10.11.2022, 16:30, Maxx 1, Free entry
EN UT + Q&A
Kurzfilmtage’s annual Swiss Film School Day is a showcase of Switzerland’s five major undergraduate degree programmes. Ecole cantonale d’art de Lausanne (ECAL), the Geneva University of Art and Design (HEAD), the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK), and the Lucerne School of Art and Design, Video and Animation, present a selection of their recent short films.
The jury of the Swiss Competition gives feedback to the students and awards the prize for the Best Swiss School Film.
Admission to the Swiss Film School Day is free – a great opportunity to get a first glimpse of Kurzfilmtage!
Sister
Dorentina Imeri / Switzerland 2022 / 13'58" / DCP / colour / Albanian/German/Swiss German / Fic
An Albanian family is struggling to stay afloat and integrate in Switzerland. The learning difficulties of the youngest family member create an additional challenge for the family. Her parents lack the time and money to support her in school. The older sister, who is still a child herself, takes on the responsibility, neglecting her own needs.
Nous enfuir sur un char ailé
Noa Roquet / Switzerland 2022 / 16'58" / DCP / colour/black & white / French / Doc/Fic
In the 1970s, a young woman in Geneva enters a factory to work. Very quickly, she has to face the scrutiny of men who judge her efficiency through the prism of her femininity. In addition to her work at the factory, she has domestic duties: time spent with the children and housework. What would happen if she stopped everything? Gradually, the idea of a strike is born in the minds of the women, and their voices are unleashed.
Diagnosis
Melanie Gerber / Switzerland 2022 / 3'38" / DCP / colour / Swiss German / Ani
After being diagnosed with endometriosis, Alma struggles to come to terms with the disease and to gain acceptance and control over her body and reality.
The Great Disappointment
Yan Ciszewski / Switzerland 2022 / 16'35" / DCP / colour / French / Fic
On the top of a mountain, Claire is standing still, waiting, focused. Louise, the mountain guide who accompanies her, lets her know that it’s time to go home. Disappointed, Claire accepts, and the two women start to descend as the day fades out. In the mystical mountains, where people go to seek the ghosts of their past, Claire and Louise will have some peculiar encounters.
Not in Love
Eugénie Bouquet / Switzerland 2022 / 4'20" / DCP / colour / French / Ani
Two people are sitting on a bench in the Parc des Bastions in Geneva. One, Judith, is a sex worker who talks about her experiences. The other, me, is interviewing and recording her. An animated documentary about sex between people who are not in love.