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

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INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION

IC 04 Lift yourself up to not fall

Things get uncomfortable in this program, where certain stories are treated as taboo. We see individuals empowering and liberating themselves – from their bodies, their families and the constraints of society. When a head of cauliflower awakes first desire, a mother wishes to remain forever silent and religious concerns collide in the burning sky – then it's high time to hit the sauna or dance atop a crane.

Triggerwarning: explicit depiction or mention of physical, emotional or sexual violence

17.11.22, 17:00h, Pfefferberg Theater

18.11.22, 18:00h, Zeiss-Großplanetarium Kino

20.11.22, 15:30h, Rollberg Kino

Lift yourself up to not fall
8 films
Warsha

Warsha

Dania Bdeir // France, Lebanon // 2021 // 15:42 min

Live Action

Warsha follows Mohammad, a Syrian migrant working as a crane operator in Beirut. One morning he volunteers to take on one of the tallest and notoriously most dangerous cranes. Away from everyone's eyes, he is able to live out his secret passion and find freedom.

Babičino seksualno življenje

Babičino seksualno življenje

Granny's Sexual Life

Émilie Pigeard / Urška Djukić // Slovenia, France // 2021 // 13:00 min

Animation, Documentary

Four older women reflect on their young years and how different relationships between men and women were back then. Their memories of their intimate lives illustrate the position of Slovenian women in the first half of the 20th century.

Céu de agosto

Céu de agosto

August Sky

Jasmin Tenucci // Iceland, Brazil // 2021 // 16:17 min

Live Action

While wildfires rage in the Amazon basin hundreds of kilometres away, young nurse Lucia begins to doubt her pregnancy. A favour for her ill grandmother takes her to a church, and to a charismatic young female minister.

Still Life

Still Life

Diana Ali Chire // United States // 2021 // 04:04 min

Experimental, Live Action

Inspired by the lives of forgotten Black female muses depicted in the masterpieces of the 18th and 19th centuries, historical paintings and voices decrying exclusion are blended into a tableau vivant. An ode to the Black woman and her voice.

Maman, il a quoi le chien ?

Maman, il a quoi le chien ?

Mom, what’s up with the dog?

Lola Lefèvre // France // 2021 // 07:09 min

Animation

Gwen just turned 11. As she discovers her sexuality, she catches her dog laughing.

Bevisbyrden

Bevisbyrden

Burden of proof

Ivar Aase // Norway // 2021 // 09:00 min

Experimental, Live Action

Anna runs into her ex-boyfriend on a little pedestrian bridge. Between hurried passers-by, she attempts to explain to him what he did to her. Alas, it's her word against his.

Snjeguljica

Snjeguljica

Snow White

Lana Barić // Croatia // 2022 // 14:41 min

Live Action

Željka is a 40-year-old woman, living a quiet life in an isolated village. An unexpected visit takes her back to the past, shaking up her daily routine.

Sauna

Sauna

Lara Perren / Anna Lena Spring // Switzerland // 2021 // 04:19 min

Animation

Ava enters the sauna for the first time. She is overwhelmed by the nudity, her thoughts and the physical sensations. The other guests go about their routines. With the rising heat Ava starts to relax. Finally, she melts away and dissolves into complete ecstasy.