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

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TS 05 Quoi de Neuf? French Language Program 14+

What do France, Canada and Belgium have in common? The French language! Although the dialects may differ, these films share the power of community. Dance battles, activism in community gardens and quirky family dramas come together in a programme about friendship, solidarity and self-empowerment that comforts and inspires.

Topics: Shame, migration, poetry, dreams, apartment hunting, family, assault, violence, anti-queer discrimination, queer joy, transgender identity, waste, capitalism critique, activism, collectives, food, young motherhood, dance, self-empowerment

School subjects: French, ethics, politics, economics, sports

07.11.25, 10:30h, Filmtheater am Friedrichshain Saal 5

Quoi de Neuf? Sprachprogramm Französisch ab 14
5 films
La Tête ailleurs

La Tête ailleurs

Lost in Thought

Madalena Valencia // France // 2024 // 20:00 min

Live Action

Christiana has recently arrived in a class for foreign pupils; Amir will soon join a regular class at the same school. Their paths cross where language is learned, between French society and that of its new arrivals. Both are trying to find their place.

La Mort du Petit Cheval

La Mort du Petit Cheval

To Beat a Dead Horse

Gabrielle Selnet // France // 2023 // 04:10 min

Animation

Thrown out of her mother's place. Barefoot Gab tries to find a flat in the chaotic Parisian streets, and perhaps just some sort of greater hold on life as well.

[Content Note: Sexual assault]

Anyway, j'pisse assis

Anyway, j'pisse assis

Zak Slattery // Quebec // 2025 // 12:54 min

Live Action

Three friends embark on a journey back to their hometown while Sasha, recovering from his gender-affirming surgery, dreams of swimming shirtless at his childhood beach.

Plat de résistance

Plat de résistance

Zinia Scorier / Marie Royer // Belgium // 2024 // 12:07 min

Animation

Food is political! A group of French activists is experienced in dumpster-diving, using waste bins and a communal garden to create good food for everyone. Even things that are too spoiled to be eaten are cleverly replanted to grow again. So why is this practice illegal in so many countries?

Pippa et Léo

Pippa et Léo

Abeille Tard // Quebec // 2025 // 19:23 min

Live Action

Pippa lives in a supervised group home for young mothers, as she works to prove her ability to fulfil her parental role to the authorities. One night, breaking curfew, Pippa leaves the shelter with her baby.