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

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TS 01 TeenScreen 12+

How do you really grow a pineapple or make your own zombie film? And just why is this aeroplane shaking so wildly? Armed with courage, wigs, masks and humour, the children and teenagers in this program defend their parents, themselves and their dreams. In doing so, they find creative ways to explore the world and grow, outsmarting the nasty swamp monsters along the way.

Themes: Resistance, animals, nature, growing up, cinema, zombies, family, migration, racism, loss, conflict, adventure, friendship, aeroplanes, fear of flying, curiosity, identity, society, longing, music, Mozart, family, dreams, domestic violence, alcoholism, (un)success, ambition

School subjects: Ethics, biology, music, art

03.11.25, 12:00h, Filmtheater am Friedrichshain Saal 5

04.11.25, 10:30h, Filmtheater am Friedrichshain Saal 5

07.11.25, 11:30h, Zeiss-Großplanetarium Kino

08.11.25, 12:30h, Filmtheater am Friedrichshain Saal 2

TeenScreen ab 12
7 films
Somewhere To Be

Somewhere To Be

Somewhere To Be

Christy Chan // United States // 2025 // 09:10 min

Live Action

In the scorching heat along an American highway, a gas station becomes the scene of racist hostility towards a Chinese mother and her young daughter. Through loud and stoic resistance and a little Hello Kitty currency, they don’t settle for less than what they came for.

Ananasi

Ananasi

Anna Kadykova // Sri Lanka // 2025 // 04:07 min

Animation

Did you know that from the top of a pineapple you can grow a new pineapple - and so on, forever? Funny animal friends show us how, and one important part of their instructions is dancing! Who knew? A bright and funky reflection on the infinity of nature.

Little Rebels Cinema Club

Little Rebels Cinema Club

Little Rebels Cinema Club

Khozy Rizal // Indonesia // 2024 // 17:00 min

Live Action

Doddy is 14 and wants to become a filmmaker so he and his friends recreate and shoot his favourite zombie movie scene. If only they didn‘t have to secretly use the camcorder belonging to Doddy’s moody older brother Anji.

Bike Film

Bike Film

Haley Stemmons // United States // 2024 // 05:11 min

Animation, Experimental

A few teenage friends take a short cut on their bikes while heading home from school. But what happens if you take the wrong path? You might suddenly find yourself face to face with a poetic frog and deep revelations.

Turbulence

Turbulence

Turbulence

Christopher Rutledge / Magnus Igland Møller // Denmark, United States // 2025 // 03:52 min

Animation

Flying isn't exactly pleasant when you're terrified of it. Turbulence makes it even worse. And why is everyone talking about aerodynamics now? A hilarious take on a hugely unpopular situation.

Beyond the Face

Beyond the Face

Anja Resman // Slovenia, Croatia // 2024 // 09:50 min

Animation

The curious eyes of a child notice many things; sometimes more than the world around them would like. Beautifully crafted puppet animation about feeling different and a young person's perception of the adult world.

Gyopo

Gyopo

Christina YR Lim // United States // 2024 // 18:00 min

Live Action

It must have been wonderful to be Mozart, the violin prodigy, right? In 1995, a girl in Seoul dreams of just that, but family problems that had been hidden from her until then threaten to disrupt her carefree life.