Berlin Beats

*Film highlights from and about Berlin

On Tuesday, 14 September 2010 at 9.30pm
Babylon at Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz

Welcome to the city of contrasts! Shorts Attack gets to the bottom of diverse Berlin realities in 9 short films: Experience the weird chaos at a late night shop, witness a ridiculous sausage hold-up, try following the historic tale surrounding the Köpenick district and expose undercover ticket inspectors. Be moved by a memorable homage to the interchange station Ostkreuz and a speedy fringe-group hymn. In addition to all that, it seems life in a high-rise can be a real endurance test, that tram-cleaning activism is enormously commendable and that the Berlin TV Tower is ready for take-off.

This program is an affectionate and colourful portrait of the capital: melancholy and humorous, peculiar and poetic, loud and lively. And naturally musical, cos Berlin Beats!

THE PROGRAM

LIFT OFF
Fabian Tischer, Germany 2009
experimental film, no dialogue

2 mins

[ TV Tower surprise ]

Berlin's iconic symbol, the Television Tower, in a daring production. It lifts off!

LADENHÜTER / SHOPKEEPER
Felix Stienz, Germany 2007
short fiction, German with English subtitles

15 mins

[ Kiosk pandemonium ]

A kiosk, its owner and the regular customers, right in the middle of Berlin. What happens when the owner goes away on holiday?

LITTLE BIG BERLIN
Philipp Beuter, Germany 2010
documentary, no dialogue

9 mins

[ Berlin panopticum ]

Berlin shown on tilt-shift technique: the city turns into living poetry.

WIE KÖPENICK ZU SEINEM NAMEN KAM / HOW KÖPENICK GOT ITS NAME
Sebastian Manger / Florian Stumpe / Moritz Degen Germany 2009
animation, German

2 mins

[ Animated legend ]

The fascinating story behind the naming of the Berlin district, Köpenick.

ILLUSION
Burhan Qurbani, Germany 2007
short fiction, German with English subtitles

9 mins

[ Ticket inspector drama ]

Lena is a ticket inspector and proud of her job. One day however, she goes too far, resulting in consequences for the city and in her everyday life.

DER FERNSEHTURM ALS FIXPUNKT
Jörn Hintzer / Datenstrudel, Germany 2008
experimental film, no dialogue

2 mins

[ Ode to the seasons ]

A poetic record of the Berlin's ultimate landmark.

FINIMONDO
Gianluca Vallero, Germany 1999
short fiction, German with English subtitles

12 mins

[ Integration comedy ]

Gino und Cosimo are bored hanging around a dull bar in an east Berlin suburb. Gino dreams of coming on to blonde women, and Cosmo wants to sink his teeth into a big, fat, juicy German ‘Wurst‘.

TROTZDEM DANKE / THANKS ANYWAY
Mischa Leinkauf / Matthias Wermke, Germany 2006
documentary, German

7 mins

[ Berliner attitude ]

Merely armed with one pail of water, the filmmaker challenges the uptight German mentality, proving once again that Berlin may be poor but it is still damn sexy.

OSTKREUZ
Tom Kretschmer, Laura Geiger, Germany 2007, documentary, German

8 mins

[ Train station documentary ]

The railway station Ostkreuz, in Berlin, is more than 100 years old. For the first time in its history it will undergo a dramatic transformation. All that remains are memories of a time and how it used to be.

ABWÄRTS / DOWN
Gerhardt Tiez, Germany 2000, short fiction, German

6 mins

[ Neighbourhood grotesque ]

Erwin just moved into a high-rise, and the daily rides on the lift are more challenging than he expected.

BERLIN SPRICHT - A TRIBUTE TO BERLIN STREETART
Emilio Senkow, Germany 2010, documentary, no dialogue

5 mins

[ Streetart caleidoscope ]

A passionate portrait of Berlin's amazing streetart scenery.

MEINE STADT / MY CITY
VNA, Germany 2008
music video

3 mins

[ City-rap ]

Berlin is the loveliest city on Earth, regardless of stress, pollution, social extremes and yuppiedom. The VNA crew communicate their love/hate relationship with the capital in a poignantly rapped hymn.

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Ever since March 2002, interfilm Berlin has been presenting “Shorts Attack!” every month at Kino Babylon Berlin:Mitte. “Shorts Attack!” is as diverse and surprising as the short film medium itself, taking in foreign focuses, political, outrageous or seldom-seen films, film school projects, independent productions, fiction, or animation. The driving force behind the Shorts Attack vision is the intention to further establish the presence of short film in the Berlin cinema scene. The program has been met with great response by audiences and media alike.

The next attack: on Friday 23 October 2010 with "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover"

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