Join 13th Parish for a heady spin through the art of the short film! From special focus country Portugal, onwards to France, Ireland, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK. All these films have been awarded and widely appreciated at festivals worldwide.
Ticker
Thom Petty / United Kingdom / 2023 / 9 mins
Howard drives his partner Joseph to hospital to undergo a high-risk operation, and the intimacy of the car, alongside a long forgotten mix tape, sees the masculinity of their forty year relationship start to yield.
The Garbage Man
Laura Goncalves / Portugal / 2022 / 11 mins
On a hot August afternoon, the family gathered at the table remembers uncle Botao: the Colonial War, emigration to France. where he lived and worked for thirty years as a garbage man.
Portrait of a Disappearing Woman
Nelson Polfliet / France / 2023 / 20 mins
Worn out by everyday routine, 59-year-old fishmonger Sabine decides to leave her shop in the countryside and venture into the world. Her quickest escape route, the village school bus takes her to the Museum of Fine Arts in Ghent.
The Un-Chaotic Cabinet That Wishes For Me To Sleep
Cillian Green / Ireland / 2022 / 7 mins
‘Laurence Snell’, a young adult struggling with his identity, makes his way (by bike) through suburban Dublin and into town, in the hopes that the trip will help clear his head.
Madden
Malin Ingrid Johansson / Sweden / 2023 / 13 mins
Madden tells a story about relating to your herd. About duty versus longing. About high-heeled shoes stepping in dung and heavy animal bodies thundering across a Scandinavian landscape.
Heart Fruit
Kim Allamand / Switzerland / 2022 / 20 mins
Late summer heats up the city where people search for their own form of love…
The Pink Jacket
Monica Santos / Portugal / 2022 / 8 mins
A political musical film about a Pink Jacket that always has something up his sleeve. In the comfort of his home, Casaco Rosa uses couture and torture to stitch up the opponents of the system.