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

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GC 02 Land

Life out in the country carries associations of freedom and slowed tempos, while empty landscapes evoke a feeling of unlimited space where one could stretch out and play. Alas, the endless flatland also represents barrenness, and the gaping void implies rural exodus. Further, where time seems to have come to a standstill, old customs predominate, customs that grow all the more constricting where the prairie becomes more expansive. When cinema directs it gaze at the countryside, it is simultaneously a look back in time and an attempt to reintroduce movement to the equation.

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

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5 films
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Martin Monk // Austria, Germany // 2019 // 18:00 min

Live Action

After falling out with her mother, young Sofia hitchhikes southwards in search of the father she never had. Following the tradition of the road movie, the journey is already the destination.

Altötting

Altötting

Andreas Hykade // Portugal, Germany, Canada // 2020 // 11:22 min

Animation

In a tiny Bavarian town, in which life’s rhythms are largely governed by the Catholic faith, a boy encounters his first true love – the Virgin Mary.

Morin Khuur

Morin Khuur

The Horsehead Fiddle

Joshua Sternlicht // Germany, Mongolia // 2019 // 19:57 min

Live Action

In light of increasing drought on the Mongolian steppe, the region’s nomads are confronted with the choice between continuing their traditional way of life and resettling to the city.

In den Binsen

In den Binsen

Rushes

Clara von Arnim // Germany // 2019 // 06:05 min

Live Action

Good hunting! Dreadfully hung-over, Christoph is dragged out of bed by his mother, to a deer blind, on the day he’d planned to make his big revelation.

For Reasons Unknown

For Reasons Unknown

Tom Otte // Germany // 2020 // 16:00 min

Live Action

A dark forest, a bulky cadaver and an invisible figure. This reserved genre mix knows how to cover its tracks.