Teresa, Station B
Germany 2025 – 19:33 min – Director: Katharina Sporrer
On September 20, followed by a film talk with Katharina Sporrer.
Nurse Teresa is forced to leave her children at home to start her shift. When her son injures his head, she cannot leave the ward as the only qualified carer. Her ex-husband steps in at home, but threatens to take custody. At the same time, a patient suffers a cardiac arrest and Teresa fights for his life.
Woodland
Germany 2024 – 06:50 min – Director: Jim Obmann, Emil Pogolski & Vanessa Chu
On September 23, followed by a film talk with Vanessa Chu.
With the help of a magical flute, the old forest creature keeps out a dark cloud cover that blocks the sunlight and causes the plants to wither. But one day, the fragile flute itself begins to wither. Desperate, the forest creature sets off in search of a new flower, while the surrounding nature becomes increasingly lifeless …
Overwork
Germany 2025 – 10:10 min – Director: Céline Berger
On September 20, followed by a film talk with Céline Berger.
The found-footage short film shows a personal reinterpretation of a collection of educational films in 16mm format from the German labour agency and amplifies the repetitive processes to bring to the surface the underlying dimensions of work, where boredom and violence are in constant tension to the point of exhaustion.
Actually, I didn’t want to stay long
Germany 2025 – 23:22 min – Director: Andreas Grützner
On September 20, followed by a film talk with Andreas Grützner.
How has the treatment of people in care and nursing homes changed from the 1970s to the present day? Who are the people who live in such an institution and how does a young man who starts working there in the 1970s experience it? Confronted with a traumatic discovery in the family biography, a reflection begins.
Shark Latte
Germany 2024 -03:06 min – Director: Carsten Strauch & Piotr J. Lewandowski
Torben is well recovered from his holiday and has nothing but positive things to report, if only it weren’t for the shark …
The latest prank from the creative minds behind The Green Sheep and Heavy Pregnant (Münster Film Festival 2003).
Martin Is Afraid of the Dark | Martin a peur du noir
Belgium 2025 – 25:02 min – Director: Victor Ruprich Robert
Every day, Daphné’s body changes before Martin’s eyes, but he doesn’t seem determined to question their relationship. A body horror short film as a creeping descent into madness – or is it simply love?
