Funghi. Shorts

Grandmamauntsistercat

2024 / Poland / experimental

Directed by Zuza Banasinska
Polish, with Lithuanian subtitles, 23 min

Film created from the Polish Educational Archive materials, tells the story of a matriarchal family through the eyes of a child grappling with the reproduction of ideological and representational systems.

Carrotica

2024 / Germany / animation

Directed by Daniel Sterlin-Altman
Cast: Summer Banks, Daniel Sterlin-Altman, Enaitz Greaney
Eglish, with Lithuanian subtitles, 13 min

A mother and son navigate their lust and loneliness in the queerest of ways.

Getty Abortions

2023 / Germany / documentary

Directed by Franzis Kabisch
English, with Lithuanian subtitles, 22 min

What do abortions look like? What kind of images shape our view on them? And where do these images come from? The desktop video essay Getty Abortions examines how German and Austrian media illustrate the topic of abortion, browsing through stock photo databases, teen magazines and personal documents of a real abortion experience. It jumps from the early 2000s to the late 19th century, seeks out feminist knowledge and chats with fictional characters. However, one question remains: Why does no one look into the camera?

The Robbers
Die Räuberinnen

2023 / Austria / comedy

Directed by Isa Schieche
Cast: Kristin Lerch, Thea Ehre, Isa Schieche
German, with English and Lithuanian subtitles, 16 min

Three trans women meet in a country house to plan a robbery. The trick of the heist is that, in order to create a false trail, they disguise themselves as men. While they share everyday life as a well-established team and lovers, they practice speaking in a deep voice, walking manly and behaving in a masculine manner.

In this process, they reach their emotional and physical limits and repeatedly fail to imitate male connoted behavior.

Funghi Boost

2023 / Belgium / experimental

Directed by cilu dièl, thermostat 7, popo la sodo, ernesto fag, fantom ass
12 min

A strange quest for magical shroomies and extravagant treasures turns into terrific encounters with a mischievous diamond-loving fairy, unscrupulous gremlins and a thundering Vampirella Kinqueen. From desire to desire, how far will the adventure take us?