OPIAH(2022)

About the Fisherman and the Fish(ru)

A Russian stop-motion adaptation of The Tale of the Fisherman and the Fish.

Slipping Away(fr)

In a seaside sanatorium, an old man sees his life turned upside by the arrival of a seagull that he gently tames. When the gull is injured, the old man takes care of it and for a moment finds his childhood soul.

Boom(fr)

A pair of clumsy birds try their best to protect their eggs from a volcanic eruption.

Strange Thing(en)

A newly married couple wake up to find a door has appeared in their living room tempting them to open it and discover the mystery inside.

Tormenta(ru)

Shade: The Changing Man(en)

A mysterious figure with special reality-warping powers battles the forces of madness only he can see and fight.

Night Surf(en)

One evening on a place called Anson Beach, New Hampshire, with a group of teens, survivors of a catastrophic virus called A6, or “Captain Trips”, that has wiped out virtually the entire population.

Gdansk(en)

First in a series of medieval giants. Inspired by the artwork of Jakub Różalski.

Before you wake up(ja)

One night, university student Souta meets a girl he has never met before. Yuki, who claims to have been saved by Souta in the past, seems to know nothing about outside world, from shopping to holding a fork. There is also something curious about her. She is extremely afraid of getting her skin touched. The curious life of the strange girl changes little by little. There are men who seek to capture Yuki. It is said that Yuki has a power which holds the fate of the world, and they want her to sacrifice herself for the world. What is the power within Yuki? Why does she refuse to be touched? At last, Yuki reveals to Souta her hidden truth.

Precious Templeton: A Pony Tale(en)

A children's storybook come to life: the tale of Precious the Pony who wants to win a beautiful tiara.

1+1+1(en)

Devils fall in love in Seattle in a black comedy of sex, machines and flight. Photographed a frame at a time over three days, 1+1+1 shows us the wordless tale of unlikely lovers, the first appearing as a hovering devil in flight, excreting a vegetable life, while her's clock-spitting, bathing-besuited figure lifts weights in a frank measure of indifference. Their touch promotes a shimmering aura of light, a celestial forcefield which they lash against, finally retiring to the kitchen with a clutch of tools to fine tune desire. Could I fix you? Donning each other's clothes, they fly off together to the strains of Strauss's Blue Danube Waltz.

How to Stay Calm Under Pressure(en)

Your favorite athlete closes in for a win; the crowd holds its breath, and at the crucial moment ... she misses the shot. That competitor just experienced the phenomenon known as “choking,” where despite months, even years, of practice, a person fails right when it matters most. Why does this happen, and what can we do to avoid it? Noa Kageyama and Pen-Pen Chen explain why we choke under pressure.

First Last Summer(pl)

The world as we know it is dying before our very eyes. At a secret military centre somewhere on the Polish seacoast, scientists and the military are conducting research on a technology to transform repeat offenders with life sentences into animals. A young employee of the centre tries to free one of the female prisoners marked for the conversion.

King Dinosaur(en)

In 1960, four American scientists travel to a planet that has just entered Earth's solar system to see if it's able to support an Earth colony. They find an oxygen atmosphere, a lush earth-like forest, and earth-like animals living around a potable fresh-water lake.

Rosaura(de)

This film visualizes humanity’s quest to relentlessly pursue goals. In the human fight for progress, the march forward cannot be stopped, even when individual people become weary and die. This animated short is based on a poem by the Chilean filmmaker and poet Juan Forch. Chilean painter Hernando León created the design.

Josephine(en)

A mysterious woman watches her house burn down and goes on a cathartic journey.

Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarfs(ko)

Princes who have been turned into Dwarfs seek the red shoes of a lady in order to break the spell, although it will not be easy.

Chainsaw Richard(en)

A boy and his ghost friend go to see a movie.

Countdown(en)

Desperate to land a man on the moon before Russia does, NASA hastily preps a would-be spaceman for a mission that would leave him alone in a lunar shelter for a year.

Dragon Sledge(ru)