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This
has undoubtably been the year of the short shorts. For
better or worse, we've seen more thigh this summer,
male and female alike, than we may have cared for. Summer
may be waning, but we invite you to one more outing
of the short shorts. In Terrassa. |
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No,
we haven't gone mad. Terrassa - famed for such
notable things like having the world's highest
chimney with an external spiral staircase, strange
signs, and vying with Santako
for bakala chav capital honours - is also home to the
Festival Baumann of shorts.
For an eighth season, Baumann is bringing us the best of young Spanish filmmakers.
And if you've sat through the cringe-worthy creative
efforts of one too many aspiring Fellini, then take
relief in the maximum length of 30 minutes, with some
flicks as short as one minute (your daisy dukes of the
cineshort!). |
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In
addition to the mandatory screenings, there are
also soundtrack competitions, "visualjam"
sessions and a handful of parties. And, this being
Terrassa, there's always that '90s time capsule,
Pont
Aeri. Guys are recommended to leave their
shorts knee-length for this latter option.
Festival
Baumann - September 16-27
40 mins by FGC to Terrassa, every 12 mins.
Nit Bus N60 every :21 on the hour, 40 mins
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COMMENT
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AAl |
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TODAY'S EVENT PICKS |
Live music, welcome cocktail and all the rest we've come to expect.
VISIT UP at Hotel Pulitzer, 6th Floor, Bergara 8, 19 - 22h. Free with
invite. |
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An iraqi writer and poet in exile returns to his city in About Bagdad.
Film season La guerra en directo, Centre d'Art Santa Monica, La
Rambla 7, 20h. Free. |
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The VII Festival Asia opens tonight with acclaimed choreographer and
director Akram Khan and the Chinese National Ballet. Bahok, Mercat de
las Flors, 21h. EUR 22. |
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Free-jazz, poetic experimentation and other avantgarde oddities. Laia
Cagigal and The Sweet Cut in Caprichos del Apolo. La [2], Nou de la
Rambla 113, 21h. EUR 8-10. | |
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