INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM 25

THE BULL LAID BEAR – Àustria-Austràlia, 2012 – 24’ – Documental

The Bull Laid Bear “lays bare” the economic recession (bear market) that hides behind each boom time (bull market). The film combines interviews with four US economists with hand-drawn animations to create a quasi-fictious criminal world of gangster bankers and corrupt courts.

BILLIE’S BLUES – França, 2013 – 14’ – Animació

Billie Broussard is young, black and has the innocence of youth. But she soon realizes that rebellious love gives birth to tragedy. A tragedy that would have torn her up had she not believed in her grandmother’s old Voodoo power.

SEQUENCE – Catalunya-Estats Units d’Amèrica, 2013 – 20’ – Ficció

What if you wake up one day and realise that everyone has dreamed about you?

A GIRL NAMED ELASTIKA – Canadà, 2012 – 4’ – Animació

Elastika is not like any other little girls. First, because she is made of elastics. Also because her universe is a land of cork. Her journey is also one of a kind, as she jumps from one building to another, crosses an ocean solo or travels to space holding on to a firework rocket.

BROKEN HEART SYNDROME – Canadà, 2012 – 16’ – Ficció

After a traumatic break up, Russ Kaufman is diagnosed with a rare disease known as Broken Heart Syndrome and desperately tries to find a cure that will mend his broken heart before it’s too late.

LA COLLE AU PINCEAU – França, 2013 – 1’ 15’’ – Animació

A short clip from the song “La Colle Au Pinceau” by Les Frères Jacques.

What led Tereza D. to such an act? Why are cars, hidden under the roof in our yards, safer than people, and what are the chances of escaping from here? An existential thriller shot in one take.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY – Estònia, 2011 – 12’ – Animació

Happy Birthday is an outlook about the duel between the bible hero Jesus and a man-made robot. Does the robot manage to break the formed dogmas and convert the religion into his favour or will the status quo remain firm?

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HOME – Estats Units d’Amèrica, 2012 – 15’ 25’’ – Ficció

In the aftermath of her house party, Marissa’s brother, Tommy discovers he’s been robbed. With their livelihood threatened and no parents to protect them, Tommy attempts to recuperate his stolen property, seeking revenge on the culprit despite his sister’s pleas.

Laura moves in with Manuel. She is in love and has great plans for the future. Unfortunately things are not as she had expected.