Programme

Kopfgeburtenkontrolle

BrainbirthControl

Jan Riesenbeck // Deutschland // 2007 // 09:15 min

short fiction experimental

Dreamt-of heart explosions, Charlie Chaplin and the post-modern age, chasing stock market prices, miniature kingdoms, dancing standing- up, the eyes of London and life as a tortoise.

Seemannstreue

Sea Dog's Devotion

Anna Kalus // Deutschland // 2008 // 10:30 min

animation computeranimation

My longest bride was Alwine. Her blue eyes gelatine Is already deliquesced and decayed. – Inspired by a poem from Joachim Ringelnatz (1883-1934)

Die Klärung eines Sachverhalts

The Clarification of a Situation

Sören Hüper, Christian Prettin // Deutschland // 2008 // 20:00 min

short fiction

East Germany 1985: During a 24-hour interrogation, an officer of the East German secret police attempts to persuade an engineer to withdraw his application to leave the country. The STASI-officer pulls out all stops to succeed…

Reise zum Wald

Journey to the Forest

Jörn Staeger // Deutschland // 2008 // 07:35 min

documentary experimental

A cinematic poem about the German forest. A trail of trees leads the viewer through man made green spaces, forests and the remnants of primeval forests. A brief encounter with ancient beings - the trees.

Was bleibt

What's Left

David Nawrath // Deutschland // 2007 // 16:36 min

short fiction

Mathis is 19 years old. On the day of his Grandmother's funeral, Mathis and his father spend the whole day together after a long period apart. They become acquainted with one another again and for a moment it seems that they may even get close.

Milbe

Mite

Karl Tebbe // Deutschland // 2008 // 06:04 min

animation short fiction

Inspired by the director's grandmother, Oma Grete and gigantic dust mites that threaten to destroy the world.

Styx

Aike Arndt // Deutschland // 2007 // 08:40 min

animation

As everyone knows, after dying, we all first end up in hell. But before the old ferryman Charon takes us across the river Styx, we first have to relieve ourselves of our worldy goods and pay him.

letzte Mann von Retzow

The Last Man From Retzow

Henrik Stampe // Deutschland // 2007 // 07:30 min

short fiction

This was meant to be the elderly farmer's first day at the retirement home. But something's come up, his cow is on heat...