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

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Green Film Competition

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Best environmental film 2.000,- €
Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung e.V.

 

 

 

ENVIRONMENTAL COMPETITION

ECO 01 High and Dry

Well, guess that was it. Humankind has fought tooth and nail to repress any realisation that the path of growth and ruthless exploitation is not beneficial for the biosphere that makes our existence possible in the first place. Now, as the Anthropocene depletes the planet, countless rib-eyes are still sizzling away on the grill and no one seems to find a gasoline-fuelled run to the supermarket worth rethinking. 50 years ago, the Club of Rome presented its report on the limits of growth. The films in this program testify to how we have broadly chosen to ignore its warnings, and to how little has changed over the intervening half-century.

Triggerwarning: flicker/flashing lights

17.11.22, 20:30h, Zeiss-Großplanetarium Kino

18.11.22, 22:00h, Pfefferberg Theater

19.11.22, 18:00h, Rollberg Kino

High and Dry
7 films
Carné e s

Carné e s

Rare

Léo Deschênes // France // 2021 // 16:00 min

Live Action

Sébastien suddenly finds his life as a butcher on the line when a new law banning the sale of meat forces him to close shop. Resolving to continue his work, he sets out to open a new business in a neighbouring country.

Safe Ralph

Safe Ralph

Spencer Susser // England, United States // 2021 // 04:20 min

Animation

Ralph is a normal rabbit living a normal rabbit existence. In conversation with the Humane Society International for a documentary film production about his life, Ralph speaks about his "occupation" as a "tester" of cosmetic products. Featuring Taika Waititi as Ralph.

Aralkum

Aralkum

Mila Zhluktenko / Daniel Asadi Faezi // Germany, Uzbekistan // 2022 // 13:40 min

Documentary

The Aral See is gradually vanishing, leaving in its stead an unreal desert landscape. In a cinematic kaleidoscope, an old fisherman, musing, turns his mind to the sea a final time, to say goodbye for good to the dying body of water.

Varken

Varken

Pig

Jorn Leeuwerink // Netherlands // 2022 // 08:17 min

Animation

How long will an entire village be able to draw energy from just one source? The animal inhabitants have to realize that the pig's nose might not be the best way to get electricity after all.

To Calm the Pig Inside

To Calm the Pig Inside

Joanna Vasquez Arong // Philippines // 2020 // 18:30 min

Documentary, Experimental

In 2013, Typhoon Yolanda ravaged the Philippines, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. Accompanied by grainy black-and-white images of the wreckage, the film recalls the catastrophe, the injustices that soon occurred due to corruption and the solidarity among the have-nots.

Belle River

Belle River

Belle River

Guillaume Fournier / Samuel Matteau / Yannick Nolin // Quebec, United States, Canada // 2022 // 11:18 min

Documentary

It's 2019, and spring flooding in Mississippi is reaching record highs. In Louisiana, the residents of Pierre-Part prepare for the worst. Invoking faith and resilience are the only weapons left when faced with such uncertainty.

So weit so gut

So weit so gut

So far so good

Leon Schwitter // Switzerland // 2021 // 13:29 min

Live Action

On a hot summer day, four groups sweat it out, failing to notice that they're up to their necks in water.