International Competition: On the Pulse of Hope
Sunday, 16 January 2022
Image: Marblehead, Kevin Walker, Jack Auen, 2021
It was long till Spring, yet the frozen water was still flowing. Death laced in solitary, children seeking meaning, a couple drowning in lust and a neighbourhood in drought from routine. In truth, nobody wants water this thin.
Curated by Qila Gill
Marblehead
Kevin Walker, Jack Auen
10'
2021
United States
A cryptic man's little life. He lives amongst the graves at New Redeemer Cemetery.
To Calm the Pig Inside
Joanna Vasquez Arong
18'
2021
Philippines
Ang Pagpakalma sa Unos (To Calm the Pig Inside) is a contemplative film that ponders the effects a typhoon leaves on a small town. Myths are woven to try to understand how the people cope with the devastation and trauma. A girl divulges bits and pieces of her own memory of her grandmother and mother to tie in the experiences she felt visiting this ravaged town.
Holes
Ali Emir Tapan
24'
2021
Turkey
A nameless woman and a nameless man, travel across a snowy landscape and discover the limits of their connection through dominant-submissive dynamics.
Displaced
Samir Karahoda
15'
2021
Kosovo
In post-war Kosovo, driven by the ambition of keeping their beloved sport alive, two local players wander from one obscure location to another carrying with them the only possession of the club: their tables.