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KUKI 2019

TS 02 Competition Program for ages 14+


The young protagonists in this program dare to break new ground and enter foreign realms. They make their own decisions and follow their own moral compass - while throwing in a few crazy laughs and cinematic experiments along the way.

THEMES
Identity, transgender, social media, gaming, adolescence, abortion, trauma, refugees, friendship, outsiders

SCHOOL SUBJECTS
German, Art, English, Social Studies, Sport, Interdisciplinary: Intercultural Education, Education for the Acceptance of Diversity

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6 films
FragMANts

FragMANts

Art Collective NEOZOON // Deutschland // 2019 // 05:26 min

“Oh my God, it’s so pretty!” A rhythmic mash-up of “unboxing” rituals and other YouTube selections harbors a critical dissection of our capitalist society.

Matriochkas

Matriochkas

Berangere McNeese // Belgien, Frankreich // 2019 // 23:34 min

Anna is 16, quick-witted and emancipated. She lives with her mother, who conceived Anna as a teenager. Like mother, like daughter?

Woo-Hoo!

Woo-Hoo!

David Stumpf // Tschechische Republik // 2018 // 06:38 min

A young horse-headed individual looks for love in video games, while a party rages next door (woo-hoo!), alas, without him (boo-hoo!).

La Tête dans les Orties

La Tête dans les Orties

Head in the Nettles

Paul E. Cabon // Frankreich // 2019 // 14:15 min

Bastien decides to follow his friends into the restricted zone. But what awaits him there?

Récit de soi

Récit de soi

Oneself story

Géraldine Charpentier // Belgien // 2018 // 04:53 min

In this animated documentary, Lou tells of their experience growing up as a transperson and shares their thoughts on gender and identity.

Cocodrilo

Cocodrilo

Crocodile

Jorge Yudice // Spanien // 2018 // 04:48 min

A mother follows her son's livestream on YouTube. He answers personal questions from his followers.