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

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ECO GREEN FILM COMPETITION

ECO 2 Liquid Motion

Water! The eternal cycle, and not just for salmon! A virus is turning humans into octopuses, Tanzania longs for rain and a feast is prepared in India in spite of a local fish shortage. Caterpillars scale palm trees, plastic is omnipresent, of course, and as the oil level rises an automatic voice on the hotline intones: "We will be with you in a moment."

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

06.11.24, 18:00h, ACUDkino

08.11.24, 22:00h, Pfefferberg Theater

09.11.24, 20:00h, Kino & Bar in der Königstadt

Liquid Motion
7 films
On Hold

On Hold

Delia Hess // Switzerland // 2024 // 07:11 min

Animation, Experimental

A young woman trying to reach a telephone hotline is stuck on hold. "We will be with you in a moment." Meanwhile, the water level is rising and city life is becoming sarcastically absurd.

Katope

Katope

Walt Mzengi Corey // Tanzania // 2023 // 13:31 min

Documentary, Live Action

Ever since the child was born, its people have suffered from uninterrupted drought. A rainbird appears and sends it on a journey, to reveal the secret of its origin and summon water from the sky.

Wild Summon

Wild Summon

Saul Freed / Karni Arieli // United Kingdom // 2023 // 14:39 min

Animation, Documentary

The dramatic story of the life cycle of a salmon – in human form! From river to ocean and back again. [Content Note: Death or Dying]

Mega Foundry

Mega Foundry

Yixin Zhang // China // 2024 // 10:24 min

Documentary, Experimental

Plastic, plastic, everywhere, and it just keeps growing and accumulating: on the symbiotic relationship between humans and the products they produce on a superabundant scale.

Autophagy

Autophagy

Edie Lawrence // England // 2024 // 11:04 min

Animation

A virus is turning the inhabitants of a coastal city into octopuses. The options are limited: either buy expensive medication or drink contaminated water and risk social exclusion. [Content Note: Body Horror]

Virundhu

Virundhu

The Feast

Rishi Chandna // India // 2023 // 25:00 min

Documentary, Live Action

A woman wishes to make a large meal but none of the local fisherfolk are able to catch enough fish. To save her dying sea, she organises a feast for an influential politician, where she serves him an unforgettable dish.

Rise Age

Rise Age

Tatjana Theuer // Germany // 2024 // 04:42 min

Animation

Caterpillars climb over palm trees, parasols and walls. The sea level rises, and so does the wind. The whole environment is becoming more and more unstable.