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

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GC GERMAN COMPETITION

GC 03 Shifting Realities

Eternal life, sex without regret, farewells, loyal companions: in this program, the characters escape something – death, loneliness, conspiracies, suffocating love, sickness or fear. These moments of escape have the potential to open up previously unknown levels of reality and to divide life into a "before" and "after". These films grapple with nothing less than the possibility of utopia, knowledge and genuine encounters.

15.11.23, 20:00h, Cinestar Kino in der KulturBrauerei

17.11.23, 20:30h, Zeiss-Großplanetarium Kino

18.11.23, 14:30h, Pfefferberg Theater

Shifting Realities
6 films
Vom Duft der Roten Beete und den Menschen, die ewig leben

Vom Duft der Roten Beete und den Menschen, die ewig leben

The Scent of Beetroot and the People Who Live Forever

Petra Stipetić / Maren Wiese // Germany // 2023 // 12:30 min

Animation, Documentary

Red beets as the key to immortality? Centuries later the discoverer of this secret has morphed into a giant moustachioed heart and immortality is spreading like a virus: death is now not only avoidable, it's impossible.

Wegen Hegel

Wegen Hegel

Because of Hegel

Popo Fan // Germany // 2022 // 14:19 min

Live Action

Hegel spoils a hook-up. Philosophy student Ping moved to Germany in the middle of the Covid-19 lockdown. He meets someone online and pays them a visit. An epiphany and an unknown liquid add up to a special evening.

Forewarned

Forewarned

Wilfredo Casas // Germany // 2023 // 07:03 min

Live Action

On his way home from a grinding day at the office, a stranger on a train platform warns Thomas in sign language that someone will soon try to trick him into handing over sensitive work-related data. Conspiracy or truth?

There Is No End to This Story

There Is No End to This Story

Cosima Frei // Germany, Switzerland // 2023 // 17:34 min

Live Action

What to do after a separation, before moving to a new city? Mena strolls around her Berlin hood one last time. Phone shop clerks and florists become conversation partners, offering relationship tips and worldly wisdom.

Über Leben

Über Leben

About Living

Melanie Jilg // Germany // 2023 // 15:18 min

Animation, Experimental

Fear paralyses, fear unsettles, fear wrenches, fear intimidates, fear isolates, since no one notices it. And still, fear can move, it can give way and transform itself. Or, as we know too well, it can remain. [CW: Suizidgedanken]

Rider 2

Rider 2

Anna Ilin // Germany // 2022 // 14:40 min

Live Action, Commercial Work

Freedom, fetish … love? Bea has a special relationship to her Golf Cabrio. When a couple teens spray-paint penises on her car, she has to get out of the city. The open road brings peace of mind and unexpected encounters.