a
b
c

Buoyant

Dutch premiere
Available online: 23/03/2024
Play trailer
Director Đoàn Thanh Toàn & Nguyễn Lê Hoàng Phúc
Choreographer Đoàn Thanh Toàn
Vietnam 2023
19 minutes
N/A
On the coast of Vietnam, a mermaid is rescued from the fish market by a fisherman.

Synopsis

In this non-dialogue tale, set along the coast of Vietnam, a mermaid is rescued from the fish market by a fisherman. As the hero carries her back to the ocean they are joined by two seahorses. Upon her awakening on the beach the mermaid performs a sensual dance. But her joy is short-lived: the waves have other plans.

This film is currently not available.

In this non-dialogue tale, set along the coast of Vietnam, a mermaid is rescued from the fish market by a fisherman. As the hero carries her back to the ocean they are joined by two seahorses. Upon her awakening on the beach the mermaid performs a sensual dance. But her joy is short-lived: the waves have other plans.

Full credits

Section
Competition Shorts and International Short Film Competition
Director
Đoàn Thanh Toàn & Nguyễn Lê Hoàng Phúc
Choreographer
Đoàn Thanh Toàn
Production countries
Vietnam
Production year
2023
Duration
19 minutes
Producer
Red Nguyễn Hải Yến

You might also like:

Carried in Silence
Online
Carried in Silence Competition Shorts and International Short Film Competition

Vilma Tihilä, 2023, FI, 11 min

Carried in Silence is an extract of a relation between a mother and a daughter. Through contemporary dance and classical music the film speaks about intergenerational trauma and suppressed emotions, carried in silence. The chain of generations is also reflected in the music of the film, composed by Isabella Leonarda in the 17th century – one of the few female composers of her era.

EXT.
Online
EXT. online potential

Laura Nasmyth, 2023, AT, 25 min

A figure transitions between two realities: An external material one - in which they are subjected to increasing levels of social interaction - picking up ‘human’ traits as they go. And an internal fluid one - in which they are able to seek refuge to be and feel themselves.

EXT. is centred around the experience of someone trying to figure out what it is to be ‘human’. The film is a reference to our experiences as social animals and the often absurd evolution we go through, to adapt to society.

It also references gender exploration - the journey of an initially gender neutral character, that is increasingly nudged to conform to a binary - in order to fit in - and their escape to a fluid space, devoid of expectations and norms.

The film uses movement instead of dialogue as a means of expression and follows the protagonist on their awkward journey through different surroundings, like an avatar in a computer game.

Crni Tito - Blaq Tito Addressing the Parliament of Ghosts
Online
Crni Tito - Blaq Tito Addressing the Parliament of Ghosts Breaking the Chains

Christian Guerematchi, 2022, GH, NL, 11 min

A figure of a black Tito appears in the big and empty underground structure of a former silo in Tamale, Ghana. He visits the people of the country by plane and rickshaw to spread his message and joins the Parliament of Ghosts in session. An artistic interaction between NAM – Non Aligned Movement by Christian Guerematchi and the Parliament of Ghosts by Ibrahim Mahama. Both works speak about forgotten histories and the contemporary echoes of the cultural connections from the time of the Non-Aligned Movement between Ghana and Yugoslavia – Nkrumah and Tito.