34th International Short Film Festival Berlin 2018
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German Competition

GC 03 Weltschmerz & Zeitgeist

What do pictures mean to us nowadays? They have become shorter lived in the digitalized world, being edited or deleted by a simple click of the mouse or tap of the finger. You could take a pessimistic view and claim people are becoming dumber due to technology, or you could call it a revival of the nostalgia surrounding pictures with a love of detail. Despite the ephemeral nature of pictures, they can still be used to tell stories when words fail us.

22.11.18, 19:00h, Babylon 2

23.11.18, 17:00h, ACUD Kino

25.11.18, 19:30h, Babylon 1

Weltschmerz & Zeitgeist
6 films
Call of Comfort

Call of Comfort

Brenda Lien // Germany // 2018 // 08:50 min

Experimental, Live Action

ASMR videos for the audience in a comfortable screening room of a movie theater. But then all of a sudden there’s hot wax.

Neko No Hi

Neko No Hi

Cat Days

Jon Frickey // Germany, Japan // 2018 // 11:09 min

Animation

The little Jiro suffers from cat fever. The doctor prescribes a session of identity therapy.

Die Schläferin

Die Schläferin

The Sleeper

Alexandra Gerbaulet / Mirko Winkel // Germany // 2018 // 16:30 min

Documentary, Experimental

A deserted apartment and the story of two women who inconspicuously live together with their husbands...

Mascarpone

Mascarpone

Jonas Riemer // Germany // 2018 // 14:00 min

Animation, Live Action

A A film projectionist suddenly finds himself in the plot of a film and he needs to confront a gangster in a cardboard world.

Die Übergabe

Die Übergabe

The Handover

Leonhard Hofmann // Germany // 2018 // 13:00 min

Live Action

A boy waits for his mother to pick him up. His new pets do nothing to change the fact that his parents are separated.

32-Rbit

32-Rbit

Victor Orozco Ramirez // Germany, Mexico // 2018 // 07:45 min

Animation, Documentary

The narrator philosophizes about the Internet while viewing a number of animated scenes in which people commit suicide.