Hungary Visiting: Historical Milestones
Veter / A szél / Wind
A graphic experiment with scene-shreds of a great silence before a large cataclysm.
Zbogom, otoček! / Isten veled, kis sziget! / Farewell, Little Island!
A powerful elegy to a village set on an island in the river, which is drowned by modern technology.
Pozor, stopnice! / Vigyázat lépcső! / Mind the Steps!
The paradoxically winding stairs of an old apartment house in Budapest reflect both individual and social events... Is there a way out?
My Baby Left Me
Sighs and screams in a neurotic, never-stopping sex-odyssey. The film was the winner of the Short Film Silver Bear in 1995.
Mrtva voda / Holtágban / Dead Water
A beautifully painted animation about a deserted holiday resort, an old train, a worn-out old railwayman, an accident and two girls who wait there, where no one waits anymore.
Maestro
Five minutes before the big performance Maestro is getting ready behind the curtain. Time is slowly ticking away. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 2006.
Ariadnina nit / Ariadné fonala / Ariadne's Thread
The basic story of the Ancient Greek myth is given: the labyrinth, the Minotaur, Theseus, Ariadne and of course, the thread. Theseus bids tender farewell to his beloved and steps into the maze. He searches for the monster resolutely, his sword drawn and ready to fight. In the meantime, suspecting nothing, the Minotaur roams the labyrinth.
Balkon / Balkon / Balcony
Midday heat and silence engulfs the streets of the downtown housing estate. A couple of kids play football in the shade of a nearby driveway. Residents huddle themselves up in their flats, doing their daily activities. In front of the panel building a man suddenly starts yelling. More and more inhabitants start joining, but the man stops and strolls on. It's quiet again.
Črta življenja / Életvonal / Life Line
A close encounter in a world where rules are set, the paths are narrow, mistakes are fatal, and there's no way back. Sounds familiar?