36th International Short Film Festival Berlin 2020
11 November - 13 December 2020

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DOC 02 Body Politics

The women’s bodies belong to the men, whose own bodies belong to the state, and all of them belong to commerce. Over the course of centuries, a power structure has emerged, one that assigns clear roles to every individual. In modern society, appreciation and disembodiment run on parallel tracks. The body’s kinetic energy is less needed, instead it has become a business card, a display surface for social status and a carrier of meaning in a world ruled by the image. Within processes of individuation, it is at once an instrument for protest and the expression of a rejection of this status quo.

23.11.20, 00:00h, online: interfilm.de/sooner (Nov 23 - 29)

Body Politics
Body Politics

Program sponsor

taz is program sponsor of the program.

10 films
Anna Konda - Female Fight Club Berlin

Anna Konda - Female Fight Club Berlin

Till Gerstenberger // Germany // 2019 // 11:00 min

Documentary

Anna Konda is a specialist for a somewhat different type of assignment in the underground world of the capital city.

Waves

Waves

Jessie Ayles // England, South Africa // 2019 // 04:30 min

Documentary, Experimental

The waves carry them out, far away from the city, whose narrow alleyways have become a life-threatening labyrinth.

Der Schornsteinsegler

Der Schornsteinsegler

The Chimney Swift

Frédéric Schuld // Germany // 2020 // 05:00 min

Animation, Documentary

In the 19th century, children were forced to work as chimney sweeps. A report, written by a man who was once such a child before becoming an instructor, sheds light on the daily grind of a British chimney swift.

Dafa Metti

Dafa Metti

Difficult

Tal Amiran // England // 2019 // 14:36 min

Documentary

In the shadow of Paris' glittering Eiffel Tower, illegal Senegalese migrants sell souvenirs of the monument to support their families back home. Hounded by the police, each day is a struggle.

All Her Dying Lovers

All Her Dying Lovers

Anna Benner / Eluned Zoe Aiano // Czech Republic, Germany // 2020 // 05:33 min

Animation, Documentary

What started as a rumour from World War Two ended up in the press half a century later: a story involving a nurse, Nazis, seduction and syphilis.

Diana - The Only Female Professional Boxer in Uganda

Diana - The Only Female Professional Boxer in Uganda

Adam Anthony // Australia, Uganda // 2020 // 04:53 min

Documentary

Diana is the only female boxer in Uganda. Shortly before the Olympic Games she was disqualified because of her gender - yet she refuses to give up.

Carne

Carne

Flesh

Camila Kater // Spain, Brazil // 2019 // 12:12 min

Animation, Documentary

Rare, medium rare, medium, medium well and well done: five women share intimate and personal stories related to the body, spanning from childhood to advanced age.

Kachalka

Kachalka

Gar O'Rourke // Ukraine, Ireland // 2019 // 09:20 min

Documentary

A journey to the heart of a place considered the toughest fitness studio in the world: Kachalka, Kiev’s massive outdoor gymnasium. No matter the weather, you’ll find people welding and working out here.

Just a Guy

Just a Guy

Shoko Hara // Germany // 2020 // 15:00 min

Animation, Documentary

A serial killer and his groupies: three women offer insight into their affection for, attraction to and relationships with Richard Ramirez, who raped and murdered at least 11 women in 1980s California.

Proteste!

Proteste!

Protest!

Sophie Le Hire // France, Senegal // 2019 // 06:40 min

Animation, Documentary, Experimental

Road workers’ monotonous movements morph through rhythmic krumping into a symbol of the daily struggle for survival in Dakar, a city that devours the bodies of those that exhaust themselves within.