Re-Possessed

12’ / 1993
Austria

LEMESOS
Saturday 16.04 @ 00:00
NICOSIA
Sunday 17.04 @ 18:00

Four people at the breakfast table, an American family, locked in the beat of the editing table. The short, pulsating sequence at the family table shows, in its original state, a classic, deceptive harmony. Arnold deconstructs this scenario of normality by destroying its original continuity. It catches on the tinny sounds and bizarre body movements of the subjects, which, in reaction, become snagged on the continuity. The message which lies deep under the surface of the family idyll, suppressed or lost, is exposed – that message is war.

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/embed/drDPbKquQVw

80’ / 2009
France

LEMESOS
Friday 15.04 @ 18:00
NICOSIA
Thursday 14.04 @ 18:00

This unprecedented animated epic features the coolest, most hip, underground, cutting edge, cult, visual and comic book artists of our time. Brought together for the first time on celluloid they delve beneath the skin to rattle the exact nerve that sends shivers racing down your spine.

Awards
Nominated for the Golden Reel Award – Motion Picture Sound Editors, ΗΠΑ / USA, 2009

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/embed/buoG3gLa6Ik

96’ / 2009
Israel

LEMESOS
Friday 15.04 @ 00:00
NICOSIA
Tuesday 12.04 @ 18:00

Aaron, a respectable butcher in Jerusalem’s ultraorthodox Jewish community, is married to Rivka and is a dedicated father of four children. One day, he meets Ezri, a handsome twenty-two year old student, and soon falls in love with him. He then starts to neglect his family and community life, swept away by his love and lust for Ezri.

Awards
1. Grand Prix for Best Film – Ghent International Film Festival, Belgium, 2009
2.Best Actor Award for Zohar Shtrauss – Jerusalem Film Festival, Israel, 2009
3. John Schlesinger Award – Palm Springs International Film Festival, USA, 2010

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/embed/2mMMbBC8n4A

93’ / 2006
Hungary

LEMESOS
Saturday 09.04 @ 00:00
NICOSIA
Monday 11.04 @ 18:00

After a breakdown during her first year of university, a young epileptic woman is convinced by those closest to her that she is possessed by an evil entity. The family seek the help of a priest in order to cast out the demon, but as the situation accelerates, the young woman must decide if she is indeed possessed, or whether she has succumbed to a crisis of faith. This powerful drama is based on true events.

Awards
1. Silver Berlin Bear Award, FIPRESCI Prize – Berlin International Film Festival, 2006
2. Best Young Actress Award for Sandra Hüller – Bavarian Film Awards, Germany, 2006
3. Best Film Award – Sitges Catalonian International Film Festival, 2006
4. Best Film Award – German Film Critics Association Awards, 2007
5. Best Sound, Outstanding Feature Film, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role, Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role, Best Costume Design – German Film Awards, 2006

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/embed/30KLEFl2Nvg

10’ / 1999
Austria

LEMESOS
Saturday 09.04 @ 00:00
NICOSIA
Monday 11.04 @ 22:00

Tscherkassky puts his heroine under pressure, drives her to extremes. Time and again she appears to hit out against the cinematic apparatus until the images begin to stutter, are thrown off track. Outer Space is a shocker of cinematographic dysfunction; a hellraiser of avant-garde cinema. It conjures up an inferno which pursues the destruction (of cinematic narrative and illusion) with unimaginable beauty.

Awards
1. Innovative Cinema Award – Diagonale Festival, Austria, 1999
2. Prize of the ‘Sparkasse Leipzig’ – Leipzig DOK Festival, Germany, 1999
3. Golden Spire Award – San Francisco International Film Festival, 2000
4. Honorable Mention for Best Short Film – Seattle International Film Festival, 2000

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/embed/mTarJ0Op7W8