Return International Art Festival — Die Gewinner-Filme / Teil 2

Trauma Industrie, Kurzspielfilm, 13 min, Frankreich (2017), OmeU

Sigh, Animationsfilm, 15 min, Moldawien (2019)

Rebels With A Cause, Dokumentarfilm, 55 min, Deutschland (2019), OmeU
Das junge Kunstfestival unter der Leitung von Mahsa Majedfallah widmet sich unter dem Stichwort Return der Rückbesinnung auf das kulturelle Erbe der verschiedenen Künste, die die Gesellschaft maßgeblich mitprägen und fester Bestandteil unseres menschlichen Zusammenlebens sind. Dabei ist der Rückblick eigentlich der Blick nach vorn: Welches Erbe hinterlassen wir in der Zukunft? Das ist die zentrale programmatische Frage des Festivals. Filme aus 80 Ländern gingen an den Start, 50 wurden im November 2021 gezeigt. An zwei gemütlichen Kinoabenden können Sie noch einmal die sieben prämierten Filmbeiträge des Festivals sehen.

Trauma Industrie, Spielfilm, 13 min, Frankreich (2017)
It’s a big day for Joseph, his family is taking him to the Smile-Rite® toy factory to celebrate his twelfth birthday. And everybody knows that when you turn twelve, that’s when you become a man…
Taking a look at today's world through the eyes of a 1940s style science fiction movie, Trauma Industries was shot on 35mm film, using techniques and technology of the era.
An independently produced film which takes a critical look at how we become entangled in a society of mass media, mass production and mass consumption, Trauma Industries was produced in the spirit of it's message, bringing new life to old things wherever possible; using out of date film stock left over from a feature film, old cameras and equipment borrowed from friends, costumes bought from flea markets, and filming in a disused psychiatric hospital.

Sigh, Animation, 15 min, Moldawien (2019)
This is the story of a grey man who is always sighing. Living in a grey city, covered in smog, he keeps on sighing until he dries out and becomes skin and bones. But even in the darkest corners of the soul, there is light and color.

Rebels With A Cause, Doc, 55 min, Deutschland (2019)
Dobrivoie Kerpenisan arrived in Romania on the 17th. December 1989 — just a few hours before all borders were closed. He was an art student in Germany and returned to Sanpetru Mare to visit his grandparents.
What happened in this small village not far from Timisoara during the week prior to Christmas 1989? 
From the very first day the young photographer followed the people with his camera. What he captured was heated rebellion and anarchy in his native village, mass protests, looting and severely wounded bodies in Timişoara.
 Based on the rare and never before published images, his new film traces the protagonists of that time and portraits them 30 years later. 
During the encounter the people watch for the first time these historical pictures and rediscover a crucial moments of their life. Facing it brings back the fear, courage and dreams they share in this documentary. 
The author shows a little explored side of the Romanian Revolution through personal stories at the end of the Ceausescu`s «Golden Age». A portrait of unknown heroes of a society in turmoil.