INTERFILM 41 International Short Film Festival Berlin
4 - 9 November 2025

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GERMAN COMPETITION

GC 02 Closest Strangers

Quite often, not much separates the familiar and the strange: When does the strange become familiar, and how do we become closer, more familiar with the foreign or strange? Sometimes the strange is closer to us than we believe: Mythical creatures take us out into Afro-futuristic space, and an estranged mother and daughter may yet find their way back to one another. Bizarre body standards expose rigid obedience, and a giggling bunny experiences a destructive cycle of externally imposed violence. A telephone call with an estranged father and a country left behind attempts to bridge the gap between generations and values, and, in spite of two twin brothers' closeness, some dreams remain unspoken and distant.

The films in German Competition will be shown in their original language with English and German subtitles.

06.11.25, 11:00h, Kino & Bar in der Königstadt (Accreditation Only)

06.11.25, 19:30h, Pfefferberg Theater

07.11.25, 21:30h, City Kino Wedding

08.11.25, 20:30h, Cinestar Kino in der KulturBrauerei

Nahe Fremde
6 films
STARS

STARS

STARS

STARS Collective / Mojisola Adebayo // Germany, United Kingdom // 2025 // 07:00 min

Animation, Live Action

Nommo are extra-terrestrial Afro-hermaphroditic anthro-amphibian migrants. Who travel through space and time. An Afro-futuristic space odyssey replete with poetry and dance.

Mama Micra

Mama Micra

Mama Micra

Rebecca Blöcher // Germany // 2024 // 24:00 min

Animation, Documentary

A mother chooses an unconventional life: in palaces, under bridges and over ten years in a small car. When it falls apart, mother and daughter find their way to one another.

[Content Note: Mental illness]

Obey, Obey

Obey, Obey

Akira Kawasaki // Germany // 2025 // 03:56 min

Animation, Documentary

An ironic tutorial for everyone meticulously seeking to master the look of obedient Japanese schoolchildren.

[Content Note: Oppression]

Cycle of Violence: Puppy Please!

Cycle of Violence: Puppy Please!

Cycle of Violence: Puppy Please!

Felicia Bergström // Germany // 2024 // 06:06 min

Animation

Giggling, Bunny hops over hills of pink cotton and attempts to bewitch us. A cycle of playful tenderness and violent destruction begins.

[Content Note: Abuse, Body Horror, Mental illness, Self-harm, Psychological Violence]

Pamyatnik

Pamyatnik

Monument

Maksim Avdeev // Germany // 2024 // 14:45 min

Documentary

For the first time in a long while, queer migrant Maksim calls their father. In spite of fond childhood memories, their conflicting convictions and realities collide.

[Content Note: Homophobia and heterosexism, Oppression]

خَائِنَةَ الْأَعْيُنِ

خَائِنَةَ الْأَعْيُنِ

My Brother, My Brother

Abdelrahman Dnewar / Saad Dnewar // France, Egypt, Germany // 2025 // 14:57 min

Animation

The shared story of identical twin brothers Omar and Wesam unfolds in two perspectives – from coalescing in their mother's womb to painful loss.

[Content Note: Death or dying]