Fire Drill
Germany 2024 – 20:00 min – Director: Maximilian Villwock
A young Ukrainian fulfils his dream of working on a container ship. But the war at home and the dangers on board turn his coming of age into a trial by fire.
Winner of the German Short Film Award.
Percebes
Portugal/France 2024 – 11:30 min – Director: Alexandra Ramires & Laura Gonçalves
Against the backdrop of the sea and the urban Algarve, we follow the entire life cycle of a special seafood called Percebes, the barnacle. From its origin to the plate, this animated journey takes us through different contexts that allow us to better understand this region and its inhabitants.
ghosting mother
Germany 2025 – 16:58 min – Director: Bernard Mescherowsky
Starting from the mother’s destroyed grave, a search begins for the remaining apparitions. A ceremony of mourning, a movement of remembrance, attempts at resuscitation. The self-developed 16mm film reflects in its own materiality and its damage the failed attempt to capture what has been lost.
Between Us
Denmark/Sweden 2024 – 08:02 min – Director: Valentin Marcus Andersen
On September 21, followed by a film talk with Valentin Marcus Andersen.
Daniel finally opens up and reads his autobiographical short story out loud. Although Alex has insisted, it seems as if he doesn’t really want to listen. It’s as if they both have stories they don’t want to tell.
Accidental Animals
Germany 2024 – 10:00 min – Director: Leila Fatima Keita & Felix Klee
When mapping the world, the Google Street View car sometimes encounters animals. How is it that the algorithm of this technical reproduction machine makes the faces of pigs unrecognisable? What does it mean when fifteen cameras meet the eyes of donkeys, spiders or dogs?
Scary figure
Germany 2024 – 29:02 min – Director: Linus Joos
In a world where mankind is mining moon rock as a source of energy and the moon is threatening to collide with the Earth as a result, failed activist Amae must fight for a new perspective on her fears and her future in order to find hope for herself and her daughter Kayo.
