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

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DOC 03 Of Self, Care & Work

Work-life balance, 4-day week, human resources, self-optimisation. Buzzwords, work, yawn. Tacky phrases seem to hit the bull's eye of our work (un) ethics. For we exist in the gaps between work and life, searching for our self in the spaces that open up when we consciously position ourselves to our labour, whether with devotion or rejection—or both. "Of Self, Care & Work" portrays this searching and finding in five films from the Tanzanian film scene to a Budapest grain silo, from a routine nap at work in the Philippines to the women of a Spanish fishing village.

16.11.23, 18:00h, SİNEMA TRANSTOPIA

17.11.23, 17:30h, Cinestar Kino in der KulturBrauerei

19.11.23, 20:30h, ACUD Kino

Of Self, Care & Work
5 films
Apostles of Cinema

Apostles of Cinema

Darragh Amelia / Gertrude Malizana / Jesse Gerard Mpango / Cece Mlay // Tanzania // 2023 // 16:00 min

Documentary

Three characters from the Tanzanian film scene show what really matters in cinema: passion. Frank sells films, Dj Black translates them and Rehema shows them. Between homemade film prints and temporary cinemas, a colorful picture of a lively film landscape emerges.

Budapest Silo

Budapest Silo

Zsófia Paczolay // Hungary, Netherlands, Portugal, Belgium // 0 // 24:00 min

Documentary

Aesthetic shots from a grain silo in Budapest, as the camera follows labourer József in his everyday routine.

Hondarrak

Hondarrak

In Ruins

Marta Gómez / Paula Iglesias // Spain // 2022 // 15:22 min

Documentary

Women speak of systematic exploitation: while the men go out to sea, the women stay home and repair fishing nets. A maid raises the children of others and finds herself with no time for her own.

Little to Big

Little to Big

Ellinor Hallin / Ellen Fiske // Sweden // 2022 // 19:59 min

Documentary

When children in Sweden call BRIS, it means they're experiencing an emergency – whether it is a dead pet or violent parents. Sara, Niclas and Louisa help them the best they can. [CW: Physical and sexual violence toward children]

Powernapper's Paradise

Powernapper's Paradise

Samir Arabzadeh // Sweden, Philippines // 2022 // 14:30 min

Documentary

Who hasn't dreamt of taking a powernap at work? In the Philippines it's no problem at all. Whether sales people, fast food workers or seamsters and seamstresses – everyone dozes off here briefly.