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

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GC GERMAN COMPETITION

GC 02 Identities in Motion

Who am I? Who do I want to be? Where do I belong, who do I fit in with? It's not easy to find one's own identity, community or sense of home – especially for children and young people, for women, for queer, LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC individuals and all those defined as "different" by society. Those who don't correspond to default expectations, who break out and create their own identities and challenge existing norms. The protagonists of this program carve out their own paths in creative and inspiring ways, sometimes alone, sometimes with a little help from family or friends.

16.11.23, 19:30h, Pfefferberg Theater

17.11.23, 20:30h, Rollberg Kino

18.11.23, 20:00h, Cinestar Kino in der KulturBrauerei

Identities in Motion
6 films
Alles gehört zu dir

Alles gehört zu dir

Everything Is Yours

Hien Nguyen // Germany // 2022 // 12:59 min

Documentary

A very personal portrait of Yen Nguyen, who sets off from Oslo to return to her hometown of Neustrelitz. Vulnerably she examines memories from her childhood and youth, as well as her self-acceptance, identity and family.

Verrücktes Blut

Verrücktes Blut

Crazy Blood

Can Tanyol // Germany // 2023 // 18:35 min

Live Action

9-year-old Kenan is to be circumcised according to Muslim tradition. During the circumcision ceremony in Berlin-Kreuzberg, which his father Ibrahim organizes more for his own father than for Kenan, both are confronted with the question: What does it actually mean to be a man? Kenan's grandfather urges him to shoot a gun in the air. While Ibrahim argues with his father, Kenan runs away. [CW: gun]

Kolaj

Kolaj

Collage

Gülce Besen Dilek // Germany // 2023 // 08:35 min

Animation

The way in which we learn to perceive and interpret people and their facial features is also part of our adolescence. Which experiences leave traces on the face and soul? Which experiences are behind our own expressions?

Black Youth

Black Youth

Isaac Martinez // Germany // 2023 // 04:03 min

Documentary, Experimental, Commercial Work

The poetic, subjective narrative in "Black Youth" treats the discriminating hurdles that Black men must overcome in becoming adults. Surrounded by oppressive whiteness, as far as the eye can see, yet not without power.

Indigo

Indigo

Mona Okulla Obua // Germany // 2022 // 16:55 min

Experimental, Live Action

This Afro-surrealist tale of two Black German women whose paths meet through hair-braiding fuses storytelling and cineastic poetry. In the intimacy of the situation, themes like identity and spirituality find expression.

Kafana na Balkanu

Kafana na Balkanu

Balkan, Baby

Boris Gavrilović // Germany // 2023 // 18:35 min

Live Action

Vacationing Martina just wants to join German tourists and be inconspicuous. She’s annoyed when confident, non-conformist Dunja reminds her of her Yugoslav roots. At first painful, this turns out to be quite liberating.