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

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SP 06 Bike Shorts – Emancipating Movement

As ingenious as it is, the bicycle is quite a simple invention – at its base, it still works exactly like it did over 150 years ago. It has left a long legacy of social disruption in its wake: from "devil's carriage" to liberator of the working class, as a women's empowerment machine, a work tool, or a vehicle for exercise, sport, everyday life and adventure. Emerging from a "velorutional" counter-culture, the poor man's "wire donkey" has become a gamechanger in Western cities in the shift to more sustainable means of personal mobility, as well as a key element of the urban lifestyle.

15.11.23, 18:30h, Unterfilm Clubkino

18.11.23, 20:30h, Pfefferberg Haus 13

Bike Shorts – Emancipating Movement
Bike Shorts – Emancipating Movement

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9 films
I Ride My Bike When the Air Is Crispy

I Ride My Bike When the Air Is Crispy

Julian Glander // United States // 2021 // 01:13 min

Non-Narrative

A dreaming figure rides a bicycle through the woods. It's an eerie autumn day – and the moon is full. Then a hungry wolf enters the scenery.

True Wheel

True Wheel

Nora Mandray // France, United States // 2015 // 08:48 min

Documentary

The female/trans/queer bicycle repair collective "Fender Bender" creates Detroit's first bike-sharing program. Their empowering community grows steadily, two wheels at a time. [CW: racism, intersectional discrimination]

Le Tour de Pants with Ali Selim

Le Tour de Pants with Ali Selim

Lewie Kloster / Noah Kloster // United States // 2019 // 03:26 min

Animation

A little bike-shop wisdom: cycling pants alone won't make you an Olympic champion. And: the best bike is one that's ridden.

Pas le temps

Pas le temps

Time's Up

Camille Lugan // France // 2022 // 13:00 min

Live Action

Bike messenger Julie's running late. She's got to make up 11 minutes to get paid her bonus. Night after night, she rushes through Paris, while her relationship to Tom suffers.

Styrofoam

Styrofoam

Noah Sheldon // China // 2018 // 04:12 min

Documentary

50 to 60 polystyrene boxes fit on her bike without tipping – a shaky affair. A look at the life of an itinerant labourer in Shanghai, who ekes out a living selling styrofoam boxes.

Phoenix

Phoenix

Florian Felix Koch // Germany // 2020 // 13:32 min

Documentary

Pro BMX rider Markus tells his story in an attempt to process a physical assault that nearly cost him his life. Alas, it also taught him what makes him happy: riding BMX bikes. [CW: childhood trauma, suicide]

Über Wasser

Über Wasser

On Solid Ground

Jela Hasler // Switzerland // 2021 // 12:15 min

Live Action

A summer day in Zürich. Bathing in the river, at work, on the bus, on the street: everywhere she goes, Eli encounters men who treat her inappropriately. [CW: sexism, intersectional discrimination]

Mountainbiker

Mountainbiker

Mathias Krebser // Germany // 2023 // 01:49 min

Non-Narrative

A narrator with a grudge against mountain-bikers goes walking in the woods. But he has a plan: a trap made of branches and tree limbs!

Fantasma Neon

Fantasma Neon

Neon Phantom

Leonardo Martinelli // Brazil // 2021 // 20:00 min

Live Action

In a Brazilian megacity, João delivers things 24/7, from food to medicine to shoes. Singing and dancing with other cyclists, he voices criticism towards his job. [CW: racism]