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FRUITLETS<\/span><\/h1>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=“full_width_background“ full_screen_row_position=“middle“ column_margin=“default“ column_direction=“default“ column_direction_tablet=“default“ column_direction_phone=“default“ bg_color=“#000000″ scene_position=“center“ top_padding=“3%“ text_color=“dark“ text_align=“left“ row_border_radius=“none“ row_border_radius_applies=“bg“ overflow=“visible“ overlay_strength=“0.3″ gradient_direction=“left_to_right“ shape_divider_position=“bottom“ bg_image_animation=“none“ gradient_type=“default“ shape_type=““][vc_column column_padding=“padding-1-percent“ column_padding_tablet=“inherit“ column_padding_phone=“inherit“ column_padding_position=“all“ column_element_direction_desktop=“default“ column_element_spacing=“default“ desktop_text_alignment=“default“ tablet_text_alignment=“default“ phone_text_alignment=“default“ background_color_opacity=“1″ background_hover_color_opacity=“1″ column_backdrop_filter=“none“ column_shadow=“none“ column_border_radius=“none“ column_link_target=“_self“ column_position=“default“ gradient_direction=“left_to_right“ overlay_strength=“0.3″ width=“1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=“default“ animation_type=“default“ bg_image_animation=“none“ border_type=“simple“ column_border_width=“none“ column_border_style=“solid“][vc_column_text]\n
About<\/span><\/h6>\n

A SURREALIST MICRO SHORT FILM TRILOGY ABOUT TWO BEST FRIENDS WHO NAVIGATE THE ABSURDITY OF GIRLHOOD THROUGH GAMES.<\/p>\n

BLURRING THE LINES BETWEEN IMAGINATION AND REALITY, EACH FILM PEELS BACK THE LAYERS OF GROWING UP \u2014 REVEALING DEEPER TRUTHS HIDING BENEATH THE SURFACE.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=“full_width_background“ full_screen_row_position=“middle“ column_margin=“default“ column_direction=“default“ column_direction_tablet=“default“ column_direction_phone=“default“ bg_color=“#000000″ scene_position=“center“ bottom_padding=“4%“ text_color=“dark“ text_align=“left“ row_border_radius=“none“ row_border_radius_applies=“bg“ overflow=“visible“ overlay_strength=“0.3″ gradient_direction=“left_to_right“ shape_divider_position=“bottom“ bg_image_animation=“none“ gradient_type=“default“ shape_type=““][vc_column column_padding=“padding-1-percent“ column_padding_tablet=“inherit“ column_padding_phone=“inherit“ column_padding_position=“all“ column_element_direction_desktop=“default“ column_element_spacing=“default“ desktop_text_alignment=“default“ tablet_text_alignment=“default“ phone_text_alignment=“default“ background_color_opacity=“1″ background_hover_color_opacity=“1″ column_backdrop_filter=“none“ column_shadow=“none“ column_border_radius=“none“ column_link_target=“_self“ column_position=“default“ gradient_direction=“left_to_right“ overlay_strength=“0.3″ width=“1\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=“default“ animation_type=“default“ bg_image_animation=“none“ border_type=“simple“ column_border_width=“none“ column_border_style=“solid“][vc_column_text]\n

Pineapples:<\/em><\/h6>\n

Maisie buys a scratch card and pulls Isla into a game of What if<\/i>: what if they won? Their fantasies spiral \u2014 a yacht, a castle, time itself \u2014 growing more unhinged with each turn. But the dream collapses into something absurdly mundane, and achingly real. A tender, surreal meditation on capitalism, childhood fantasy, and the cost of growing up.<\/p>\n

Juices:<\/em><\/h6>\n

During a game of Alphabet<\/i> juices \u2014 apple, beetroot, caper \u2014 two best friends drift between silliness and something stranger. As they creep toward Z, Maisie begins to prod Isla\u2019s discomfort over her dad\u2019s upcoming marriage to a much younger woman. The game slowly unravels, revealing Isla\u2019s buried feelings in one final, gory twist. A surreal reflection on family, youth, and the grotesque toll of emotional repression.<\/p>\n

Apples:<\/em><\/h6>\n

Maisie and Isla play a twisted round of Guess Who?<\/i>, but the tiles are filled with men from first dates. Each flip of a tile reveals sameness, detachment, and the tired rituals of modern romance. What begins as a game slowly echoes something deeper \u2014 a surreal fatigue they can\u2019t quite name. A darkly comic portrait of love, disillusionment, and repetition.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=“padding-1-percent“ column_padding_tablet=“inherit“ column_padding_phone=“inherit“ column_padding_position=“all“ column_element_direction_desktop=“default“ column_element_spacing=“default“ desktop_text_alignment=“default“ tablet_text_alignment=“default“ phone_text_alignment=“default“ background_color_opacity=“1″ background_hover_color_opacity=“1″ column_backdrop_filter=“none“ column_shadow=“none“ column_border_radius=“none“ column_link_target=“_self“ column_position=“default“ gradient_direction=“left_to_right“ overlay_strength=“0.3″ width=“1\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=“default“ animation_type=“default“ bg_image_animation=“none“ border_type=“simple“ column_border_width=“none“ column_border_style=“solid“][image_with_animation image_url=“274″ image_size=“full“ animation_type=“entrance“ animation=“None“ animation_movement_type=“transform_y“ hover_animation=“none“ alignment=““ border_radius=“none“ box_shadow=“none“ image_loading=“default“ max_width=“100%“ max_width_mobile=“default“][divider line_type=“No Line“ custom_height=“30″][divider line_type=“No Line“ custom_height=“30″][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=“no-extra-padding“ column_padding_tablet=“inherit“ column_padding_phone=“inherit“ column_padding_position=“all“ column_element_direction_desktop=“default“ column_element_spacing=“default“ desktop_text_alignment=“default“ tablet_text_alignment=“default“ phone_text_alignment=“default“ background_color_opacity=“1″ background_hover_color_opacity=“1″ column_backdrop_filter=“none“ column_shadow=“none“ column_border_radius=“none“ column_link_target=“_self“ column_position=“default“ gradient_direction=“left_to_right“ overlay_strength=“0.3″ width=“1\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=“default“ animation_type=“default“ bg_image_animation=“none“ border_type=“simple“ column_border_width=“none“ column_border_style=“solid“ column_padding_type=“default“ gradient_type=“default“][vc_column_text css=“.vc_custom_1765133922616{border-top-width: 2px !important;border-right-width: 2px !important;border-bottom-width: 2px !important;border-left-width: 2px !important;padding-top: 40px !important;padding-right: 40px !important;padding-bottom: 40px !important;padding-left: 40px !important;border-left-color: #ffdc53 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-right-color: #ffdc53 !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-top-color: #ffdc53 !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-bottom-color: #ffdc53 !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;}“]Festival selections<\/strong><\/span>
\n<\/span>\u010cesk\u00e9 vize<\/strong> – Official selection 2025
\nAesthetica Short Film Festival\u00a0<\/b>– Official selection 2025[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=“.vc_custom_1765133841065{border-top-width: 2px !important;border-right-width: 2px !important;border-bottom-width: 2px !important;border-left-width: 2px !important;padding-top: 40px !important;padding-right: 40px !important;padding-bottom: 40px !important;padding-left: 40px !important;border-left-color: #ffdc53 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-right-color: #ffdc53 !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-top-color: #ffdc53 !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-bottom-color: #ffdc53 !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;}“]\n

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