey, she comes into contact with fellow vagrancies: a nondescript man of around similar age; a young girl with similar, even familiar, eyes; streets that can only exist during those brief moments of glazing stares. The rain comes and goes, but the A/C never turns off.

Pandemonium(fr)

Copy/Paste(nl)

A man contemplates whether or not it is possible to do something unique.

As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Mayhem(en)

A broken memory.

NUMANITE(ja)

Second part of the Elements series with the motif of "water". A beautiful swamp image is displayed at the beginning. An allegorical story of sisters and lovers living at the bottom of the water is developed in an experimental narrative that does not depend on dialogue. Aesthetic images and music highlight the dazzling atmosphere.

Ray's World(en)

A guy named Ray tries to go to sleep and a sasquatch gets into funky business.

She Is Here(en)

In the dining room of the abandoned house a white, faded entity feeds on her pieces. Memories keep her here and time transforms her into something new.

The Psychedelic Experience(en)

Experimental movie, where a man comes home and experiences LSD. His kaleidoscopic visions follow, with readings inspired by the Tibethan Book of the Dead.

Diana Wilted Forever(en)

Succeeding in entering the past, a young man meets his favorite actress whom he adulates with passion. His identifying urges emerge, and the desire of replacement prevails : he makes his idol live forever.

Trapallada (Saudade)(es)

Selva(pt)

The calm of the jungle is invaded.

Une brèche écarlate(fr)

Through thread and textile, an Asian seamstress tries to escape from the factory.

The Witches Have Fallen(fr)

Iris, a young girl in her twenties, finds herself propelled hundreds of years back in time, to the time of the Salem witch trials.

House(ja)

Hoping to find a sense of connection to her late mother, Gorgeous takes a trip with her friends to visit her aunt's ancestral house in the countryside. The girls soon discover that there is more to the old house than meets the eye.

The Iron Sea(en)

An experimental short shot on a f0.3 equivalent large format lens

Woman Is My Last Name(en)

This visual poetry is a celebration of the full spectrum of womanhood, from the complex vulnerability to the hidden power.

Mother of Fog(ar)

In what could be considered a follow up to Al Qasimi’s 2020 work Mother of Fire, she once again invokes the figure of the jinn (spirits in Islamic mythology) to explore the ghosts of British imperialism in the UAE. As its spectre lingers on the horizon, two teenage girls seek to liberate a pirate damned to spend purgatory on a site now being developed into a hotel. Originally commissioned for Sharjah Biennial 15: Thinking Historically in the Present, Al Qasimi entangles historical narratives with contemporary notions of piracy. In examining how it has been historically and culturally represented, new perspectives of old mythographies come into focus. (Myriam Mouflih)

The Return of the Lifeblood(es)

An Assassin is cursed by the souls of the people he killed in the past. Now, he is a Grim Reaper, a demon who receives constant punishment for his sins. Consequently, on a journey to hell, an Entity confronts the Assassin in a philosophical-moral debate about the meaning of forgiveness, the imprisonment of guilt, and the existence of redemption.

Social Butterfly(en)

A socially awkward, neurodivergent youth struggles to adapt at a social gathering that quickly takes a turn into the uncanny and surreal.