The inaugural Slow Film Festival took place on the 9th of September 2017. Programme highlights included competition shorts from artists and filmmakers including Yotam Ben-David, Aleksandra Niemczyk, Dimitar Kutmanov, Pedro Peralta and Pilar Palomero.
1000 Smiles Per Hour by Fabien Altenried
(Germany | 15:00 | Digital)
We follow a jester for one day and one night through a decaying seaside town.
One Times One by Christopher Jason Bell
(US | 14:43 | Digital)
A lonely immigrant from Syria begins a friendship with a potentially dishonest American amputee.
Long Distance by Yotam Ben-David
(Israel | 14:00 | Digital)
One long walk, two distant lovers, two homes falling apart, and one forgotten birthday.
It’s Nick’s Birthday by Graeme Cole
(UK | 34:36 | Super 8)
A home-made Super-8 musical. Over an all-day drinking session the dreams of a troubled romantic and his companions are worn away by ennui and isolation.
Ladder by Simo Ezoubeiri
(Morocco | 7:27 | Video)
A man sits in grief, contemplating the future while looking at his past.
Images by Marcus Held
(Germany | 26:22 | Digital)
A man observes dragonflies; a filmmaker observes the observer.
Ecce Homo by Dimitar Kutmanov
(Romania | 29:59 | 16mm)
In a desolate country village Ada and her sick mother live a hard life. As the mother’s condition worsens Ada’s anxiety increases.
1,319th Day by Domen Martinčič
(Slovenia | 20:00 | Digital)
A man wanders through his life. Everything seems the same, but signs of life appear in the most unexpected places.
Pool Version By Gonzalo Escobar Mora
(Bosnia & Herzegovina / Colombia | 24:00 | Digital)
A young filmmaker, a seemingly unemployed woman, an indoor swimming pool and a film about itself.
Centaur by Aleksandra Niemczyk
(Bosnia & Herzegovina / Poland | 41:53 | Digital)
Partly paralysed by polio Vlado is unable to take care of himself. His wife Alma helps with all his daily activities. Despite the love between them Vlado’s self-loathing threatens ruin.
The Night of All Things by Pilar Palomero
(Spain | 18:30 | Digital)
Joana, seven years old, waits for her mother to recover from an illness. She wiles away the hours in her grandfather’s warehouse of antiques.
Ascension by Pedro Peralta
(Portugal | 17:53 | Digital)
At dawn a group of peasants haul the body of a young man from the depths of a well.
Rhizome by Yannis Zafiris
(Greece | 7:07 | Digital)
An old man having lost his wife tries to find a way of bringing her close again.