Shorts Block 3 - The Nerds

Program
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94min
Film screening

The Nerds

This block is dedicated to the nerdy kids in high school. To the girl who had a panic attack when she scored 95% on a test instead of 100%. To the boy with braces and glasses so thick they could stop bullets. To the kid who was captain of the science club, the chess team and about 10 other after school activities. These short films are for them and for you!

Films
References

Is Your Teen a Homosexual?

Is Your Teen a Homosexual (short)

'Is Your Teen A Homosexual?' is a short allegorical comedy that satirizes Trump's America by using the style of “teen hygiene” educational films of the 1950s. Johnny comes out to his family, who is helped by an off-screen Narrator, but stereotypes and prejudices prove to be stronger than family ties.

Details
Genre
Director
Tamara Scherbak
Production country
Production year
2018
Film duration
7minutes
Language spoken
English

Ascetic

poster ascetic

A monk’s dedication is put to the ultimate test in this psychotically psychedelic animated nightmare. Will he succeed? Or will he fall victim to the ultimate enemy his own Self?

Details
Genre
Director
Jimmy ScreamerClauz
Production country
Production year
2021
Film duration
18minutes
Language spoken
English
Language subtitles
None

Right of Way

plaatje right of way

Imagine a time in the not-too-distant future... a time in which humans are free to roam the streets, without masks, without social distance guidelines. Will it be a dream come true? Or will almost 2 years of quarantining cause us to be a society of bumbling fools? This film answers that question.

Details
Genre
Director
Brendan Beachman
Production country
Production year
2020
Film duration
2minutes
Language spoken
English

My name is Koji

poster my name is Kijo

A man bonds with his giant robot.

Details
Director
David Muñoz
Production country
Production year
2020
Film duration
7minutes
Language spoken
Spanish

Chrystalis

Chrystalis (short)

A taxidermist obsessed with the beauty of butterflies attempts to turn himself into a human butterfly. His calculations were incorrect so his transformation takes longer than he originally thought.

Details
Genre
Director
Mark van Hughten
Production country
Production year
2020
Film duration
13minutes
Language spoken
English
Language subtitles
None

Feed Your Muse

Feed

Andrew is an aspiring but broke novelist. After acquiring a sculpture purported to be the “muse” of a famous dead author, Andrew begins waking up every day filled with creative inspiration. But, at night, he starts to experience an unsettling form of sleep paralysis.

Details
Genre
Director
Brendan Beachman
Production year
2020
Film duration
16minutes
Language spoken
English

Enter the Beardman

Enter the Beardman (short)

Bearded karateka Chuck and his eleven year old student Tam-Tam become hostages of the terrible Сat Spirit of Wool, who wants to enslave the whole world and destroy humanity

Details
Genre
Director
Roman Safarov
Production country
Production year
2020
Film duration
9minutes
Language spoken
russian
Language subtitles
english

What's the smell of clouds?

What's the Smell of Clouds (short)

The caretaker of a neighborhood community hears strange strange percussive music, noises and screams that comes from the house of one of his neighbors. Something strange is happening in there.

Details
Genre
Director
Iñaki García
Production country
Production year
2021
Film duration
8minutes
Language spoken
Spanish
Language subtitles
English

Sous La Mousse

Under the Lather

Five-year-old Ivan’s babysitter has forced him to take a bath. Beneath the bubbles, he’s horrified to find a terrifying creature he must face.

Details
Genre
Director
Ollivier Briand
Production country
Production year
2020
Film duration
14minutes
Language spoken
French
Language subtitles
English