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obsessions
a static vision festival
In an era of constant surveillance and self-recording, the way we think about memory is changing.
Screens with: Aftersun
Country: Canada
Year: 2022
Language: French
An ode to Hollywood character actor Lance Henriksen, in the form of a compilation of his death scenes.
Screens with: River
Country: Austria, Germany
Year: 2023
Language: English
A moving reflection on the film extra, this portrait of prolific film background artist Jill Goldston is told entirely through clips from films in which she appears.
Screens with: Mito
Country: United Kingdom
Year: 2023
Language: English
A self-driving police car suffers an existential crisis in the abandoned smart city of SimBeijing. With music from Lawrence Lek and Kode9.
Screens with: So Unreal
Country: United Kingdom
Year: 2023
Language: Chinese
Inspired by the music of Underground Resistance, this afrofuturist short depicts a Detroit devoid of all people but not of signals.
Screens with: Finished
Country: Spain, United States of America, France
Year: 2023
Language: English
A playful collage short that turns the pre-film warning card, including legal notices and community advice, into a poetic reflection on the affective power of cinema.
Screens with: Archangel
Country: France
Year: 2023
Language: French
A survey of Manhattan architecture that, thanks to a three-strip filming process, exists in and out of time.
Screens with: Sleepwalk
Country: Austria, United States of America
Year: 2023
Language: N/A
In a haunting digital non-space, an anxious crowd reacts to an unseen fire, and their collective fears rise to the surface.
Screens with: Revolution+1
Country: France
Year: 2022
Language: French