INTERFILM 38 International Short Film Festival Berlin
15 - 20 November 2022

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IC 03 Against all that you can’t control

"Where do I belong?" is the urgent question haunting the films of this program. Here, individuals seek a sense of belonging in their home regions, or recognition in their families, or safety among strangers. Not all of them are fortunate enough to find their place in this world. The stories follow the dialectic of liberation in spite of coercion. An odd form of mould appears in a refugee home, a little boy has to dress up as a girl and a mole reflects back on days past with his grandfather.

Triggerwarning: emotional violence, racism

18.11.22, 19:30h, Pfefferberg Theater

19.11.22, 17:30h, Colosseum 2

20.11.22, 22:00h, Pfefferberg Theater

Against all that you can’t control
6 films
The Sun Sets on Beirut

The Sun Sets on Beirut

Daniela Stephan // Lebanon, England // 2022 // 17:29 min

Live Action

Twentysomething Mounia is searching for her cat on the streets of Beirut with her best friend Ghady. It's been a month since the explosion at the port – Mounia realises that the wreckage in the city symbolises her own life, and escape is now her only hope.

Aysha

Aysha

Cengiz Akaygün // Germany // 2021 // 13:00 min

Live Action

In the Syrian city of Afrin, an extremely pious woman wants to test her two daughters' religious knowledge. But Aysha rebels, refusing to take on the role her mother seeks to force on her. A conflict erupts between the two.

In The Upper Room

In The Upper Room

Alexander Gratzer // Austria, Hungary // 2022 // 08:09 min

Animation

Every season, a young mole visits his blind grandfather, who lives deep underground in a comfortably decorated burrow. As the two grow older, their relationship becomes more intense and important questions arise.

You're Not Home

You're Not Home

Derek Ugochukwu // Ireland // 2022 // 10:58 min

Live Action

When an ominous mould appears in their room, two refugee brothers seeking asylum are faced with a dark entity lurking within their residence for asylum seekers.

Petit cogneur

Petit cogneur

Little smasher

Gilles Cuvelier // France // 2022 // 13:56 min

Animation

Poetic testimony of a family crossing time and space to the rhythm of the uncontrollable crises of the youngest child.

Kakukkfióka

Kakukkfióka

Another Nest

Márk Beleznai // Hungary // 2022 // 17:17 min

Live Action

24-year-old Ádám is a weed dealer who lives in the flat of his recently deceased grandmother. His quiet, dead-end life changes when his younger half-brother suddenly appears, expressing a desire to move in temporarily.