SAPPORO SHORT FEST 2022

INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMME

THE UNIVERSAL DREES meets INCLUSIVE PARADE

A universal dress based on universal design that can be easily worn by people in wheelchairs and people with disabilities. Cut out the event "Inclusive Parade 2022 TOKYO" where people with disabilities and able-bodied people become friends and go out to the city through inclusive design.

Yudai Kobayashi

Documentary, SDGs | Japan | 2022 | 0:03:00

I'M LATE

Have you or your partner ever had an experience where you missed your period or been “late”?

Sawako Kabuki | Animation | France, Japan | 2022 | 0:10:31

HAPPY LIFE

In this anxious and hectic time, Happy Life explores those unusual outlets that soothe the turmoil of the body and mind. In a meditative journey through these analgesic places, this documentary essay paints a portrait of a society in seek of meaning and relief.

Amélie Hardy

HAPPY LIFE | アメリ・ハーディ | Amélie Hardy | Documentary, Experimental | Canada | 2021 | 0:16:21

HALF

What if your reflection breaks free from you? What would he do? Where will he go?
“Half” is a both an explosive and intimate dance portrait of a dancer and his reflection. Conceptualised by director Royston Tan and performed by Zhuo Zihao, the film blends the medium of film and dance by incorporating movements within the image, exploring the idea of a string of multi-faceted layers within oneself.

Royston Tan

Fiction, Dance | Singapore | 2022 | 0:10:00

Prize & Screenings

Huayi Festival 2022, World Premiere, Singapore

PHLEGM

Oscar's late. In the surrounding skyscrapers hands are shaken and contracts are signed. That's the last thing he needs right now. Where do these damned snails come from?

Jan-David Bolt

Fiction, Fantasy | Switzerland | 2021 | 0:06:24 | Student Film

Prize & Screenings

37th International Short Film Festival Berlin
Berlin, German Premiere

Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur
Filmschulentag, Switzerland

III

By a hot summer day on the lake shore, three siblings face death for the first time through their contact with nature.

Salomé Villeneuve

Fiction | Canada | 2022 | 0:11:36

MATE

After a long time apart, local no-hoper John must connect with reserved schoolboy Jack over a weekend in an insular working-class outpost of Western Sydney. However, Jack’s attempt to re-establish their relationship is threatened as John's self-destructive nature emerges.

Geroge-Alex Nagle

Fiction, Drama | Australia | 2021 | 0:32:02

Prize & Screenings

Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival 2022
Clermont-Ferrand, France
World Premiere/International Grand Prix

Brussels Short Film Festival 2022
Brussels, Belgium/Belgium Premiere

  • Mature
  • Mature/Nudity
  • Student Director

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