KUKI .15 Young Short Film Festival Berlin
13 - 20 November 2022

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TS 06 Girls* Riot! 16+

No taboos here! Besides experimental confrontations with menstrual pain, we see absurd arranged marriages and bizarre therapy sessions. We develop deep empathy and are struck by an all-consuming pressure to succeed. Sometimes loud, sometimes calm, dynamic and endlessly creative, the films deal with topics that the 15-19 year old curators of the Girls* Riot workshop care about.

The program premiere will be presented by the young curators on 17 November 2022 at 6pm at Pfefferberg Haus 13. This event will include interviews with filmmakers and an audience discussion.

Themes: Menstrual pain, self-expression, father-daughter relations, identity, sexism, migration, period poverty, gender equity, performance pressure, self-care, arranged marriage, child bride, societal pressure, (recounting) sexual violence

TW: blood, pain, self-harm, anxiety disorder, the slaughter of an animal, recounting of sexual abuse.
Warning for light sensitivity (flashing images)

17.11.22, 18:00h, Pfefferberg Haus 13

19.11.22, 18:30h, Unterfilm Clubkino

Girls* Riot! ab 16
6 films
Zyklus

Zyklus

Eva Matz / Jonas Schmieta // Germany // 2021 // 03:22 min

Experimental

We need to talk about blood. Since the beginning of her period, she has been plagued by severe pain, cramps and loss of conciousness. She is locked up and dominated by her pain, from which she tries to free herself.

Love, Dad

Love, Dad

Milý tati

Diana Cam Van Nguyen // Slovakia, Czech Republic // 2021 // 12:42 min

Animation, Documentary

A young woman reflects on her relationship with her father and how it might have been different had she been his son.

First Work, Then Play

First Work, Then Play

Brenda Lien // Germany // 2021 // 20:00 min

Experimental, Live Action

Maxi, a musician and producer, wrestles with herself when her creative process comes to a standstill due to internal and external pressure to perform.

Rooster

Rooster

Myo Aung // Myanmar, Taiwan // 2021 // 10:05 min

Live Action

It is an auspicious day for 12-year-old Hung Hsia‘s family, as she will soon be wed to a successful Chinese man in an arranged marriage. The ceremony takes an absurd turn when the groom is unable to attend.

Vlekkeloos

Vlekkeloos

Spotless

Emma Branderhorst // Netherlands // 2021 // 15:41 min

Live Action

Juggling finances are a part of everyday life for Ruby and her mother. While she’s good at keeping this secret from her school friends, it get harder to hide when she needs sanitary products.

Neither Seen Nor Heard

Neither Seen Nor Heard

Florence Kosky // England // 2021 // 07:34 min

Live Action

In an absurd therapy session, Alice is confronted with her painful memory of a sexual assault and society's disrespectful treatment of it.