Trembling, acting, parenting and violence
Set of short films
- A Single Mother
- Tremble and Spark
- Hens and Chicks
- TOTO Forever
- Three Matches to Illuminate the Night
A Single Mother
Svobodná matka
USA
2009
6 min.
Director: Ryan Logan
The most charming transvestite of the short films´ competition is looking for love and fulfilment of her motherly love in this light, but touching and stylish grotesque.
Tremble and Spark
Chvění a jiskření
USA
2009
24 min.
Director: Kelly Burkhardt
Sexy B movie about tough girls with big guns that takes a young girl detective into the underworld amongst the deadly dangerous beautiful girl gangsters.
Hens and Chicks
O slepičkách a ženských
2010
USA
15 min
Director: Becky Lane
Crisp conversation film about (not only lesbian) parenthood, friends and (un)specified roles, crowned by a brilliant performance of child actors.
TOTO Forever
TOTO navždy
Spain, USA
2009
15 min
Director: Roberto F. Canuto
The poetic atmosphere of desert sand in the eyes when on the run through an empty landscape in a cabriolet is the background to the story of the pre-destined love of a naive “good boy” for a rough good-looker, who has trouble with the mob and cops.
Three Matches to Illuminate the Night
3 sirky ozáří noc
Czech Republic
2010
30 min
Directors: Jakub Šmíd & Lucia Kajánková
Clash of imaginary worlds during one summer vacation, that Frantisek has to spend at his extravagant aunt's house. A story on storytelling, role-playing games with a red ape mask and the loss of innocence.
Total duration: 90 minutes
BRNO: 6. 11. /// 21.00 /// ART MS
PRAHA: 12. 11. /// 15.30 /// SVĚTOZOR
PRAHA: 13. 11. /// 17.45 /// SVĚTOZOR small hall
PLZEŇ: 19. 11. /// 17.00 /// MĚŠŤANSKÁ BESEDA