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James W. Griffiths / UK 2014, 4’33’’, Catalan subtitles
With this adaption of excerpts from five works by H.G. Wells (The Time Machine, 1895; The Island of Dr. Moreau, 1896; The First Men in the Moon, 1901; In The Days of the Comet, 1906; The World Set Free, 1914), James W. Griffiths pays tribute to the writer in this work of great cinematographic poetics.
Aritz Moreno / Spain, 2013, 6’30’’, Original version
Based on Richard Corben’s comic book Terminated and featuring Luis Tosar, this short film shows how a village decides to take justice into its own hands when faced with a contagious epidemic disease: cholera.
Zoe Beloff / United States, 1989, 6’, Catalan subtitles
Featuring Ezter Balint (Stranger than Paradise) and Velvet Underground member John Cale, this short film takes us to the dark side of the Lewis Carroll classic. An Alice drops into a Wonderland of decadence and despair, represented by a New York of lost souls and charlatans selling broken dreams.
Thibault de Fournas / France, 2013, 2’28’’, Original version
In this graduation project, graphic designer Thibault de Fournas reviews the evolution of typeface, from paper to the screen, in a poetic animation. Starting with possible variations in style, type and shape of letters on paper, Fournas goes on to summarise the history of typeface in the cinema, from static posters to the more artistic innovations introduced by Saul Bass.
Grant Gee / UK, 2012, 90’, Spanish subtitles
In the form of a visit to the East Anglia coast, director Grant Gee presents a filmic essay about the work and the influences of W.G. Sebald. An exploration of landscape, art, history, life and loss, following in the steps proposed by the writer in his best-known work, Rings of Saturn.
Špela Čadež / Slovenia-Germany, 2013, 12’, English subtitles
Filip is a writer who lives in a poor district. He dreams of glory and a life of luxury in a more prosperous part of town. One day, his neighbour Tereza, a prostitute, asks him to write her a letter for her fiancé. It would have ended well if she hadn’t knocked on his door again a week later to ask for another one. Short film based on a story by Maksim Gorky.
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Dress Code / United States, 2013, 5’58’’, Catalan subtitles
Shortly before their company was closed down, Jonathan Hoefler and Tobias Frere-Jones were interviewed together for the last time in this documentary, opening the doors to their world as font creators. After leading one of the world’s biggest studios, Hoefler and Frere-Jones’ fonts include those of the Wall Street Journal and the US presidential campaign.
Daniel Sax / Germany, 2014, 2’18’’, Catalan subtitles
Inspired by the short film by David Shiyang Liu and created using the recorded words of Ira Glass, Daniel Sax puts images to this talk about overcoming creative doubt and awareness of the existence of a threatening gap that lies between our taste and our abilities.
Various artists / 35’, original version
Selection of the best film poems according to Zata Kitowski, founder and director of PoetryFilm, the international poetry and film research project.
The Man With Wheels Poet: Billy Childish; director: Eugene Doyen / United Kingdom, 1990, 7’, original version
Proem Poet: Hart Crane; director: Suzie Hanna / United Kingdom, 2013, 4’, original version
You Be Mother Sarah Pucill / United Kingdom, 1990, 7’, no dialogue
About Owls Poet: Geoffrey Grigson / United Kingdom, 1968-2014, 1’, original version
Cut-Up Experiment VIII: Timers Run On Poet and director: Zata Kitowski / United Kingdom, 2007, 7’, original version
The Analysis of Beauty Producer: Disinformation / United Kingdom, 2000, 4’, no dialogue
Just Midnight Poet: Robert Lax; animator: Susanne Wiegner / Germany, 2013, 4’, no dialogue
With the collaboration of:
Percy Stow and Cecil M. Hepworth / UK, 1903, 9’32’’, Original version
Restored in 2010 by the British Film Institute, this is the first film adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s book. The narrative, with an aesthetic based on the drawings of Sir John Tenniel, the original illustrator of Carroll’s book, aims faithfully to relate the adventures of Alice as told by her author.
Ben Barrett-Forrest / Canada, 2013, 5’09’’, Catalan subtitles
The paper cut-outs of this animated short film review the changes in type face throughout history, from Johannes Gutenberg’s Blackletter, through changes in the early serif font, with Caslon and Baskerville, to Futura and Helvetica, and typefaces generated by the introduction of computers.
Vessela Dantcheva / Bulgaria - Germany, 2009, 9’05’’, Catalan subtitles
Anna Blume is a visual poem about the desires of a man pursuing a woman. The story is like a surrealist journey dictated by the poet’s mind. Lust and ingestion, disguised as love, lead the two characters to a denouement in which love is a lonely, disquieting place. Based on and inspired by the love poem written in 1919, “An Anna Blume”, by Kurt Schwitters.
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