TUESDAY, 1 OCTOBER 2024 / 20:00
This screening session features 8 (short) films.
All films are in English and/or have English subtitles.
@ Velvet Room, Alpacastraat 29, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
Entry is free and includes a drink!
The Obskuur Ghent Film Festival is often referred to as Europe's most obscure film festival. An island oasis for art amidst a sea of commercialism. Sure, it's modest in form, as we mainly focus on screening films and less on the glitter and glamour. The festival focuses on contemporary cinema and video art and places its films where they belong – within the vibrant context of other art forms.
Reality Opposition (Australia) by Emma Dawn Northey
The piece Reality Opposition is a work between two experimental artists, combining Giannone's (USA) haunting sound scape and Northey's (AU) abstract moving images. Reality Opposition is driven by an undercurrent of tension, with textures flowing over and under, ominous and smooth, creating a world of surreal and familiar sound and image.
Running time: 00:06:48
I still feel as though I am me (Belgium) by Lucas De Cock
Electrical noise and city lights, rocky textures and stormy weather, a group of boys and a nocturnal journey come together to form an impressionist video experiment shot on a broken camera.
Running time: 00:04:19
Time Traveling Through Time (Canada) by Ryan Ward
A wannabe film director becomes embroiled in a battle against the laws of time and space when his attempts to recreate the iconic black and white, photograph-only, time travel film, La Jetée, spiral out of control.
Running time: 00:13:48
Omens (Belgium) by Maya Wuytack
In a rough, deserted no man's land, seven bodies are washed ashore. The desolate landscape reveals glimpses of an unpredictable era. When they gain consciousness they find themselves between a visible and invisible world. The poetic journey unfolds between what seems to be a dream and their dreaming bodies. In their entangled destinies they seek shelter with each other and find refuge in the caves of the rocky coast. The rough landscape reflects their existential barrenness. Exposed to the forces of nature, surrender is their only defense. In the eye of the storm, their listening bodies breathe silence. Omens is a mystical quest for self-discovery, belonging and connection.
Running time: 00:05:58
How to grief (Belgium) by Rosie Mondy
'How to grieve' is a short documentary analysis that tries to explain a grieving period in 3 shots. A conversation with my sister. Between quotation marks, because there is no manual, we will need to be able to zoom in and zoom out, to see the bigger picture.
Running time: 00:05:07
All Cats are Bastard (Belgium) by Laura Van Haecke
A close-knit community grapples with a burgeoning stray cat population. The contrasting opinions of the neighbourhood residents reveal the complex societal dynamics of empathy and apathy, shedding light on unspoken judgments.
Running time: 00:20:56
Oskar (Canada) by Max Vannienschoot
Astride his motorcycle, Oskar speeds through serene landscapes along the North Sea, hoping to avoid a storm that looms over the horizon. Exhausted from running away, he stops on a vast and bright beach to enjoy the comfort of a cigarette as he considers his options and the journey ahead. But this respite is short-lived—the tumultuous weather has already caught up with him. And so, he chooses to turn around and face it. As the storm rages, he is engulfed in its darkness. Will he be able to find his way back to the light?
Running time: 00:09:00
Wasteland (Belgium) by Servaes Dewispelaere
An algorithmologist begins to question his beliefs when a woman shows up to his office uninterested in altering her discontent.
Running time: 00:22:32
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