Is a festival even possible without a comedy program? This time we have prepared a special comedy selection that will show humor throughout its international versatility.
Humor from around the world in a short format is a real weapon against the seriousness that our cinematographers bring to the silver screens of the "Kyiv" cinema.
Q&A after the screening
To plant a flag
Bobbie Peers
Norway, Iceland / 2018, 15 min
In preparation for the moon landing in 1969, NASA sent a team of astronaut to the lunar landscapes of Iceland. Their hi-tech training mission soon discovers what obstacles one can meet when facing an Icelandic sheep farmer.
Deportation
Arjun Talwar, Sandro Wysocki
Poland / 2018, 21 min
After witnessing the ‘lucky’ deportation of a friend, Halim attempts to commit an offence in order to be repatriated. He hadn’t counted on meeting a pretty Slav policewoman…
THE TRAFFIC SEPARATING DEVICE
Johan Palmgren
Sweden / 2018, 15 min
During a romantic escapade, Alan and Beverly cause a fatal accident. This crime will not go unpunished.
WILD LOVE
Maryka Laudet
France / 2018, 5 min
In order to rectify the poor bus accessibility at Slussen station, the city council, as per the municipal board’s recommendation, erects so-called ‘bus traps’ on the street. The ensuing chaos gives rise to a tragi-comic societal satire no one saw coming.
Vihta
François Bierry
France, Belgium / 2017, 22 min
Serge and his four colleagues work in a small company that has just been brought out by a large corporation. As a welcoming gift, they are invited by their new employer to spend a day of relaxation at a spa.