KUKI .17 Young Short Film Festival Berlin
3 - 10 November 2024

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TeenScreen Programs for teenagers

TS 02 TeenScreen 14+

Who says teenagers don’t care? These beautifully crafted short fictions and animations that celebrate healing, empathy and solidarity were selected by our young curators during the 14+ Teenscreen workshop last summer holidays. From the breaking of traumatic cycles to the power of community, on film, in felt, neon-coloured, in oil paint and with powerful external and internal emotions, this program is as thoughtful as it is visually breathtaking.

TOPICS: Siblings, family, domestic abuse, cycle of violence, poverty, insight, healing, solidarity, activism, nonbinary and transgender rights, peergroup pressure, friendship, identity, coming of age, sexuality, WWII, antisemitism, the Holocaust, Olympics, swimming, loss, mourning, solidarity, resilience, teaching, circle of life, pets, sorrow, community, therapy, acceptance.

SUBJECTS: German, Ethics, Social Studies, Art, General Studies

06.11.24, 10:00h, City Kino Wedding

07.11.24, 10:00h, Filmtheater am Friedrichshain Kino 2

09.11.24, 15:00h, Filmtheater am Friedrichshain Kino 2

TeenScreen ab 14
7 films
Cura Sana

Cura Sana

Lucía G. Romero // Spain // 2024 // 18:09 min

Live Action

The sisters Jessica and Alma don't have it easy at home. But on one of their routine trips to the food bank on the night of the summer solstice fest known as San Juan, they begin to treat each other with love and not violence.

Pour exister

Pour exister

What it takes

Kelsi Phung / Fabien Corre // France // 2023 // 01:29 min

Animation

The vibrant plea of a generation of trans and non-binary people for the recognition of their rights.

Melodies of Barking Dogs

Melodies of Barking Dogs

Daniel HUSS // France, Germany // 2023 // 08:36 min

Live Action

A group of young male friends spend a routine evening at a villiage pub drinking and making fun of one another while old cheesy pop songs play in the background. Everything as usual. But as Toni watches an older couple dance in the course of the evening, he begins to ask himself what he really wants.

Papillon (Butterfly)

Papillon (Butterfly)

Florence Miaihe // France // 2024 // 15:00 min

Animation

A beautifully flowing and epic animation as a tribute to the Olympic swimming champion and holocaust survivor Alfred Nakache. A reflection on resilience and solidarity.

Delingha

Delingha

lu li // China // 2023 // 05:52 min

Animation

The journey of a lifetime.

I Became a Cat

I Became a Cat

Heeyoung Lee // South Korea // 2024 // 05:10 min

Animation

What happens to us when we dearly miss a loved one, even a pet? Take Haru for instance, heartbroken about the death of his cat. One day he awakes to find himself transformed into a cat. And when he looks around, he sees that he is not alone…

Mars

Mars

Abel Rubinstein // England // 2022 // 20:29 min

Live Action

Charlie is an absolutely normal teenage girl. That isn't true. Charlie isn't any more abnormal than any other teenager. Charlie is a sixteen-year-old trans girl living in Blackpool. On paper, she knows that differences are to be embraced, but in reality she only wants to fit in. Over the course of one extraordinary night, Charlie takes a significant step forward in embracing who she truly is.