Docs Ireland: International Shorts

FEAR FOKOL

DIR. TUVA BJÖRK | 15 MINS

We dive into the world of private security in Johannesburg, an industry worth millions serving only the wealthy. Through vignettes of training camps, drive-alongs and interviews with veterans of the trade, we observe the thin line between security and manic paranoia.

THE REVOLUTION AGAINST DEATH

DIR. JOSHUA OPPENHEIMER | 23 MINS

In a hotel conference hall, a sea of silver-haired faces watch on as a speaker reveals unto them the cure to death. Joshua Oppenheimer’s latest film uncovers frightening delusions born out of aging insecurities, and the terrifying notion that the future may look like a Floridian pensioner’s home.

ABORTION PARTY

DIR. JULIA MELLEN | 13 MINS

Precious memories, how they linger. In this instance, the director’s recollections of a party celebrating her upcoming abortion are rendered through primal 3D models, in a playful examination of memory as filtered through a terminally online lens.

HOW TO CATCH A BUTTERFLY

DIR. KIRIKO MECHANICUS | 26 MINS

An investigation into a racially-motivated shooting evolves into a sprawling essay on the fantasies/ expectations/persevering stereotypes surrounding Asian women in society. This is a disturbing yet powerful piece of work considering the alienating intersection of the internet, sexual repression and racial fetishisms.