Filme

Returning South

Sofía Ayala // Deutschland // 2022 // 14:53 min

Coming of Age, Disability, Human Rights, Identity, Migration, Thriller

A daugther and son are carrying their father's corpse southwards, across the border. In spite of the risk the journey entails, they have set out to bury him in the place they once called home.

MARINA ROGER, GAUTHIER AMMEUX, ALEXANDRE DUMEZ, VALENTINE BAILLON, BENJAMIN CHAUMENY, LEA FINUCCI // Frankreich // 2017 // 07:30 min

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A tiger and its pursuer end up in a space station, where they meet an astronaut and his goldfish. It quickly becomes apparent that weightlessness turns everything upside down.

Lucas Camps // Niederlande // 2021 // 07:54 min

Comedy, Horror

When a cinema audience starts to make fun of the film up on screen, events inside the theatre take an unexpected turn.

Dania Bdeir // Frankreich, Libanon // 2021 // 15:42 min

Choreography, Gay / Lesbians / Trans, Identity, Migration, Musical, Politics, Work

Warsha follows Mohammad, a Syrian migrant working as a crane operator in Beirut. One morning he volunteers to take on one of the tallest and notoriously most dangerous cranes. Away from everyone's eyes, he is able to live out his secret passion and find freedom.

Why does Helen Koch commit serious vehicle theft?

Moritz Geiser // Deutschland // 2022 // 22:00 min

Coming of Age, Identity, Migration, Work

Quirky teacher Helen and notorious problem pupil Mia have one thing in common: they detest the social roles which have been assigned to them by the institutional context of school. A conflict takes shape, and soon escalates.

what you will have seen

Katia Sophia Ditzler // Deutschland // 2022 // 03:00 min

Politics, Video Art

Paper dolls and tableaus. A reference to the siege of Leningrad, colours of the suffragettes, the glorification of Aileen Wuorno and magnificent landscapes in combination with Nazi uniforms. A performative poetry film about that which no one cares to admit they witnessed.

Katarzyna Warzecha // Polen // 2020 // 10:00 min

After his mother's death, Adam discovers his parents' love letters – a romantic adventure recorded on paper, set in the 20th century, as the world was divided into two halves and the war between Iran and Iraq marked the beginning of tragic conflicts in the Middle East.

Arseniy Aleinik // Tschechische Republik // 2020 // 07:19 min

A conversation between two young people following the violent protests of August 2020. One of them was present as a woman was critically injured.

Lauriane MONTPERT, Mélina MANDON, Marianne BERGEONNEAU, Elvira TAUSSAC // Frankreich // 2021 // 06:00 min

Wellness, massage, sauna. Individuals float sensually in the waters of a thermal bath. In their midst: a wedding ring slips off a finger.

Isaac King // Kanada // 2020 // 11:11 min

Animals, insects, Environmental, Habitat, Mix-Medias

A dead tree goes viral, attracting wildlife, a nature lover, and a crowd of online followers.

Amanda Forbis, Wendy Tilby // Kanada // 1999 // 09:40 min

After witnessing the accidental death of a stranger, Ruby seeks affirmation in the city around her, and finds it in surprising places.

Erika Grace Strada // Dänemark // 2021 // 03:41 min

A surreal world on another planet. Humanoid creatures battle against a huge monster.

Postpartum

Henriette Rietz // Deutschland // 2020 // 04:36 min

The innocent gaze of a new-born really can inspire hope. Alas, maternity leave has turned out to be tricky: hormones and sleep deprivation lead to overload, anxiety and pain.

Marc Reisbig // Norwegen // 2016 // 04:02 min

Comedy, Mockumentary

This director has a genuinely hard time with his stars. He tells us about his troubles here.

Anne Isensee // Deutschland, Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika // 2021 // 02:45 min

Comedy

Katarina Jazbec // Niederlande // 2021 // 20:00 min

Habitat, Video Art, Work

An encounter with tattooed dockworkers at Rotterdam's enormous port. A poetic portrait of labourers, set amid containers and freight cranes.

Katie Byford // // 2021 // 03:57 min

Syd goes to an OB/GYN appointment, though she's been struggling with PTSD symptoms following a recent incident of sexual assault.

Derek Ugochukwu // Irland // 2022 // 10:58 min

Coming of Age, Horror, Identity, Migration

When an ominous mould appears in their room, two refugee brothers seeking asylum are faced with a dark entity lurking within their residence for asylum seekers.

Jonatan SCHWENK // Deutschland // 2022 // 04:25 min

Choreography, Environmental, Fantasy

Small, shimmering animals in heat. A two-legged forest dweller encounters the lustful group. He and his companions snack on the little creatures and soon a feast begins.

Eva Matz, Jonas Schmieta // Deutschland // 2021 // 03:22 min

Human Rights, Identity, Migration

We need to talk about blood. Since the beginning of her period, she has been plagued by severe pain, cramps and loss of conciousness. She is locked up and dominated by her pain, from which she tries to free herself.

Dai Darogu - Lullaby

Vova Jodov // Weißrussland // 2020 // 04:10 min

A music video featuring a computer game aesthetic that reflects on the events of the protests in August 2020. The clip was rated "politically extreme" in Belarus in 2021.

Lyapis 98 - Brezhnev

Carolina Poliakowa, Anna Crook // Weißrussland // 2017 // 03:07 min

Politics and Soviet leaders treated in pop-art style. A call to preserve the curious gaze of the inner child and to guide it through the years and circumstances of political regimes.

The Diaper Cake

Anastasia Babenko // Ukraine // 2021 // 17:44 min

Coming of Age

Just 20-years-old, young parents Lena and Vitya are still almost children themselves. While they attempt to wake their baby for feeding time, here in the protected atmosphere of a maternity hospital room, they have no choice but to grow up in a hurry.

Sviatlana Kazlouskaya, Kiryl Halitski // Weißrussland // 2019 // 21:00 min

He spoke to her on the beach. She wanted to be left in peace and walked away. He followed her and made her day hellish. It could have played out differently though.

The last judgement

Veronika Bolotina // Deutschland, Weißrussland // 2021 // 13:00 min

Comedy, Fantasy, Human Rights, Politics

A short film takes matters even further, to the court hearing of the highest authority and a highest being. The judges are the angels who are now judging those working for the regime and working as judges during their lifetime. The film is both frightening and comical, and in its essence politically neutral.