Flickers Picks
10 of our favourite shorts of the 2020’s
10 of our favourite shorts of the 2020’s
With Flickers we are expanding our vision this year. Besides experimental film showcases on location, we want to celebrate the craft of experimental filmmaking online, first here, later on our own platform. How? That’s up for discussion, as is our definition of ‘experimental.’
We want to connect, showcase, celebrate and contribute
to the experimental cinema scene around the globe.
We’ve already started by connecting with the LIF Discord (Letterboxd Independent Filmmakers) and by actively using our Instagram page to promote like-minded. If you want to know more, be sure to reach out, but now, let’s discuss some films!
We want to connect, showcase, celebrate and contribute
to the experimental cinema scene around the globe.
We’ve already started by connecting with the LIF Discord (Letterboxd Independent Filmmakers) and by actively using our Instagram page to promote like-minded. If you want to know more, be sure to reach out, but now, let’s discuss some films!
How to Catch a Butterfly (2026) – Kiriko Mechanicus
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Breaking conventions and stereotypes, by way of dissecting identity, one rooted in culture, and one rotted by twisted desire. Brilliant in the way in how it presents information almost non-judgmental, not taking the easy route, but activating the viewer to look further than what they see, both externally and internally.
to open a window (2023) – Craig Scheihing
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Flickering through striking imagery, opening the window to the world, for nature to take over, and flowers to bloom. Two minutes are filled with beauty and cleverly executed idea's.
Hreiður | Nest (2022) – Hlynur Pálmason
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We watch time pass by, nature ever-changes, people connect, and all evolve. It's wonderful how, on hindsight, simple idea's, can be the most human.
Collage (2021) – Stefano Miraglia
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A diaristic cinema piece, that presents film as a way of thinking. Miraglia explores the collaboration of mediums and reinvents his images by connecting them to the text by Baptiste Jopeck, and voice of Margaux Guillemard.
A Person of the Forest (2026) – Miranda Pennell
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An orangutan talks over archival footage, and takes us on a journey through a painful past, cleverly connecting the stories of forest people, to that of native Indonesians.
破碎太阳之心 | A Short Story (2022) – Bi Gan
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'What’s the most precious thing in the world?' It might be the magic of cinema – The way Bi Gan always manages to speak to your inner-child, by guiding you from wonder to wonder.
Do Not Split (2020) – Anders Hammer
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An intense look into the anti-ELAB movement in Hong Kong, 2019, important now as ever. A protest film that puts you on the hot seat, in the middle of the action, and doesn't leave, keeping you on the edge for the entire runtime.
Out of Jungle (2023) – Jia Zhangke
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With a beautiful score by Teresa Barrozo, Out of Jungle impressively encapsulates the ever-changing industrial environment, telling us volumes in just three minutes.
Head to Head (2023) – Herwig Ilegems
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'A literal tête-à-tête,' that serves a glimpse in an utopian world of equivalence. It's simplicity grabs you, comforts you, and takes the weight of your shoulders, if just for a few minutes.
Irani Bag (2021) – Maryam Tafakory
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Using archival footage, we're introduced to a ingenious work-around an oppressive limitation, which not only increases our respect of these filmmakers, but also works as an important piece of protest cinema.
Breaking conventions and stereotypes, by way of dissecting identity, one rooted in culture, and one rotted by twisted desire. Brilliant in the way in how it presents information almost non-judgmental, not taking the easy route, but activating the viewer to look further than what they see, both externally and internally.
to open a window (2023) – Craig Scheihing
Flickering through striking imagery, opening the window to the world, for nature to take over, and flowers to bloom. Two minutes are filled with beauty and cleverly executed idea's.Hreiður | Nest (2022) – Hlynur Pálmason
We watch time pass by, nature ever-changes, people connect, and all evolve. It's wonderful how, on hindsight, simple idea's, can be the most human.Collage (2021) – Stefano Miraglia
A diaristic cinema piece, that presents film as a way of thinking. Miraglia explores the collaboration of mediums and reinvents his images by connecting them to the text by Baptiste Jopeck, and voice of Margaux Guillemard.A Person of the Forest (2026) – Miranda Pennell
An orangutan talks over archival footage, and takes us on a journey through a painful past, cleverly connecting the stories of forest people, to that of native Indonesians.破碎太阳之心 | A Short Story (2022) – Bi Gan
'What’s the most precious thing in the world?' It might be the magic of cinema – The way Bi Gan always manages to speak to your inner-child, by guiding you from wonder to wonder.
Do Not Split (2020) – Anders Hammer
An intense look into the anti-ELAB movement in Hong Kong, 2019, important now as ever. A protest film that puts you on the hot seat, in the middle of the action, and doesn't leave, keeping you on the edge for the entire runtime.
Out of Jungle (2023) – Jia Zhangke
With a beautiful score by Teresa Barrozo, Out of Jungle impressively encapsulates the ever-changing industrial environment, telling us volumes in just three minutes.Head to Head (2023) – Herwig Ilegems
'A literal tête-à-tête,' that serves a glimpse in an utopian world of equivalence. It's simplicity grabs you, comforts you, and takes the weight of your shoulders, if just for a few minutes.Irani Bag (2021) – Maryam Tafakory
Using archival footage, we're introduced to a ingenious work-around an oppressive limitation, which not only increases our respect of these filmmakers, but also works as an important piece of protest cinema.