INTERFILM 40 International Short Film Festival Berlin
5 - 10 November 2024

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DOC 01 Skin in the Game

If we wish to change the world, then it's never just for ourselves, or all on our own. Humans must join forces to fight oppression. Essential in this regard: solidarity – from people, cultures, myths or stories. For a spontaneous utopia under occupation. For an Iranian woman who casts off her hijab, upsetting family dynamics. For the queer club community that strives to be there for one another in the wake of the Covid crisis. For the activist who's had enough of listening to the lip service of Western cultural institutions and resolves to bring stolen artworks back home where they belong.

All films will be shown in their original language with English subtitles.

06.11.24, 20:00h, Kino & Bar in der Königstadt

08.11.24, 20:00h, Cinestar Kino in der KulturBrauerei

10.11.24, 20:30h, SİNEMA TRANSTOPIA

Skin in the Game
4 films
‫فجأة‬ ‫قناة‬

‫فجأة‬ ‫قناة‬

Suddenly TV

Roopa Gogineni // Qatar, Sudan // 2022 // 18:41 min

Documentary

A peaceful protest in Sudan is put down. A group of young men construct a makeshift camera and microphone out of paper and plastic in order to capture the voices of the revolutionaries.

خونه

خونه

A Move

Elahe Esmaili // Iran, England // 2024 // 20:00 min

Documentary

Elahe returns to her hometown in Mashhad, Iran, to help her parents move to a new place after 40 years. Touched by the "Woman, Life, Freedom" movement, she longs to alter more than just the four walls that surround her.

I Don’t Want to Be Just a Memory

I Don’t Want to Be Just a Memory

Sarnt Utamachote // Germany // 2024 // 19:56 min

Documentary

Queer voices speak of Berlin loneliness during the pandemic and the loss of friends in the club scene due to drug overdoses. Their intimate accounts are accompanied by psychedelic pictures of plants and mushrooms. [Content Note: Death or dying]

The Story of Ne Kuko

The Story of Ne Kuko

Festus Toll // Netherlands // 2023 // 25:00 min

Documentary

The voice of tribal chieftain Ne Kuko brings the stolen Nkisi statue to life. It guides activist Mwazulu Diyabanza on his mission to liberate African objects from their colonial prisons (aka museums) and bring them home.