This compilation of films is specially prepared for a great place in Helsinki, Kitchen Lab Tarvo. When we talk about Finland, we mean sauna. In this case, a sauna for a lonely soul blissfully indulging in the dazzling triumph of consumption. But for some reason deeply depressed. Of course, we could call the programme ‘Purification’, no, just a sauna.
ONE NIGHT ON SATURN
R Seventeen (UK, 7 min)
After the rave two boys come down beside the river.
DAY TO NIGHT
Evan Shaw (US, 8 min)
A man battles with how to find love while at a viewing of the Japanese dating show Day to Night.
KOMMERSOULS
Kevin Ledron (France, 9 min)
The story of two people litteraly stuck inside a commercial.
THE MAN WHO WOULD BE MEME
Ambroise Pierrou (France, 5 min)
Denis, a 15-year-old boy, pursues the dream of becoming a Meme. He tries different means to create short content that would allow him to create buzz on the internet, but none succeeds in standing out from the crowd. His sister and mother recount how they saw him devote all his time and energy to this quest until a tragic event.
FOLLOWING ALYSSA
Etienne Barrère (Belgium, 18 min)
Camille’s an escort boy, Alyssa’s an influencer. To create content for her socials, they will spend the night together in a luxury hotel.
TERMINUS
Ashley Butcher (Belgium, 10 min)
In “Terminus,” we meet Gary, a middle-aged bus driver grappling with the lingering effects of a head injury and the strain of his daily life. With a well-meaning but persistent wife urging him to adhere to his medication, Gary finds himself increasingly frustrated and isolated. When his car’s voice-activated GPS begins to take on a more self-aware persona, it initially offers solace, guiding him to serene locales to ease his mounting stress. However, as their exchanges grow more intimate, the GPS takes a dark turn, probing the intricacies of Gary’s strained marriage and planting seeds of violent ideas.
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