LIFE IS LIKE THAT AND NOT OTHERWISE. — Germany 2024 — Directed by: Lenia Friedrich — 13 min — Production: Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln — Producer: Lenia Friedrich
An animated documentary for a very old neighbour – a cinematic declaration of love.
Germany 2024 — Directed by: Sophie Lahusen — 15 min — Spoken languages: German, English — Subtitles: English — Producer: Nora Kilroy & Jonas Windgassen — Co-Production: HFF Munich — Production Company: headroom film — Script: Sophie Lahusen & Beatrix Rinke — Photography: Sophie Lahusen — Editing: Leila Fatima Keita — Sound: Xavier Fleming — Music: Jiro Yoshioka
"The silence of 600 million results" follows a young woman as she clicks, scrolls and chats her way from a positive pregnancy test to a decision.
Germany, Tanzania, United Republic of 2024 — Directed by: Kokutekeleza Musebeni — 29 min — Production: University of Television and Film Munich (HFF) — Producer: Seren Şahin
In an Afrofuturistic future free from wars and discriminations, a young black woman receives memories from our present and must decide whether to inherit or erase the trauma of her ancestors. A hybrid film journey between an Afrofuturistic future and a documentary-style narrative of the director's life, as the child of a German and a Tanzanian.
Germany 2024 — Directed by: Matthäus Wörle — 82 min — Spoken language: Romanian — Subtitles: German, English — Producer: Fidelis Mager, Oliver Gernstl — Production Company: megaherz GmbH — Script: Matthäus Wörle — Photography: Moritz Dehler, Max Kölbl — Editing: Mätthäus Wörle, Felicitas Sonvilla — Sound: Matthäus Wörle — Music: Giuliano Loli — Co-production: University of Television and Film Munich
Long ago, Geamăna was a Romanian village in the Apuseni Mountains, home to about 1000 people. Today, only the church spire rises from the poisonous mud of a neighbouring copper mine. Almost all the houses have sunk and their inhabitants fled. On the edge of the past, Valeria Praţa strives for her present - and is threatened by the future.
Egypt, Fiji, Germany, Netherlands, United Kingdom, United States, Vanuatu 2024 — Directed by: Felix Golenko — 90 min — Subtitles: English — Production Company: MSZ Production & Consulting — Producer: Mark Szilagyi
The South Pacific faces rising sea levels. Three students and an ace up their sleeves.
WHO I COULD POSSIBLY BE — Hungary 2023 — Directed by: Lia Lőrinczy — 29 min — Subtitles: English — Production Company: University of Theatre and Film Arts — Producer: Attila Csáky — Script: Lia Lőrinczy — Photography: Lola Bedécs — Editing: Krisztián Fábián — Sound: Péter Terner — Music: Péter Fancsikai
Behind the laughter in a shelter for mothers, Viki’s story unfolds — a survivor of abuse and trafficking who fought for over a decade to rebuild her life and reunite with her children. A powerful portrait of resilience, love, and the courage to speak out.
Spain 2023 — Directed by: Dhanraj Barkote — 30 min — Spoken language: Nepali — Subtitles: English, Spanish — Production Company: ESCAC FILMS — Producer: Alberto Godoy
Dhanraj, a Nepalese filmmaker, decides to return to his hometown twenty years after the loss of his biological parents, with the desire to bring them back to life through film, and to reconnect with the people that are part of his roots.
ECHOES FROM BORDERLAND — Germany 2023 — Directed by: Lara Milena Brose — 70 min — Spoken language: English — Subtitles: English — Script: Lara Milena Brose — Producer: Lara Milena Brose — Production Company: University of Television and Film Munich (HFF Munich) — Photography: Natalia Mamaj, Lilly Rose Pongratz — Editing: Aora Helmzadeh, Lara Milena Brose, Boris Gavrilović — Sound: Hanna Hocker — Music: Ludovico Failla
Ferida, a Bosnian, lives within sight of the EU’s external border. Every day she witnesses refugees’ desperate attempts to reach the EU and her memories of violence and war come flooding back. Nahid is 15 years old and is stranded here after fleeing the Taliban. In this hypnotic narrative, the fading echoes of Ferida’s stories and Nahid’s voicemails intertwine.
Hungary 2023 — Directed by: Gergö Somogyvári — 83 min — Spoken language: Hungarian — Subtitles: English — Script: Zsolt Pocsai, Gergö Somogyvári — Editing: Judit Feszt — Sound: Marius Leftãrache, Florin Tabacaru — Music: Viktor Bátki — Production: New Retina Productions — Producer: Nora Somogyvari
At first glance, Fanni and Laci’s life really doesn’t seem like much of a fairytale: Fanni, 19, is trans and totally consumed by her transition; Laci, 60, ekes out a living through seasonal work. They live together as outcasts from Hungarian society in a self-built forest cabin. A close up look at two lives – full of hardness, cantankerous honesty and an unequal bond.
Hungary, Belgium, Portugal 2023 — Directed by: Anna Gyimesi — 16 min — Spoken language: Hungarian — Subtitles: English — Production Company: Docnomads Joint Masters — Producer: Anna Gyimesi, Docnomads Joint Masters — Script: Anna Gyimesi — Photography: Anna Gyimesi — Editing: Anna Gyimesi — Sound: Anna Gyimesi
As her daughter awaits a decision on psychiatric euthanasia, Els navigates love, guilt, and grief — a lyrical portrait of a mother caught between letting go and holding on.
Spain 2023 — Directed by: Núria Ubach, Marta Codesido, Dubi Cano, Ulrika Andersson — 20 min — Spoken language: Catalan — Subtitles: English, Spanish — Production: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) — Producers: Marta Codesido, Núria Ubach
The daily walk of three grandmothers in Cabrianes is disrupted by the sudden death of one of them. But life goes on. In the meantime, party preparations are taking place for the oldest person in the village. A portrait that makes us reflect on the passage of time, our society’s aging population, and feeling closer to death.
Spain 2023 — Directed by: Aina Palomer — 24 min — Spoken language: Catalan — Subtitles: English, Spanish — Producer: Jane Claudine
L'art de l'antídot tells the story of Agus and his photography practice as a therapeutic art form after suffering an accident that changed his life and his relationship with his body. A short film that transports us through the streets of Barcelona and shows us a new perspective, reminding us of the importance of creation as a way to overcome obstacles.
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