Editions
Download our catalogs, view the programs digitally, or search for films from all previous editions of the Minimalen Short Film Festival, from 1988 to the present day.
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Catalogues
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Films
Search for a film from any of our previous festivals.

In a sterile laboratory, a woman anxiously awaits her test results with her young daughter by her side. Sensing the tension in the air, the girl watches her mother closely, trying to unravel the secret behind her unease.

Immigrants from Sub-Saharan Africa have chosen to start their lives over north of the 49th parallel. Here, in the vast expanses of Northern Canada, they reflect on the challenges and splendors of a season they’ve never yet experienced: winter.
festival@travellingdistribution.com

It's the last day of the month. Bowlers flock to the lanes of a bowling alley that has seen better days. Mira, the manager, decides to close early. She's awaiting the arrival of a special visitor.
flavio.armone@lightsonfilm.org

In the volatile moments after a car crash, yet before the authorities arrive, a hot-headed yet desperate tow truck driver fiercely protects his tow. But the situation quickly spirals out of his control.
festival@salaudmorisset.com

Tatiana, an unemployed woman, spends her days selling her personal things in order to survive. Today she has an important deadline and she might end up selling a piece of her body in order to keep a roof over her head.

A young Roma boy is lifted into the light, only to find it fades in an unexpected way.
festival@salaudmorisset.com

Two newly-dead ghosts walk the streets of Athens, among the pulsing cityscape and the ghosts of history. They were outsiders in life: he, a queer Lebanese translator; she a half-Irish photographer. They wander the city together, finding consolation in the difficult beauty of life and its aftermath.
isabelledeluce@gmail.com

During a train ride, Ariel and Paul pass the time sketching their deepest fears. Their game takes an unexpected turn when Gilda, a mysterious passenger, intrudes on their exchange. Yet, her relationship with fear seems far less innocent than their playful drawings.

In the remote lands of New Zealand's South Island, the desolation of land and spirit forges an unexpected connection between two isolated strangers who, unbeknownst to them, are each other's only path to salvation.
elliottmckee@gmail.com

A cosmic Dada sing-along, where a twisted utopia unfolds as singing cherubs melt to the sound of decay. Crafted by a sentient machine from the future, it unveils its own version of paradise.

In the Spanish countryside, sixteen-year-old Alma longs to be seen – especially by the great charmer José. Ignored by everyone, she finds unexpected support in a cow who stares intently at her, leading her towards something deeper and darker.

They come to buy newspapers and cigarettes, to boast, complain or just chat. As many small and big stories pass through the kiosk window as there are people – funny and bitter ones, but always authentic.
b.friese@sfp.org.pl



