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Short films "Microuniverses"

Wednesday 19 September
21.30 hrs, De Balie, total running time: 87'

The block Microuniverses focuses on those parallel worlds that cohabit inside Mexico; group and visions that reflect different kind of understanding of reality. The block contains films with animation.

	Reality show Federico Schmucler, 2006, 14' Ordering a pizza is life-threatening thing to do if you have a television that predicts your future.
	Las nuevas chicas superpoderosas The new Powerpuffgirls Iyari Huerta, 2005, 16' The story of a nurse and a hair designer, who do not know each other. But similar and weird things take place in both their lives.
	Kaliman Jorge Michel, 2006, 17' A documentary capturing the day to day life of a courageous mother and housewife; she cares alone for her gravely schizophrenic son living in the cell that she has built for him and whose door she occasionally opens.
	Modelo Siqueiros The Siqueiros model Mariana Rodriguez, 2006, 10' This film seeks to find a narrative in the photographs and paintings of the famous Mexican muralist David Alfaro Siqueiros.
	El niＰ sin piernas no puede bailar Piggy Michel Lipkes, 2006, 24' A boy takes care of an old man who watches sadistic TV cartoons. When the old man dies the boy hangs about alone and finds a pig, with which the boy obsessively tries to communicate.
	Microftalmia Andrea Robles y Adriana Bravo, 2005, 6' This animation dives into the perceptions and sensations of Benjamin. The soundtrack was constructed based on his emotional states. It is made by sounds produced by himself and by sounds that fascinate him.