In Anlehnung an den englischen Begriff „Fling“ – eine unbeschwerte Romanze oder lockere Affäre – springt SLASH voller Stolz mit dem internationalen Animationsfilmfestival Tricky Women Tricky Realities ins Bett, für die diesjährigen Fantastic Flings: ein gemeinsames Programm, das Beziehungen durch die Genre-Brille betrachtet und Kurzfilm-Lieblinge beider Festivals vorstellt – ganz nach dem Motto: „We‘ll show you ours if you show us yours!“
Ausgehend vom fantastischen Potential von Animationsfilmen, vertraute Erzählstrukturen aufzubrechen, begibt sich dieses Programm auf eine Reise durch bizarre und unheimliche, zugleich aber auch (überraschend) komische und zarte Begegnungen – denn selbst Paradies und Dystopie können manchmal eine Liaison eingehen! Ihre Verstrickung wirft Fragen auf: Was geschieht mit dem Hunger und dem Verlangen, wenn der ersehnte Traum plötzlich zum Greifen nah ist?
In Anwesenheit von Bára Anna Stejskalová (director LOVE IS JUTS A DEATH AWAY)
HOTEL KALURA
Sophie Koko Gate | UK 2021 | 5′
A woman walks into a hotel bar on the romantic island of Sicily, waiting to be lit.
EATING IN THE DARK
Inari Sirola | UK/ FI 2020 | 9′
Through snakey dildos, setting boundaries and a journey through a mind-bending forest, we follow Siro’s quest for self-discovery.
SEXY SUSHI
Calleen Koh | SG 2020 | 3′
Sushi and his sexy Topping friends love to pimp themselves out on the conveyor belt, but a sudden existential crisis leads Sushi to wonder if there might be more to life.
TONGUE
Kaho Yoshida | CA 2022 | 2′
Tired of being talked at by men, a woman takes a sensual trip with unusual friends.
GOODBYE JEROME!
Gabrielle Selnet, Adam Sillard, Chloé Farr | FR 2021 | 8′
Having just arrived in paradise, Jerome sets out to be reunited with his wife, Maryline. In his search, he sinks into a surreal and colourful world where no one seems able to help him.
LOVE IS JUST A DEATH AWAY
Bára Anna Stejskalová | CZ 2020 | 11′
A tender story about a parasite living in a dog’s corpse. In the ugly world of a landfill, he searches for love and a soulmate amid utter decay.
HUMAN RESOURCES
Trinidad Plass Caussade, Titouan Tillier, Isaac Wenzek | FR 2022 | 3′
Through the lens of a friend who films the whole process, we witness Andy go through his recycling appointment until the last seconds of his life.
SEA ANGELS
Cissi Efraimsson | SE 2024 | 8′
The polluted ocean forced mermaids to reveal their existence as non-mythological creatures and seek help on land. We follow their daily life at Sea Angels, a Sea World-like theme park for humans.
HOT FISH
Yael Reisfeld Ildis | IL 2023 | 7′
A hungry lion fish in the red sea accidentally swallows a fisherman’s porn-infested phone, turns into a glamorous seduction mutation, and experiences the complexity of human sexuality.