INTERFILM 39 International Short Film Festival Berlin
14 - 19 November 2023

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IC 02 Knocked Off Track

Going off course, losing their balance, finding an obstacle in their path or drifting in open water. For these characters, the world seems like it's been turned upside down – shaken, they attempt to find their own place in the natural cycle of life, amid power struggles, dolphin sightings and recycling. As arbitrary and unfair as everything is, sometimes their efforts pay off – and sometimes they sink.

15.11.23, 22:00h, Pfefferberg Theater

18.11.23, 18:00h, Zeiss-Großplanetarium Kino

19.11.23, 21:00h, Unterfilm Clubkino

Knocked Off Track
6 films
Lobos

Lobos

Wolves

Andrés Mossos // Colombia // 2022 // 15:09 min

Live Action

How do you go about fulfilling your dreams when the future seems hopeless? Pollo gets a gun and wants to pose with it – who can blame him? Should he have known that it's supposed to bring bad luck? [CW: physical violence, death]

Ressources Humaines

Ressources Humaines

Human Ressources

Isaac Wenzek / Trinidad Plass Caussade / Titouan Tillier // France // 2023 // 03:30 min

Animation

Seriously, who came up with the brilliant idea for "human resources"? At least it's smart to give 21st-century workers titles that reflect their real treatment under capitalism. This French film takes the term literally.

Drijf

Drijf

Drive

Levi Stoops // Belgium // 2023 // 14:59 min

Animation

Jeremy and Aurora are drifting aimlessly at sea and fighting to survive amid a fair amount of blood and gore. Both are gravely impacted by the experience – though in different ways.

Glxivar

Glxivar

Handstand

Ovsanna Shekoyan // Armenia // 2021 // 15:12 min

Live Action

A child collapses during gym class, then subsequently loses consciousness. Everything has to go quickly: to the hospital as fast as possible. As the ambulance races, there's no time for a breather. What happened? [CW: death]

Takanakuy

Takanakuy

Gustavo Vokos // Brazil, Peru // 2022 // 18:25 min

Live Action

Deep in the Peruvian Andes, thousands of individuals come together to solve their problems in violent one-on-one show-downs. This is meant to restore social equilibrium. What twists of fate have brought a father here? [CW: animal cruelty, physical violence, homophobia]

Sparare Alle Angurie

Sparare Alle Angurie

Shooting Watermelons

Antonio Donato // Italy, England // 2023 // 19:56 min

Live Action

Sardinia in pastels, rigid camera angles and the occasional zoom: a certain aesthetic influence on Antonio Donato's creative process is unmistakeable. But the idol could learn a thing or two about depth from the admirer.