Short Attack is a selection of boldest, bravest and funniest short films that challenge traditions, forms, storytelling and simply common sense.
🎤 Films are screened in their original language, with Ukrainian and English subtitles.
❗ These films may contain potentially triggering or disturbing elements, such as sex, blood, violence, murder, explosions, and cockroach cruelty.
🔞 Recommended Age: 16+
Other screening of the program: September 6, 17:40, ZHOVTEN | ANSHLAG
THE SPACE WORRIERS
Director: Hui-Yu Su
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 19
In the distant galaxy, on a planet, there are thousands of a race called Earthling, working day and night. At the very beginning of the birth of race, they had found the terminal theory of the universe - Time. The time on the planet is generated by labor. Triggered by working, thinking, expression, consumption, mating and breeding, Earth keeps rolling, accordingly Earthlings survive. But one day, the beautiful dreamland has a new challenge. An immoral alien troop arrives in the solar system. The obscene creators wanna colonize the planet and the resources so they can maintain the lewd and erotic life…
GAY JESUS
Director: Aaron Jin
Country: USA
Duration: 5
The Last Supper, The Crucifixion, and The Second Coming. Three iconic moments from Jesus’ life as he fulfills his God-given purpose – or at least, tries to. In his short time on earth, Jesus faces persecution, religious bias, and homophobia.
YOUR OWN FLAVOR
Director: Alisha Ketry
Country: USA
Duration: 11
After Renee gets ghosted, she receives comfort from a very nice guy.
THE BEETROOT
Director: David Šourek, Jáchym Štulíř
Country: Czechia
Duration: 12
Inspired by the traditional Slavic folktale “The Enormous Turnip,” a beetroot grows so huge that no one can pull it from the ground. When a local crane operator is hired to do the job, the giant vegetable turns violent and destructive. As chaos unfolds, an army is mobilized to stop it — but maybe there’s another way to appease this monstrous force... 2D animation, stop-motion, and live action mix together in this wild riff on Japanese kaiju movies. Yes, it’s just as crazy as it sounds!
YOU'RE MY BEST FRIEND
Director: Chell Stephen
Country: USA
Duration: 10
Romina has a cockroach problem and a broken heart.
BABY TOOTH
Director: Olivia Accardo
Country: USA
Duration: 6
Marina has enlisted the help of a stranger to get rid of either her baby tooth, or her boat, whichever he prefers.
BLUE RIDER
Director: Gabriel Berrada, Julien Monges, Luca Querio
Country: Switzerland
Duration: 11
Inspector Bochard is part of the Blue Rider, an organization tasked with ridding the world of the flesh-eating monsters that lurk within it. But an unexpected encounter with a creature of extraordinary beauty will not leave him unmoved.