KUKI .18 Young Short Film Festival Berlin
2 - 9 November 2025

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Life is full of strange twists and turns! From table tennis balls that ping and pong their way through space, to creatively improvised presentations at school, singing foxes who borrow clothes and peculiar rituals with crows. While the protagonists of these short films sometimes have to say goodbye to certain places and desires, they always find their way to themselves and the best of company.

Themes: Pranks, soccer, poverty, homelessness, gender identity, religion, tradition, role models, resistance, father figures, friendship, love, empathy, loss, grief, chosen family, table tennis, imagination, being an outsider, drama, anti-queer discrimination, acceptance

School subjects: Ethics, Art, German, Life Skills

05.11.25, 09:30h, Filmtheater am Friedrichshain Saal 1

07.11.25, 09:00h, Zeiss-Großplanetarium Kino

08.11.25, 14:30h, Filmtheater am Friedrichshain Saal 1

KUKI ab 10
6 films
Adieu Belleville

Adieu Belleville

So long Belleville

Adam Hegazy // France // 2024 // 12:46 min

Live Action

Sylla spends the Parisian summer with friends, soccer, and his bird. But when his mother can no longer pay the rent, he realises that these could be the last days in his familiar neighbourhood.

Holy Curse

Holy Curse

Holy Curse

Snigdha Kapoor // India, United States // 2024 // 15:50 min

Live Action

Radha's gender identity is questioned by close and not-so-close family members. A ritual is to be performed to exorcise a supposed curse, but Radha has the final say!

Moustache

Moustache

Idriss Nabil // Netherlands // 2024 // 19:46 min

Live Action

Coco and Dalou's friendship is put to the test as they search for a replacement father. But they know one thing for sure: he needs to be brave and funny, and most importantly, he needs to have a moustache.

Poong

Poong

Vinh Nguyen / Robin Szymczak / Laurent Rohrbasser // Switzerland // 2024 // 01:40 min

Animation, Live Action

A failed trick shot sends a ping-pong ball careening off on an unforeseen little adventure.


Cléo se fait des films

Cléo se fait des films

Loud and Cleo !

Tallulah Farquhar // Belgium // 2024 // 17:16 min

Live Action

Cleo escapes from her dreary school into a fun, colourful, and glittery fantasy world. When she realises she's not alone there, she finds particularly dramatic and creative ways to win Romy over.

Dragfox

Dragfox

Lisa Ott // United Kingdom // 2024 // 08:10 min

Animation

When a singing fox steals Sam's beloved dress one night, a revelation begins for both of them. Between drag and gender identity, they musically explore their similarities and differences.