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International Shorts 4

Thursday 21 March 2025

20:00

This screening features 7 short films, and will be followed by a free drink. All films are in English OR have English subtitles.​

@ Velvet Room, Alpacastraat 29, 9000 Gent

Tickets are 6 euros (incl. a free drink).

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Fragments (United Kingdom) by Mélodie Roulaud

When we discuss and depict the body, we refer to something both tangible and imagined, with unclear boundaries and a complex relationship to the 'self'. This portrait of non-binary model Venus Baginski, the second episode of Fragments, takes an introspective journey into their understanding and experience of their body. 

Running time: 00:03:0

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One Night (Italy) by Alessio Vasarin

*** Verona International Film Festival 

During one night, Julius tries to confide in his friend Lara. His effort to tell the truth collides with the unspoken of both.    

Running time: 00:17:00

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Murderabilia (France) by Nora Mandray

*** Odense Film Festival, Doc.Berlin Film Festival

The day mass shooting survivor Carli stumbles upon the dark world of murder memorabilia, she sets on an likely path to recovery.

Running time: 00:15:00

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À toi les oreilles (Canada) by Alexandre Isabelle

*** SXSW, TriBeCa Festival, Palm Springs Short Film Festival 

While the townsfolk are celebrating the village's anniversary parade, Étienne tries the impossible: to show them how beautiful his family’s cacophony really is.

Running time: 00:13:20

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Today, I <3 U _ _ _ _ (United States) by Oliver Lewis

This short film explores contemporary perspectives on love and romance, challenging traditional societal norms around relationships and sexuality. It embraces non-traditional relationship structures and celebrates diverse expressions of sexuality, rejecting stigma and fostering an open, inclusive dialogue about what intimacy looks like today.

Running time: 00:01:23

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My only enemy (Poland) by Piotr Bieliński

After a tragedy Andrzej is trying to move on. But revenge stands in the way of life. Only one question remains - a shotgun or a hammer?

Running time: 00:18:00

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The Cascade (Mexico) by Pablo Delgado Sanchez

*** Clermont-Ferrand Int'l Short Film Festival, Prix Canal +, Brussels Independent Film Festival

A man discovers he's been crying for several months without even noticing. Strangely, his tear ducts have decided to work in an inverse manner, transforming his interiors into a waterfall. The man will have to find a way to stop a cry that he can't even feel.    00:20:00

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