Crossing Europe

The annual film festival in Linz shows outstanding, hand-picked contemporary and socio-political auteur cinema from Europe.
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  • Borderland

    Borderland

    2021

    1h.37min

    0 FSK

    A moving journey through a landscape and its history: from the border triangle of Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic up to the Oderhaff.


  • Uncanny Me

    Uncanny Me

    2022

    44min

    16+

    Lale creates a digital clone to escape the stressful world of fashion. UNCANNY ME explores identity, technology and the nature of reality.


  • Para:dies

    Para:dies

    2022

    1h.16min

    16+

    Lee and Jasmin's lesbian idyll on the outskirts of Salzburg starts to crack when they give documentary filmmaker Amira a glimpse into their lives.


  • 2551.02 – The Orgy of the Damned

    2551.02 – The Orgy of the Damned

    2023

    1h.22min

    16+

    The dark, dystopian horror cabinet with BDSM vibes about the man in the monkey mask enters its second round.


  • Youth Topia

    Youth Topia

    2023

    1h.25min

    16 FSK

    In a world driven by algorithms, a group of "forever teenagers" rebel against the dictates of self-optimization.


  • My Emptiness and I

    My Emptiness and I

    2022

    1h.44min

    16+

    Between everyday call center life and fairy tale fantasies, Raphi goes through her gender reassignment.


  • The 9th Step

    The 9th Step

    2022

    1h.33min

    16+

    A touching portrayal of seventeen-year-old Ieva and her ex-alcoholic father’s attempt at rebuilding their tenuous relationship.


  • Gisela

    Gisela

    2005

    1h.30min

    16 FSK

    Authentic, haphazard and unromantic, three residents of a high-rise housing estate search for love, friendship and sexuality.


  • Looteyo

    Looteyo

    2022

    1h.23min

    16+

    A powerful film about the struggle of a naive boy with good intentions in the harsh environment of Irans drug stronghold on the Island of Hormuz.


  • Factory to the Workers

    Factory to the Workers

    2022

    1h.46min

    16+

    This thought-provoking documentary sheds light on the challenges faced by worker-owned factories in a capitalist, post-socialist, economy.


  • Motorcity

    Motorcity

    2021

    1h.27min

    16+

    A compelling exploration of the complexities of American life, history, and society through the lens of the unique and fascinating sport drag racing.


  • Stop-Zemlia

    Stop-Zemlia

    2022

    2h.2min

    12 FSK

    Delightfully light-hearted and wonderfully honest coming-of-age story that flows seamlessly between fiction to documentary.


  • A Pile of Ghosts

    A Pile of Ghosts

    2021

    1h.10min

    16+

    An exploration of the eerie interplay of reality and fiction in contemporary China, where cities are built on speculation and capitalist fictions.


  • Stories from the Sea

    Stories from the Sea

    2021

    1h.26min

    16+

    This documentary portrays women who embark on a sea voyage thus challenging traditional gender roles just by being there.


  • Thirty

    Thirty

    2019

    1h.54min

    16+

    A senistive drama that authentically and lovingly captures the lifestyle of a group of young urbanites on the brink of a quarter-life crisis.


  • Slalom

    Slalom

    2021

    1h.32min

    16

    Director Charlène Favier deals with her own experiences of abuse as a young junior athlete in this compelling and haunting drama.


  • Acasă

    Acasă

    2020

    1h.26min

    16+

    In the wilderness of the Bucharest Delta, a family lives in perfect harmony with nature for 20 years until being chased out.


  • 10,000 km

    10,000 km

    2013

    1h.39min

    16+

    Photographer Alex is leaving Barcelona to work in Los Angeles for a year. Will her relationship with Sergi survive the 10,000 kilometer distance?


  • Ghosts

    Ghosts

    2020

    1h.30min

    16+

    During a black out, social and personal conflicts culminate in an Istanbul neighborhood threatened by gentrification.


  • Endphase

    Endphase

    2021

    1h.24min

    16+

    A war crime was committed in their home village and consistently hushed up. The two brothers search for clues leaves us stunned and angry.


  • 2551.01

    2551.01

    2021

    1h.5min

    16+

    Re-interpretation of Chaplin's The Kid. Set in a claustrophobic world, it transports the classic tale into a dystopian, grotesque masquerade ball.


  • Der Stoff, aus dem Träume sind

    Der Stoff, aus dem Träume sind

    2019

    1h.16min

    16+

    Housing is a human right. How can we guarantee housing in the increasingly difficult real estate markets in Europe's major cities?


  • The Unpolished

    The Unpolished

    2007

    1h.34min

    12 FSK

    All this 14-year-old wants is a 'normal' life, but that's not easy to come by given the lifestyle of her hippie parents.


  • From Far Away

    From Far Away

    2006

    1h.30min

    0 FSK

    A personal travelogue by Berlin-based director Thomas Arslan about a journey through Turkey.


  • Elfie Semotan, Photographer

    Elfie Semotan, Photographer

    2019

    1h.16min

    12

    Elfie Semotan, known for her sophisticated visual arrangements, is considered the "grande dame" of Austrian photography.


  • Fair Wind: Notes of a Traveller

    Fair Wind: Notes of a Traveller

    2013

    1h.22min

    0

    Shot on Super 8mm, Bernadette Weigel's homage to traveling celebrates the uniqueness of each moment.


  • Tlatelolco

    Tlatelolco

    2011

    1h.15min

    16+

    A look at the history of Mexico City through the architecture of a housing complex.


  • The Impossible Picture

    The Impossible Picture

    2016

    1h.10min

    12 FSK

    1956: 13-year-old Johanna, a polio sufferer, uses her camera to document family life, her coming of age and what really happens behind closed doors.


  • Jobcenter

    Jobcenter

    2009

    1h.19min

    0

    Unemployment... Helmut and Sieglinde are over fifty and already considered unemployable. What about young people trying to find work?


  • People That Are Not Me

    People That Are Not Me

    2016

    1h.18min

    16+

    Joy is a young woman living in Tel Aviv. She has a love-hate relationship with its casual sex scene.


  • Meuthen's Party

    Meuthen's Party

    2017

    1h.32min

    12

    Follow Jörg Meuthen, candidate for Germany's right-wing party AFD, on his election tour 2016.


  • A Violent Life

    A Violent Life

    2017

    1h.53min

    16+

    In this complex story of politics, loyalty, and identity, a Corsican resistance fighter returns to his homeland despite the threat of death.


  • School of Babel

    School of Babel

    2013

    1h.31min

    16+

    For a year, Julie Bertuccelli filmed a group of students from all over the world who are all taking the same course to learn French.


  • Cure - The Life of Another

    Cure - The Life of Another

    2014

    1h.23min

    16+

    After playing a sexually charged game with her best friend, below the cliffs of Dubrovnik, a teenage girl doesn't return home.


  • Her Job

    Her Job

    2019

    1h.30min

    16+

    Her work at the mall gives Panayiota a bit of freedom, but the thread of layoffs is looming on the horizon.


  • Germania

    Germania

    2018

    1h.22min

    12 FSK

    Are beating connections still in keeping with the times at all?


  • Europe – She Loves

    Europe – She Loves

    2016

    1h.40min

    16+

    Crises, grievances, fear of the future and hope: eight young people search for their place in society in various European countries.


  • Dil Leyla

    Dil Leyla

    2016

    1h.11min

    12 FSK

    Leyla, a young woman from Germany, campaigns to become the youngest mayor of Turkey - in the town of Cizre, marked by civil war.


  • All Creatures Welcome

    All Creatures Welcome

    2018

    1h.27min

    12

    All Creatures Welcome explores the world of hackers and nerds and sketches a utopian image of society in the digital era.


  • Babai

    Babai

    2015

    1h.44min

    12 FSK

    Nori lives alone with his father in Kosovo and sells cigarettes on the street. After an accident he wakes up alone in the hospital.


  • Stop-Over

    Stop-Over

    2013

    1h.40min

    16+

    An abandoned house in Athens has become a temporary home for refugees hoping to continue their journey.


  • The Long Summer Of Theory

    The Long Summer Of Theory

    2017

    1h.22min

    0 FSK

    Berlin, summer 2016: Nola, Katja and Martina live near Hauptbahnhof. Time is running out - they are going to lose their flat. "What now?" they ask.


  • Nation Estate

    Nation Estate

    2012

    9min

    16+

    In, part one of this sci-fi triology, a vertical solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has been found.


  • Paradies! Paradies!

    Paradies! Paradies!

    2016

    1h.18min

    16+

    Kurdwin Ayub, a member of the European Film Academy, tries to find out why his father falls into euphoria at the very mention of Kurdistan.


  • Wada

    Wada

    2015

    28min

    16+

    As in the movie Butterfly Effect, an event at one end of the world can change everything at the other end of the world.


  • At the End of the Milky Way

    At the End of the Milky Way

    2013

    1h.33min

    6 FSK

    A documentary about the periphery of society. With stubbornness and a sense of humor, people in Eastern Germany make the best of their situation. A small ...


  • Talea

    Talea

    2013

    1h.15min

    16+

    Eva can finally see her daughter Jasmin again after a prison sentence. After a cautious approach, the two of them have a quarrel.


  • China Reverse

    China Reverse

    2014

    1h.31min

    16+

    Documentary about the first and second generation of Chinese migrants, stranded mainly in the country's Asian restaurants.