34th International Short Film Festival Berlin 2018
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GC 02 Point of Fear

Fear is what remains when all principles of order have been exhausted. Situations in which people feel threatened are omnipresent, whether it’s the constant danger of being excluded, a proneness to crisis, or abuse of power. Fear has become one of the driving forces of society. Films mirror this loss of certitudes with radical subjectification. We are confronted by fear in its many faces with a look at the cellphone, with an unsparing point-of-view shot on the way home one night, and with an irrational feeling in a borderland area that initially seems objectively expansive.

21.11.18, 19:00h, Babylon 2

22.11.18, 21:30h, Babylon 1

24.11.18, 17:00h, ACUD Kino

Point of Fear
7 films
Angst

Angst

Fear

Raissa Sokurowa // Germany // 2018 // 13:46 min

Live Action

Since Mikail fled Chechnya for Germany, he feels like someone is always following him. He bumps into his boyfriend by chance and suspects that something bad is bound to happen.

NOSIS

NOSIS

Vincenz Neuhaus // Germany // 2018 // 08:08 min

Animation

The main character of this story seems to have only one meager problem: His nose is much too long. So the only logical thing to do is to turn the weakness into a weapon.

Nikotyna

Nikotyna

Nicotine

Ewa Wikiel // Germany // 2018 // 20:00 min

Live Action

Christmas of 1981 in Poland: 15-year-old Marta spends Christmas Eve by candlelight after martial law is declared—power outage. In the process, light is shed on several things.

Follower

Follower

Jonathan Behr // Germany // 2018 // 09:56 min

Experimental, Live Action

A young woman is looking at her cellphone while she babysits. She panics when a stranger suddenly starts following her on Instagram and posts pictures of her.

Monday - A German Love Story

Monday - A German Love Story

Sophie Linnenbaum // Germany // 2017 // 05:30 min

Live Action

Klaus has a new job. It is the best job in the world. The only problem is when his workday is over.

Augenblicke

Augenblicke

Kiana Naghshineh // Germany // 2018 // 04:00 min

Animation

On her way home one night, a woman notices a shadow behind her. We see the ensuing struggle between her and the violent man from her, his, and our perspective.

Minden Rendben

Minden Rendben

Everything Alright

Borbála Nagy // Germany // 2018 // 12:39 min

Live Action

It’s Alpar’s first day at work on the Hungarian-Serbian border. He is stationed there to prevent refugees from crossing the border, when he is suddenly confronted with the reality of border protection work on an icy day in winter.