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

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TS 03 What's up? English Language Program 14+

Among DVDs in the USA, records in the UK, a swimming pool in Australia, rugby in Canada and even to outer space, these teenagers all want one thing: to belong. Community can be found in many places: whether in a record shop, at a house party or on the internet. These films show curious and loyal young people searching for their place in the world

Topics: Post-migration, music, grief, conflict, insight, processing, identity, queerness, community, parties, mental illness, debt, parentification, gender identities, conspiracy theories, science, space, internet trolls, friendship, love, family, beauty ideals, menstruation, self-perception, loyalty, toxic masculinity, sexual consent, alcohol, feminism 

School subjects: English, music, social studies, ethics, art

03.11.25, 10:00h, City Kino Wedding

04.11.25, 14:00h, Filmtheater am Friedrichshain Saal 1

06.11.25, 14:00h, Filmtheater am Friedrichshain Saal 1

What's up? Sprachprogramm Englisch ab 14
5 films
1 UP

1 UP

Greg Francis // United Kingdom // 2023 // 16:18 min

Live Action

Andrew has lost his father and now has to cope with his own grief, that of his mum, and exam stress at school. He finds refuge in the family's collection of reggae, ska, and dub records.

Hairy Legs

Hairy Legs

Hairy Legs

Andrea Dorfman // Canada // 2024 // 16:56 min

Animation

One day a girl is happy with her hairy legs, and the next she is suddenly supposed to shave them off. She doesn't want to. Does that make her a feminist, a hippie, or a rugby player? The filmmaker’s own perspective from when she was a young teen, in a small yet life-changing act of rebellion on the road to womanhood and feminism.

Notes From Planet Three

Notes From Planet Three

Simon Ellis // United Kingdom // 2025 // 14:05 min

Documentary

A boy lovingly explains our solar system to his two-year-old sister. And the two of them clearly know much more about it than many an internet troll spreading half-baked knowledge.

We are Kings

We are Kings

Frank Sun // United States // 2024 // 12:16 min

Live Action

Two immigrant teenagers, Lin and Walid, sneak into Lin’s mother’s Chinese restaurant to pirate DVDs they can sell at school. But when Lin’s high school crush, Amber, unexpectedly walks in, the afternoon veers from a harmless hustle into a moral dilemma. 

Howl

Howl

Domini Marshall // Australia // 2025 // 15:56 min

Live Action

With period pains, it's not exactly easy to party hard at a house party, but a chance encounter awakens something exciting in Daisy, just when her friend Lila needs her most.