Average Happiness

Queen Bum is a bedtime story invented on the spot by a father and daughter. Teeter-Totter-Town is a Queendom right up in the sky. The subjects Triangle and Fourangle are suffering from up and downs and would like to get rid of their Queen. The child tries to keep the story going, the father would like to end it. Finally the child manages to fall asleep.

Two lovers are in a car. They are going on holiday, and it's a long drive. The windshield wipers set the rhythm. Their fantasies and daydreams lead them into life- and love-threatening situations.

Two wooden dolls are having sex on a sandpaper. By constant change of the positions they sand themselves off by rubbing the floor. The mood varies between wrestling and amorous play. Finally the love act turns into a race against time.

Suppressed feelings in a golden frame. Seven apples practice a passive-aggressive gesture - finally no longer quiet.

This 22nd edition comprises 10 films -- nine recent, along with one restored classic -- which deal with both the anxieties and hopes of a world faced with a seemingly endless series of existential crises. All are inventive, their tone ranges from the whimsical to the profound; their techniques, from stop-motion to hand-drawn to computer-aided.

This collection also includes a mix of short films by various directors. Linard, Marius und Königin Po by Karin Heberlein, Pixi Dixi, Anette Carle, Isabelle Favez, Maja Gehrig, Linard Bardill, 2014 will be released together with GSFA and filmkids.