STICKY MATTERS
66 min
CINEMA: THU 6.3., 17:00 / METRO Kino
SUN 9.3., 18:00 / METRO Kino
ONLINE: WED 5.3., 19:00 / online available for 48 hours
Exploring the tension between holding on and moving forward, these films navigate processes of letting go – of a loved one, a place, or a time. We encounter characters in moments of transition, between grief and acceptance, childhood and adolescence, heartbreak and moving on. On their journey, they are confronted with the stickiness of memory, pasts that cling, nostalgia that turns into obsession. Yet, a sudden realization, an unexpected encounter, or the mere passage of enough time make movement possible again, allowing for release and new stories to begin.

DETOURS AHEAD
Esther Cheung, 2024, CA, 8 minutes
A road trip traces a transition of grief to acceptance through valleys, junctions, and detours. The landscape transforms from idyllic and blissful to cold and unwelcoming. A meditation on solitude, and shifting relationships with place.

DARLING THIS WAS HARD
Harper Hou, 2024, TW, 8 minutes A lonely photographer, labouriously develops the same photo of his ex-lover everyday. He works day and night to hold on to the images of a past that suddenly comes tumbling down the walls.

IS THIS NOW THE TIME I SHOULD LET YOU GO? | 現在是不是時候該將你放下了呢?
Yi-Chin Tsai, 2023, BE, FI, PT, and TW, 9 minutes
Like the scenery from a running train, memories are beautiful, blurry and keep changing. By blending digital and analog footage with animation, a young woman attempts to hold onto the evasive and shifting memories of her late father and navigates questions around memory, personal archives, grief and letting go.

LONG DISTANCE
Nadja Tanno, 2023, CH, 6 minutes
A young woman living in a bustling metropolis has recently started a long-distance relationship. She feels lost and attempts to connect with her partner, or rather with her own idea of him, through different means of technology. Yet only by embracing the present moment she finds solace.

A BIRD HIT MY WINDOW AND NOW I'M A LESBIAN
Carmela Marie Murphy, AJ Dubler, 2024, , 8 minutes
After a mysterious girl shows up at Gray's doorstep holding the corpse of a bird that had just cracked her window, an impromptu bird funeral changes the way Gray views herself and her lesbian identity.

STONE IN STOMACH | MESSAGES PERSONNELS
Géraldine Charpentier, 2024, BE, 12 minutes On the phone, there is Camille. She tries to find what unites her with Johane, who listens to her messages, somewhere in Brussels. If there is still love, could they find each other again?

OUT FOR ICE CREAM | CRÈME À GLACE
Rachel Samson, 2024, CA, 9 minutes
Under a blazing summer sky, Chloe, Jenny and Squeegee share one last ice cream at the local dairy bar. A poetic animated chronicle of childhood bonds, its challenges in the face of adolescence, and the first fractures of friendship.

TAPE
Hui Wing Ki Candace, 2024, FI, 6 minutes
Plastic tape unleashes a deeply emotional journey that delves into the old home of a young lady. The house she once left stirs up haunting memories that were stuck somewhere in her mind.