KUKI .16 Young Short Film Festival Berlin
12 - 19 November 2023

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In the vastness of snowy mountain landscapes, wintry gardens, in the city or in the countryside: we fight for the well-being of our loved ones, go over the heads of adults and write our own stories. In the process, sometimes great mysteries stand in our way. The challenges, however, make us grow and we realise that we always achieve more as a team than alone.

Themes: Secrets, work, physical impairment, family, imagination, grandparents, animals, social cohesion, sport, siblings, adventure, dementia, identity, prejudice, school

14.11.23, 09:30h, Filmtheater am Friedrichshain Kino 2

15.11.23, 10:00h, Filmtheater am Friedrichshain Kino 2

17.11.23, 09:30h, Filmtheater am Friedrichshain Kino 1

18.11.23, 12:00h, Filmtheater am Friedrichshain Kino 1

KUKI ab 8
KUKI ab 8

KUKI 8+ Program Trailer

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6 films
Xiaohui he ta de niu

Xiaohui he ta de niu

Xiaohui and His Cows

Lao Xinying // China, United States // 2023 // 14:54 min

Live Action

Xiaohui lives with his grandfather on a farm in southwest China. When his little calf is to be sold one day, he takes every precaution not to lose his animal friend.

Magma

Magma

Luca Meisters // Netherlands // 2023 // 14:56 min

Live Action

Esra finds it hard to accept that her dad will need a wheelchair to get around from now on. While trying to make new friends at a new school, she tells a thoughtless lie. Her pain and anger start to bubble up to the surface.

Und dänn …

Und dänn …

And then...

Raphael Stalder / Leo Graf / Tanja Nuijten // Switzerland // 2022 // 02:42 min

Animation

A blue whale gone astray: first it leaps from a mountain lake, then it flies away with a hot-air balloon. And then?

Young People, Old People, & Nothing in Between

Young People, Old People, & Nothing in Between

Parida Tantiwasadakran [she/her] // Thailand // 2022 // 20:00 min

Live Action

7-year-old Juice has one mission this year: to help Grandma Lovely retain as many memories as possible in order to halt the onset of her early dementia.

Suis mes pas

Suis mes pas

Follow My Steps

Nils Balleydier // France // 2022 // 04:26 min

Animation

Playful sibling rivalry and a flock of watchful birds in the snow. Who is copying who?

Wie ein Wald

Wie ein Wald

Like a Forest

Zara Demet Altan // Germany // 2021 // 15:50 min

Live Action

Ada, Ben, Ali and their classmates feel unfairly treated at school. When their class jointly sets out to find the dog Kasimira, they form a community of solidarity that is unbeatable together.