Filme

Fifteen Minutes

Sejad Ademaj // Deutschland // 2022 // 13:05 min

Jasmina wants to go on the class trip but her immigration status won't allow it. The doorbell rings: her boyfriend, she thinks, but it's the cops instead, declaring she and her family have to leave Germany in 15 minutes.
[CW: police violence, suicide]

Zhen Li // Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika // 2022 // 06:36 min

A girl in a classroom. Thoughts wander. Bodies fly through the air. Crazy.

Lucie Grannec // Frankreich // 2022 // 08:36 min

Animals, insects, Gay / Lesbians / Trans, Identity, Migration, Video Art

Furries are lovers of anthropomorphic animals. Full-body costumes are as much a part of the community's practices as fanart and conventions... This essayistic provides insight.

Vasco Sá, David Doutel // Portugal // 2022 // 14:08 min

Animals, insects, Coming of Age, Fantasy

A Garrano horse is forced to pull a heavy load under a blazing sun. Young boy Joel helps his father gather junk in the woods, for recycling. He discovers a man who is about to set a forest on fire.

Jorge TERESO, Fernando MALDONADO // Frankreich // 2020 // 16:00 min

Narrated by Colin Farrell, Gloomy Eyes tells the story of the sun who got tired of the humans and decided to hide and never rise again.

Handstand

Ovsanna Shekoyan // Armenien // 2021 // 15:12 min

A child collapses during gym class, then subsequently loses consciousness. Everything has to go quickly: to the hospital as fast as possible. As the ambulance races, there's no time for a breather. What happened?
[CW: death]

Lan Zhou, Chiayu Liu, Denise Cirone, Andrey Kolesov, Zhen Tian, Sebastian Doringer // Frankreich // 2022 // 06:22 min

Childhood

A respected chef takes his son along to the fish market and shows him his craft, but the boy doesn't seem interested. The child acts increasingly weirder, as their relationship plunges the father into a crisis of faith.

Joshua Neubert // Deutschland // 2022 // 19:45 min

Human Rights, Identity, Migration, Politics

Oliwia tries to help refugees in the highly militarised area between Poland and Belarus by placing food at the edge of the forest. When injured Hamid appears, she finds herself confronted with an inhumane system.
[CW: physical violence]

Tamara Shogaolo // Niederlande, Ägypten // 2017 // 12:00 min

After a traumatic encounter, a young, gay Egyptian joins the LGBT rights movement. When his safety is jeopardized, he must choose whether to stay in the country he loves or seek asylum elsewhere as a refugee. HALF A LIFE is a timely story of activism and hope, set in the increasingly dangerous, oppressive, and unstable social climate of Egypt today.

Total Refusal // Österreich // 2022 // 20:00 min

Human Rights, Politics, Video Art, Western, Work

Putting the spotlight on the very characters that usually remain in the background in video games: NPCs. Here, non-player characters and their routines become a metaphor for capitalist work culture.

Kim Allamand // Schweiz // 2022 // 20:00 min

Comedy, Coming of Age, Gay / Lesbians / Trans, Identity, Migration, Music video, Thriller

Does true love really exist? And what makes for a good relationship? Over a single summer night, the protagonists flirt, go on dates or to couples therapy, dance or practice kissing with apricots. And everything flows.

Soda Jerk // Australien // 2022 // 08:58 min

Hello Dankness satirizes the psychotropic spectacle of American politics from 2016 to 2021 in hundreds of film samples. The film follows a neighborhood through these years in the guise of a suburban stoner musical. Consensus reality dissolves into conspiracies and other contagions. Hotdogs debate the culture wars, dumpsters preach QAnon, zombies gather for revolution and real-life events are recast as Broadway smash hits from Cats, Les Miserables, Annie and The Phantom of the Opera. There is singing and dancing, moments of menace and melancholy, shitposting and deep sincerity.

Lenth: 69 min

Hematoma

Babetida Sadjo // Belgien, Guinea-Bissau // 2022 // 18:10 min

Thriller

A young woman learns that her father, who raped both her and her sister, has received a shockingly mild sentence for his crimes. She goes to him, seeking confrontation. An impressive, intense film that rouses anger.
[CW: physical, psychological, and sexual violence, death]

Gazelle Samizay // Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika // 2019 // 08:00 min

An Afghan American girl navigates the demands of her cultures as she wanders a surreal world, only to find herself ensnared by strange, masked figures who demand her conformity.

Yann Gonzalez // // 2022 // 22:18 min

Fantasy, Gay / Lesbians / Trans, Horror, Identity, Migration, Musical

Pop star Oliver Sim is the main guest on a talk show that soon descends into a surreal journey of love, shame and blood. A three-part musical short film. All in 80s retro aesthetics. And a top-class cast!

Salar Pashtoonyar // Afghanistan // 2022 // 08:00 min

An Afghan woman delves deep into her experiences that forced her to the edge of her society.

Simone Fiorentino // Italien // 2023 // 08:51 min

Habitat, Human Rights, Mockumentary

Since the bombs fell, nothing has been the same. And yet life goes on, the stores are open and people cling to every bit of normality. A young man reports from a nameless city.
[CW: post-war trauma]

In Ruins

Marta Gómez, Paula Iglesias // Spanien // 2022 // 15:22 min

Human Rights, Work

Women speak of systematic exploitation: while the men go out to sea, the women stay home and repair fishing nets. A maid raises the children of others and finds herself with no time for her own.

Shari Mwanika // Uganda // 2023 // 14:37 min

Can mother and daughter both really express their sexuality when they live under one roof? It's not easy to maintain the "perfect" image – but maybe it's not even necessary at all?

Jan-Dirk Bouw // Niederlande // 2013 // 12:27 min

Drama

A soccer hooligan loves his club unconditionally. But when you’re gay, you’ll probably better off keeping quiet in world that’s dear to you.

Julian Glander // Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika // 2021 // 01:13 min

Comedy

A dreaming figure rides a bicycle through the woods. It's an eerie autumn day – and the moon is full. Then a hungry wolf enters the scenery.

Lukas Kacinauskas // Litauen // 2021 // 21:00 min

Max goes on a date with another guy Tadas whom he met online. Max feels uncomfortable and timid so Tadas decides to act on his own initiative. He tries to get to know Max as they embark on a night ride around the city but Max is evasive to talk about himself. Max feels torn between his emotions and Tadas’ pressure. Eventually he breaks down and reveals his true identity.

Gabriel Bihina Arrahnio // Deutschland // 2022 // 22:51 min

Coming of Age, Gay / Lesbians / Trans, Human Rights, Identity, Migration

Summery and light, a tragic love story begins between two young men from Ghana. Sam has lived a while in Germany with his mom, Kwesi and his mom are waiting for residency permits. Together they can escape for a moment.

Mona Okulla Obua // Deutschland // 2022 // 16:55 min

Identity, Migration

This Afro-surrealist tale of two Black German women whose paths meet through hair-braiding fuses storytelling and cineastic poetry. In the intimacy of the situation, themes like identity and spirituality find expression.

Robert-Jonathan Koeyers // Niederlande // 2022 // 15:00 min

The fragmented portrait of a moment that would significantly change the lives of everyone present; told from the memories of the young girl Imani and the police officer David.