Filme

Rong Xiaoting // China // 2020 // 02:00 min

External pressure leads to an unavoidable maelstrom of fear that takes great effort to defuse. We can find balance in our hearts by reflecting on ourselves and our standpoint in the universe. SCAU University Guangzhou - Guangzhou

Mother's Day

Dorka Vermes // Ungarn // 2018 // 14:57 min

Juli and Réka have resolved to take their relationship to the next level. They've invited Juli's mother to dinner, to share the news with her. Alas, that won't be easy, as Mari has always been critical of her daughter.

Alexander Gratzer // Österreich // 2019 // 06:50 min

Philosophical dialogues between humans and animals on the important things in life: freedom, existence, applesauce.

Jonna Kina // Finnland, Frankreich // 2017 // 05:17 min

Where do the background sounds in films come from? We give you a look behind the scenes.

Mauro Carraro // Schweiz // 2015 // 05:30 min

The figure of a cellist rises slowly from the water, conjuring the sunrise with a melody. An all-encompassing choreography begins, at its end, a new day.

Stephane Kaas // Niederlande // 2010 // 04:00 min

An everyday audio guide suddenly develops a life of its own.

Julia Taudevin, Niamh McKeown // // 2020 // 06:23 min

Comedy, Horror, Mockumentary, Politics

Auntie Empire tells stories from the era of British colonialism. Alas, unfortunately the grand lady is gradually bleeding out in the process. Apparently, the good old days really are gone forever.

Exit Right

Rupert Höller, Bernhard Wenger // Österreich // 2015 // 06:00 min

Look away or intervene? When a black man is victim of unfounded, racial abuse in a packed bus, there is only one passenger who won’t ignore the situation like everyone else.

Farewell

Maria Åkesson // Schweden // 2021 // 04:45 min

Agnes and Ellen fall in love and spend the next 50 years together. One day, Ellen suddenly dies, and the relationship comes to an end. Now, Agnes makes a resolution.

Weijia Zhou // China // 2020 // 14:47 min

A girl, Xi An, admires her neighbour Xiao Mi. When the two get to know one another, the former realises that the latter is stuck in an unhappy marriage. Now Xi An tries to find a way out for her new friend. Nanjing University of the Arts - Nanjing

Jan Kounen // Luxemburg, Frankreich // 2019 // 18:00 min

For over 1000 years, ayahuasca has been used as a ceremonial drug in the Amazon region. A trip into the spiritual depths of a shamanistic ritual.

Rikke Alma Krogshave Planeta // Dänemark // 2018 // 05:00 min

Alex, a young woman bored with modern life, is lured by Bacchus into a colorful and mysterious world to explore her deepest desires.

Balcony

David Dell' Edera // Ungarn // 2016 // 06:18 min

On a hot summer day someone in the neighborhood begins screaming. No one knows why exactly, but everyone else joins in.

Zamarin Wahdat // Deutschland, Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika // 2020 // 13:29 min

Childhood, Coming of Age, Human Rights, Identity, Migration, Politics

Faruk juggles his obligations as a single dad, by looking after his daughter while working in his first job in a new country. A confrontation with hidden racism puts the relationship between father and daughter to the test.

Caroline Schwarz // Deutschland // 2021 // 04:30 min

Human Rights, Politics

A banana island inhabitant notices that people are approaching his living space with a boat. Panicked at the thought of dealing with strangers, he begins to eat his banana island.

Gottfried Mentor // Deutschland // 2020 // 04:45 min

Comedy, Environmental, Mockumentary

A city is driven mad. Stuttgart defends itself against traffic chaos with tough, unconventional measures. Other cities could follow its lead.

Erik Warolin // Schweden // 2018 // 08:00 min

When Jonna is told by her boss to be more friendly to the diner’s customers, a polite conversation with the only guest quickly escalates.

Good and Better

Gil Alkabetz // Deutschland, Israel // 2020 // 04:18 min

Music video

It's harder to believe that things will be alright and much easier to believe they'll be bad: a song in 3/4 time which uses animation to express a feeling of worry and uncertainty about the future.

Hugo Martin // Frankreich // 2021 // 10:50 min

Habitat, Human Rights, Politics, Video Art, Work

For 200 years, paper was manufactured in Bessé-sur-Braye. 600 employees lost their jobs here when the factory closed in 2019, leaving them abandoned residents of an abandoned town.

Hugo Covarrubias // Chile // 2021 // 15:54 min

Fantasy, Human Rights

It's 1975, and Ingrid works for the Chilean intelligence service. Her relationship to her dog, her body, her fears and frustrations reveal a sinister rupture in her mind, and the breakdown of an entire nation.

Pauline Flory // Deutschland // 2016 // 05:56 min

The woman in this animated short knows better than most that the best place of all is at the bar. Cheers!

Family Jewels

Salomé Martinez // Belgien // 2018 // 03:16 min

A woman is assaulted by a group of men. She gets revenge – with the aid of her grandmother, continuing an established family tradition.

Ashgan El-Hamus // Niederlande // 2020 // 15:32 min

Childhood, Coming of Age

A young mother Joy and her 8-year-old daughter Skye live in a trailer park on the outskirts of the city. Joy’s easy-going parenting style will be tested when Skye tries to be just as mature as her mother.

Shao Qing // China // 2020 // 12:37 min

A heist of a different sort, told from the perspective of the loot: a mysterious black bag.

Theresa Weidmann // Deutschland // 2020 // 16:27 min

Coming of Age, Identity, Migration, Video Art

A journey through the night. Trapped in her world, a girl is at risk of being swallowed by the darkness. Between ecstasy, leave-taking and the fear of loneliness, she searches for acceptance and the world's last bit of light.