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

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THEME: GHOSTS OF EUROPE

EU 03 United in Diversity?

Diversity remains a timely topic, and the political sphere has also adopted (or co-opted) the term and the accompanying set of issues where it can. The European motto "United in Diversity" is gaining renewed relevance. However, though a buzzword may become omnipresent, it doesn't necessarily mean anything is changing. A motto is all well and good in the end, but is the promise it implies being put into practice too? With its program, the Brussels-based short film festival asks precisely this uncomfortable question, adding a much-deserved question mark to the European motto.

Curated by Brussels Short Film Festival.

Triggerwarning: homophobia, racism, xenophobia

18.11.22, 17:30h, Colosseum 2

19.11.22, 20:30h, Rollberg Kino

United in Diversity?
United in Diversity?

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5 films
Uno

Uno

One

Javier Marco Rico // Spain // 2018 // 10:00 min

Live Action

Far out at sea, a cell phone floating inside an air-tight bag starts to ring. Seamen take it on board and talk with a mother.

Heimat

Heimat

SAMUEL PEETERS // Belgium // 2016 // 14:12 min

Documentary

These living rooms are ruled by canaries, prejudice and populism.

Vliegende Ratten

Vliegende Ratten

Flying rats

Emiel Sandtke // Belgium, Netherlands // 2016 // 18:20 min

Live Action

Nadir and Kian’s friendship is put to the test when Nadir’s family is deported.

Leavers

Leavers

Kezia Zurbrügg // Switzerland // 2020 // 18:33 min

Documentary

The setting: Dover, on 31 January 2020. A man goes out to walk his dog, a lorry drives past, Great Britain leaves the EU at 11 pm. A film about the difficulty of perceiving political processes and their significance when one is preoccupied with everyday life.

Le Dragon à Deux Têtes

Le Dragon à Deux Têtes

The Dragon with Two Heads

Páris Cannes // Belgium // 2019 // 20:00 min

Live Action

Two twin brothers from Brazil flee to Europe to escape the homophobia seething in their native country under an ascendent Jair Bolsonaro. While one brother possesses an official residency permit in Brussels, the other must live like a ghost as an illegal immigrant in Berlin.