Los pistilos son los órganos sexuales femeninos de la flor y es a ellos donde llega el polen que expulsan los estambres para conseguir la fecundación. Básicamente de eso (y de amor) tratan los cortos de esta sesión. Venid y activad vuestras neuronas espejo. Todos a polinizar, que es primavera.

En esta sesión destacamos el cortometraje de animación de Spike Jonze, director de videoclips y de geniales películas como Being John Malkovich y Adaptation. Entre el resto de los cortos que, como siempre son muy buenos, verás un hombre sin cabeza, intercambios, amor punk y plastilina erótica.

Tras las proyecciones pinchara Moomba, DJ que lleva haciéndo bailar desde 1998 en diferentes partes del globo con su única mezcla de Swing, R&B, Mambo, Surf y Soul. Después de 12 años de gira por Berlín, Lisboa, Marruecos, Barcelona,etc, vuelve Madrid con su frenético ritmo a base de Boogaloo y Surf.

Get Ready for the Mambo!!
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(C/Concepción Jerónima 22)

Programa

>>> "Mourir Auprès de Toi (To Die By Your Side)” – Spike Jonze and Simon Cahn

2011, France – 6 minutes

Created from 3,000 hand-cut pieces of felt, Jonze’s tragicomic stop-motion animation takes place in an old, Parisian bookshop where at night the covers come to life. It’s the story of a felt skeleton who falls in love with a beautiful and sassy vixen. Co-directed by filmmaker Simon Cahn with designs by Olympia Le-Tan, this Cannes selected short is sweet, sad, spooky and a bit whimsical. Jonze said, “A short is like a sketch. You can have an idea or a feeling and just go and do it.”

>>> "Bear" - Nash Edgerton

2011, Australia – 11 minutes

Edgerton, who wrote, directed and starred in “Bear”, the sequel to “Spider” (2007), centers around the main character Jack to unfold his tangled relationship and examines whether he’s learned his lesson or not. Described as a black comedy without social commentary, “Bear” is a follow up but also stands alone as it’s own piece. “Because I tend to play things fairly straight and never set things up like it's a drama or a comedy, the audience doesn't know what it's going to be, and something about that really works,” said Edgerton.

>>> “L'Homme Sans Tete (The Man Without a Head)” – Juan Solanas

2003, France – 18 minutes

Created over 4 years, Solanas’ short debut is the story of a man who lives alone, head-less, in a room overlooking a vast industrial space. Visually astounding and technically accomplished, this animated short reveals love and happiness and one man’s pursuit for romance amidst life without a head. "We're living in a period where cinema is a product; movies are becoming more and more commercialized. Short films are one of the last real places for artistic freedom - they're important to celebrate just for that," said Solanas

>>> "Quadrangle" – Amy Grappell

2010, USA – 20 minutes

An examination of a four-way affair, this documentary explores the story of two “conventional” couples who swap partners and live in a group marriage in the early 1970s. Set in Long Island, New York, this domestic living experiment unravels and challenges and boundaries of social convention, marriage, monogamy and desire. “Inspired by the discovery of my father’s photographs, taken at the height of the poly-amorous affair, and in an effort to come to terms with my own past, I decided to interview my parents. The film does not propose answers and strives to remain objective. It explores two people in a certain time. It tells a story,” said Grappell.

>>> “Love You More” – Sam Taylor Wood

2007, United Kingdom – 15 minutes

Inspired by the hit song ‘Love You More’ by the Buzzcocks, this short is the tale of two punk lovers, Georgia and Peter, in London, 1978. Tender and explorative, this short film directorial debut by Taylor-Wood was written by Oscar nominee Patrick Marber and produced by Oscar winner Anthony Minghella.

>>> “Venus” – Dir: Tor Fruergaard

2012, Demark – 8 minutes

‘Venus’, a 7-minute claymation, is an erotic comedy about rediscovering one another and finding the spark where you least expect it An official selection at the Los Angeles and Annecy Animation Festival, among others; Venus tells the story of Caroline and Rasmus, a confused couple who've not had sex in for four months. To solve this, they decide to visit a swingers club and see if it will salvage their relationship, or not.