ND/NF 2014 Shorts Program 2
New Directors/New Films 2014
March 19 - 30, 2014
A program comprising six short films: Landscape (Matias Umpierrez, 13m), The Wild (Helena Wittmann, 12m), Greenland Unrealised (Dania Reymond, 9m), Pieces (Xacio Baño, 7m), Three, Two (Sarah-Violet Bliss, 2m), and The Reaper (Gabriel Serra, 29m). Filmmakers Helena Wittmann, Matías Umpierrez, and Sarah-Violet Bliss in person for both screenings.
Filmmaker Helena Wittmann, Matías Umpierrez, and Sarah-Violet Bliss in person for both screenings.
A program comprising six short films:
Landscape (Paisaje)
Matias Umpierrez | Argentina | 2013 | DCP | 13m
In the aftermath of tragedy, a woman seeks solace in nature.
Spanish with English subtitles
Travel support provided by Bienal Arte Joven Buenos Aires – GCBA
The Wild (Wildnis)
Helena Wittmann | Germany | 2013 | DCP | 12m
The quiet home of an elderly couple comes alive through projections of animals-in-the-wild footage shot by the husband.
German with English subtitles
Greenland Unrealised
Dania Reymond | France/Taiwan | 2012 | HDCam | 9m
An unlikely collision of animation, the Arctic, and Antonioni.
Bunun with English subtitles
Pieces (Anacos)
Xacio Baño | Spain | 2012 | DCP | 7m
A young man assembles fragments of his mother’s life.
Galician with English subtitles
Three, Two
Sarah-Violet Bliss | USA | 2013 | HDCam | 2m
A mother and daughter come home to a disturbing surprise.
The Reaper (La Parka)
Gabriel Serra | Mexico | 2013 | DCP | 29m
An exploration of a man’s relationship with death, and what one must do to live.
Spanish with English subtitles
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