Aesthetica Short Film Festival Programme 2023

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TEXTURES OF LIFE

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FASHION 1

Inside every moment is another moment. Each and every experience becomes part of who you are. The nature versus nurture conversation persists. Are we "us" because of our DNA, or are we products of our environments? The films in this selection navigate this topic, as they move between surreal and humorous meditations that observe our true identities.

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MA FASHION 'TURN TO THE LEFT' (NO DIALOGUE) Liam Leslie UK, 2023, 15:26 Shot over five days, Turn to the Left documents the 44 final collections of the Central Saint Martins MA Fashion class of 2023. The best 20 collections shown at London Fashion Week.

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MY STYLE IS... Matt Vega USA, 2023, 05:40 Under the towering skyline of New York, this short unites nine distinct characters, all with a love for self-expression. Across iconic landmarks, they put their bold, vibrant selves on display.

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CITYCENTERDC - "CELEBRATING YOU!"

FROM THE JUMP

Dean Alexander USA, 2022, 01:00 Filmed on-location in Baltimore and Washington DC, Celebrating You! creates a TV vision for DC’s biggest shopping and dining district with a crazy, quirky train journey full of eclectic characters.

Jin Keon USA, 2021, 01:48 From the Jump explores self-identity in absolute time and space. Inspired by 2001: A Space Odyssey, it adopts a retro-futurism aesthetic, mixing truth, fantasy, past and present all together.

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INTER FIGURA

THE BREAK

Marie Zechiel Germany, 2021, 05:20 Inter Figura portrays a woman switching between gender defined appearances. It questions the concept of identity and how women must behave in order to be successful in our patriarchal society.

Dorothy Sing Zhang UK, 2022, 03:58 The Break presents Eileen Gu, who appears in the middle of nowhere, trapped in a landscape of never-ending snow mountains. She then receives an ambiguous phone call from a familiar voice.


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