Shorts Program 5: All of them Witches
Sunday 31st October / 16:00-17:30 / City Kino Wedding & Online
Shorts Program 5: All of them Witches (74 mins)
Double, double, toil and trouble! We bring you witches of all kinds - the vengeful, the hip, the old-school - on what is arguably the witchiest day of the year!
Content warning: sexual assault
Diabla (15:12)
Directed by Ashley George, USA, 2020
After surviving assault, an enigmatic 17-year-old Mexican girl finds retribution through her untapped female power and local witch culture.
The Wick (15:00)
Directed by Michelle Coverley, UK, 2020 | German Premiere
A dark, period drama, set in the early 1800's in rural England, seventy-three years after witch hunts were banned. When Esther, a local herbal healer, witnesses her sister's murder at the hands of a lawless but influential religious leader, she realizes only she can put an end to the deceit, blind ignorance and barbarity of these outdated beliefs for good.
La Bruja del Fósforo Paseante (The Wandering Witch) (16:05)
Directed by Sofia Carrillo, Mexico, 2018 | German Premiere
A day before her son´s wedding, Agustina tries to have the ceremony called off, only to discover that Emilia, the orphan girl betrothed to her son, still has someone ready to come to her defense.
My Witch Roommate (4:40)
Directed by Cleo Spiro, Germany, 2020
My Witch Roommate focuses on a young woman and the daily grievances she endures by having a witch and her pet goat as a roommate, until a scenario presents itself and shows her that there might be some benefits to her situation after all.
Dead Fish (22:21)
Directed by Silva Kuusniemi, Finland, 2020 | World Premiere
Relations among a group of friends spending time at a vacation cottage are strained by new internal dynamics: Elias, who used to date Roosa, is now dating Mariaana. In the course of their time at the cottage Elias goes missing, Mariaana begins to exhibit odd behavior, dreams and reality blur, and Ida and Roosa stumble into a fable-like nightmare.