Playlist
<p>Interior and exterior, transparency and opacity, exhibitionism and voyeurism, feminine and masculine; all these notions oppose or unite in the infinite cycle of a labyrinth with no exit.</p>
<p>𝗢𝘁𝗼’𝘀 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘁 follows the peaceful life of Oto, who loves nothing more than lounging in his hammock and enjoying the fruits of the single tree on his tiny planet. His tranquility is shattered when Exo, a hyperactive and cumbersome cosmonaut, crash-lands in a small spacecraft. The ensuing attempts at communication and cohabitation between these two unlikely roommates are fraught with difficulty.</p>
<p>Shy, but excited, you hang out with your older sister and her friends before joining them for what will be your first-ever rave. Right as you leave, the water bottle from which you’ve been sipping generously turns out to have been spiked with LSD. Heartbeat racing, and anticipation building, all that’s between you and the acid techno playing somewhere deep in the woods is finding your way there.</p>
<p>The Garden is an installation combining VR interactivity and real-time immersive projection. The Garden will immerse you in a fantastical garden filled with unique plant species. The tranquil and psychedelic atmosphere surrounds you as you discover that these plants are beautiful and serve as the backbone of a mysterious technological production. As the player, you’ve returned from holiday to take on the responsibility of caring for the garden. Your tasks include planting new vegetal units, nurturing the plants to ensure they flourish, and overall maintenance of the garden. This project evokes our relationship with nature and living beings, that is ever evolving with scientific innovations.</p>
<p>In Borneo, on the edge of the tropical forest, Kéria takes in a baby orangutan found in the palm oil plantation where her father works. At the same time, Selaï, his young cousin, comes to find refuge with them to escape the conflict between his nomadic family and the logging companies. The ancestral forest is more threatened than ever. Together, Kéria, Selaï and the baby monkey baptized Oshi will then brave all obstacles to fight against the planned destruction</p>
<p>Director Daniel Sterlin-Altman’s stop-motion animated film weaves together middle-aged sexual reawakening and the anxiety of queer adolescence; a funny, fantastical, thought-provoking tale told through puppetry.</p>
<p>An artwork that exposes the lifespan of infinity. The film delves into an immersive loop of organic forms, reflecting on the entangled nature of life and art.</p>
<p>A cat wakes up in a flooded world and tries to overcome his fear of water.</p>
<p>Since the beginning of time, men have carried an image of a woman within themselves. This image gradually fades and changes with the passage of life, from birth to death.</p>
<p>"Harmony" recounts man's first steps on the eponymous exoplanet. It takes its name from its landscapes with rainbow geologies, but also from a genetic strangeness that allows its inhabitants, with enchanting voices, to reproduce among themselves without distinction of species.</p>
<p>A woman finds the path to inner liberation through the energy of tango. A fascinating visual spectacle composed of ink waves and black-and-white geometries.</p>
<p>Half-animal, half-human creatures meet at a speed-dating event and navigate their communication differences.</p>
<p>In this short animation we follow Gigi, from a little mermaid in disquiet to the radiant woman she is today, in her difficult gender transition, presented in a humorous but also delicate way. (Renata Figueiredo)</p>
<p>This surreal episodic short film follows a young woman stuck on hold with a telephone hotline, revealing the absurdities of urban life and the frustration of a paralyzing standstill.</p>
<p>Vibrant, colourful, hand-drawn animation in which a group of manta rays rise up against humankind.</p>
<p>24-year-old Olla finally takes a moment for herself to enjoy her “cheat meal.”</p>
<p>This dreamlike film by Gianluigi Toccafondo sets viewers at the heart of the ocean floor between rocks and coral as seaweed ripples and the only noise is that of muffled far-off roaring currents.</p>
<p>After losing his mother, a young boy is sent to an orphanage with other orphans his age where he begins to learn the meaning of trust and true love.</p>
<p>The Time Masters is a visually stunning existential space adventure. After his parents are killed on the dangerous planet Perdide, young Piel survives by keeping in touch with Jaffar, a pilot escorting an exiled royal family. Jaffar recruits Silbad, a guide familiar with the planet’s hazards, to help them navigate their journey. Along the way, they encounter strange and mysterious creatures and beings, who may reveal their true origins.</p>