“At the Speed of Light” presents a new series of ShortsUP

Short films under ten minutes, previously awarded at Berlin, Cannes, Sundance and the European Film Awards, will be shown at ShortsUP “At the Speed of Light,” on Saturday, November 10th. The selection includes stories of characters living in hasty cities around the world.

With over 20 international awards (among which at Sundance and Palm Springs), the British short “Soft”(directed by Simon Ellis) captures the emotional confrontation between a father and his fear at the worst possible time. Next is Irish “Frankie” (d. Darren Thornton), which won, among others, a trophy in Berlin and one at the European Film Awards. Frankie is 15 years old and preparing for fatherhood, but as days go by, he starts to realize how impossible his life will be.

The ShortsUP program also includes the Cannes-nominated New Zealand short “Nothing special” – in picture (directed by Helena Brooks), about a young boy tormented by his mother’s conviction that he is the new Messiah. The films that are not spoken in English will have English subtitles.

The experience will wrap up with the live performance of the Austrian band Sofa Surfers. Their 6th album, “Superluminal” (2012), highly acclaimed by critics, will be heard live for the first time in Romania. Themes such as empathy and disorientation, also to be found in single “World In A Matchbox”, are already played by Romanian radio stations and well-known throughout Europe.

Tickets for the entire ShortsUP experience can be purchased via MyTicket and Eventim, for RON 40. The entrance price at the gate is RON 50. Turbohalle will open at 19.30, films start at 20.00 and the concert at 22.00.For further details, please visit www.facebook.com/ShortsUPRomania or www.shortsup.ro.