Shorts: Working Machine Blues

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Cold and Dark
Zima a Tma
Peter Hošták / Slovakia, Canada / 2023 / 29 / World Premiere
A group of loggers and their horse embark on a delirious journey to gather firewood deep in the Slovakian mountains.

Metabolism
Misho Antadze / Netherlands / 2023 / 12 / World Premiere
Machines milk cows and robots serve diners. In this quiet observation on the mechanisation of labour, humans feel increasingly irrelevant. Empathy passes to the machines.

A Maiden Sings
Canta una doncella
Max Torrés Altés / Spain / 2023 / 24 / International Premiere
After a lifetime of service to one household, a maid finds herself replaced. At 87, she starts to question her role in the family.

Carpenter
تاش -Dartaş
Xelîl Sehragerd / Kurdistan / 2023 / 14 / European Premiere
With tireless dedication, an old Kurdish carpenter collects wood to make artificial legs for victims of landmine explosions.

In this show

Film Intro
5 mins
Cold and Dark
30 mins
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Metabolism
12 mins
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A Maiden Sings
24 mins
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Carpenter
14 mins
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Film Q&A
30 mins

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Shorts: Working Machine Blues + Q&A
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Showroom - Bertha DocHouse Screen 3
Q&A with the directors Peter Hošták, Misho Antadze, and Max Torres Altés. Moderated by Jamie Allan.
Shorts: Working Machine Blues + Q&A
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Curzon - Screen 2
Q&A with directors Peter Hošták, Misho Antadze, and Max Torres Altés. Moderated by Frances Byrnes.

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