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

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

From the playlists of a Somali girl growing up in England to the manifestation of monsters as a way to visualise feelings that are usually kept under a tight lid these films find wildly creative ways to express and represent the struggles and journeys of young people. Mythical Indigenous environmental warriors in north-west Canana, stream of consciusness in Ireland and the strength and comfort to be found in the microscopic and magical universes right under our very noses.

Topics: Growing up in a migrant family, music, tradition, religion, Islam, mourning, conflict, insight, resolution, identity, performance pressure, racism, internalised racism, anxiety, body horror, solidarity, colonialism, overconsumption, environmentalism, indigenous culture and knowledge, gender fluidity, activism, mythology, self-reflection, stream of conciousness, domestic violence, overcoming trauma, coping strategies, microorganisms, curiosity, wonder, research

Subjects: English, Ethics, Social Studies, Art, General Studies

04.11.24, 10:00h, City Kino Wedding

05.11.24, 12:00h, Filmtheater am Friedrichshain Kino 1

07.11.24, 10:30h, Filmtheater am Friedrichshain Kino 5

What's up? Sprachprogramm Englisch ab 14
What's up? Sprachprogramm Englisch ab 14

This program is sponsored by Cornelsen

5 films
Muna

Muna

Warda Mohamed // United Kingdom // 2023 // 18:58 min

Live Action

Muna, a British-Somali teenager, is really looking forward to the school trip and her friends have tasked her with compiling the greatest playlist of all time. But when Muna’s grandfather in Somalia dies, a confusing mourning period begins for a man she never really knew.

Shé

Shé

Renee Zhan // England // 2023 // 15:00 min

Live Action

Fei, a 16-year-old British-Chinese girl, is the top violinist in an elite London youth orchestra. When another Chinese violinist arrives to challenge her place in the orchestra, Fei’s anxieties and internalized racism grow to take monstrous physical form.

Inkwo For When The Starving Return

Inkwo For When The Starving Return

Amanda Strong // Canada // 2024 // 18:00 min

Animation

Set in the future, in Canada’s Northwest Territories. Dove, a gender-shifting warrior, uses their Indigenous medicine (Inkwo) to protect their community from an unburied swarm of terrifying creatures. Those that consume the earth with greed will have to fight those that protect the earth.

The Un-Chaotic Cabinet That Wishes for Me to Sleep

The Un-Chaotic Cabinet That Wishes for Me to Sleep

Cillian Green // Ireland // 2023 // 07:25 min

Animation

A young man in Dublin undergoes a crisis of meaning, speaks with flies and pedals through his confused mental world in search of clarity and a moment of calm.

A Body Called Life

A Body Called Life

Spencer MacDonald // Poland, Switzerland, United States // 2024 // 14:51 min

Documentary

When everything becomes too much for James, he prefers to hide at home and observe microorganisms through his microscope. The resilience of these tiny creatures gives him the strength to get through everyday life. [Content Note: Abuse]