Programme

What do SpongeBob, Czech master of optical film effects Karel Zeman, and experimental filmmaker Guy Maddin, whose surrealist works refer to the era of silent cinema, have in common? Nothing, on their own. But their essence comes together in the debut of fantasist Ryland Brickson Cole Tews, who, with $7,000 and a team whose members can be counted on the fingers of both hands, has created an unimaginably imaginative result. To present this gem of American, truly independent film, we have joined forces with the Shockproof Film Festival. Weigh anchor and let yourself be carried away by the tale of a strange sailor who is determined to take revenge on the beast of Lake Michigan at any cost.

Ryland Brickson Cole Tews, USA, 2018, 79 min