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

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GERMAN COMPETITION

GC 03 Teufelskreis

Growing up, living, dying. Hemmed in 24/7 by infomercials, online bullying, dating, self-optimisation or homesickness – is this the circle of life or just a vicious circle? Sometimes we get fed up with ourselves too, frankly, while other times its all the external obligations and injustices that won't let us be. Unrelenting and surprisingly resourceful, the protagonists in this program question old patterns. There's no escape here, no choice but to confront the demons of their own past and present – through solidarity, subversion and perpetual defiance!

Triggerwarning: ableism, bullying, displacement and refugee experiences, eating disorder, emotional violence, racism, sexism

16.11.22, 20:00h, Colosseum 2

18.11.22, 20:30h, Zeiss-Großplanetarium Kino

19.11.22, 14:30h, Pfefferberg Theater

Teufelskreis
6 films
Lake of Fire

Lake of Fire

NEOZOON // Germany // 2022 // 12:00 min

Experimental

A work dealing with the religious bubble within YouTube's social network, examining the fear of death and hell as a space of eternal damnation.

Volver al Sur

Volver al Sur

Returning South

Sofía Ayala // Germany // 2022 // 14:53 min

Live Action

A daugther and son are carrying their father's corpse southwards, across the border. In spite of the risk the journey entails, they have set out to bury him in the place they once called home.

Kirschknochen

Kirschknochen

Cherry Bone

Evgenia Gostrer // Germany // 2021 // 17:35 min

Animation, Documentary

A young woman thinks back on her Jewish-Russian parents' arrival in Germany. They start a conversation. What were her parents seeking? What does the young woman wish to find, for herself?

Beben

Beben

Tremor

Rudolf Fitzgerald Leonard // Germany // 2022 // 16:16 min

Live Action

An incident occurs during a water therapy session meant to sooth Leon's chronic cramps, one that will come to radically impact all aspects of his life over time.

RIM

RIM

Hagar Faibish // Germany // 2022 // 06:44 min

Animation

A character withdraws from a dystopian world outside, before progressively becoming one with the virtual world of their television.

Fragmente einer jungen Frau

Fragmente einer jungen Frau

Fragments of a Young Woman

Romina Küper // Germany // 2021 // 10:28 min

Live Action

25-year-old Hannah, a philosophy student, has a problem: she's going round in circles. To escape a sort of inner emptiness, she meets up with men. A film about female identity and desire.