Shorts

Five women, each endowed with magical powers, break out of their prescribed roles to (re)write their own history.

Javier loves two women, and that is more than he can handle.

Between oversalted soup and grumbling students, three chefs and a kitchen hand toil in the small university cafeteria in Tehran.

A brief vision of a capitalistic-dystopian future in which even dying is commercialized.

In this perceptive coming-of-age drama, 16-year-old Suse feels like a fifth wheel since her mom started dating.

What does the night do to people? A documentary with a poetic look at three Berlin night workers and their very own rhythm.

Erotic fairy tale about sexual fantasies in the hectic atmosphere of a large kitchen.

In the local outdoor pool, documentary realism mixes with staged absurdity.

In her harsh milieu study, Gina Wenzel tells the story of youth violence from the perpetrator's perspective.

Caught between German stuffiness and Argentinian religiosity, Madi discovers her own sexuality.

Helen no longer wants to be a modern Sisyphus and is breaking the chains of the capitalist grillwalker corset.

A family visit and a broken tooth raises universal questions about identity, origins and life choices.

Despite the adverse working conditions, two friends persevere with the power of their imagination and their will.

The employee of a Way-Home-Phone service experiences the nightly horror of a young woman who is followed by a stranger on her way home.

A photojournalist is threatened by right-wing extremist groups in Belgrade and flees to Germany with her daughter.

Lola's hidden love for teammate Zoe challenges her both on and off the soccer field. Will she score or lose her chance?

An entertaining and ambiguous film that illuminates the connection between cinematic art and human experience.

A slap in the face as the ultimate answer to all your problems.

A young woman roams through the night. On a train, she rummages through other people's luggage, seeking closeness to them in an unusual way.

Klaus has a new job. And it's brilliant. The best job in the world. There is just one small snag: after work.

Bodo is standing on the top of a roof ready to jump when suddenly his phone rings...

Baby photos, Christmas snapshots, school enrollment photos, wedding photos - our lives are an endless succession of photogenic moments.

A singer loses her voice and seeks healing in a shamanistic trance.

A five-part animated documentary series from inside the world of football fandom.

Christians on the one hand, and gays and lesbians on the other. Direct Cinema in short form.

Michael Brynntrup investigates artwork in the age of artificial reproducibility by means of transmedial self-portraits.

Three portraits about the fate of Eastern European migrant workers who have come to Germany in search of prospects.

Hanan fled with her family from northern Iraq across the Mediterranean Sea. At that time, she did not know how to swim. She now overcomes the trauma.

Hannah tells of the ups and downs in the love affair between herself and her vagina, which she has affectionately christened "Margeret".

A couple makes love in a hotel. She lives in Switzerland, he lives in Belgrad. What’s been destroyed by war will be reborn in this hotel room.

ake a deep breath and dive into the depths of the oceans, where our guilt literally dissolves.

Vast plains, colorful sceneries, a red dog, that seems to reach into the sky. This is how Tom experiences summer in BLIESCHOW, his grandfather’s farm.

Bruno Bieri is a Swiss musical multi-talent who finds inspiration in the world of everyday things for his extraordinary sound concepts.

In a world where gravity is constantly changing, Rosa must find something to keep her grounded.

A woman alone at night on her way home. A stranger overpowers her. Three perceptions of only one truth - hers, his and ours.

When night falls and the last rays of sunlight fade, the people in this film start their workday.

In a village in the middle of nowhere, a mousetrap snaps shut and the marketplace comes to life. A group of men heatedly discuss what to do with the trapped ...

The past six months 20-year-old Felix has been earning fast money with sex work. But his latest customer gives the young man pause for thought.

SCHNAPS is a trip to a club with some hooligans from Bonnl. Watch as they drink schnapps and talk about everything and nothing. Schnaps! demand the four ...

The air smells like summer. A potpourri of suntan lotion lawn and lime blossom fries, of water polo melon and chlorine lemonade hovering in the air.

Maryam and Frida are close friends living in a small Swedish town. They invite Monique, a mysterious couch surfer, to stay the night.

Jane is preparing for a the boxing championship while her girlfriend wants to start a family.

This student film about the power of chance was lost for years and only rediscovered by chance.

In a strange, dark asylum, a brilliant physicist without memory is imprisoned. One thing occupies his mind: escape.

A bearded man with a backpack gets on an airplane and a beardless man without a backpack simply does what a man has to do.

A film about the absurdities of being a mom today.

When all his colleagues leave the office for exciting holidays, office clerk Joost locks himself in the storage room. The only way to escape is to unleash ...

Zoey's first night as a superhero is nearly ruined when she's given a sexy and impractical uniform. What is appropriate attire for superhero sidekicks? ...

SPEAKING OF LOVE tells of being in love and friendship, reluctance and overcoming obstacles, giving things a shot and of failing to get things right.

The walk through the financially battered city of Athens, destination unknown, is a bittersweet confrontation with the Greek economic crisis.

A man’s head is bursting with thoughts and decisions. A gardener is about to explode – somebody has trampled on her flowerbeds.

Summer in Athens, and Elsa’s family isn’t the only one renting their apartment to tourists. At their "spare apartment" there’s little space for the young ...

A nostalgic look at the light-heartedness of childhood.

A stag pretends to be a human; with remarkable consequences.

Paul has everything he wants to be happy: a stable job, a beautiful and loving wife who is expecting their first child, and a lot of friends.

Over a hundred years ago, "Togoland", now the Republic of Togo and part of present-day Ghana, was a colonial possession of the German Empire.

THE JACKPOT: 4.12 Billion Euro. Five hungry mouths. Nobody wants to share. A short film by Malte Wirtz (5 Stories in 4 Days).

Inspired by the ideas of Professor Eisenstein, inventor SCHWEINEVOGEL builds his own time machine-space capsule in his cellar.

Look away or intervene? When a man is victim of unfounded abuse in a packed bus, there is only one passenger who doesn't ignore the situation like everyone ...

This is the story of a 14 year old girl and her mobile phone. The content Elise posts on social media gets out of hand, and out of her control.

Chaja Florentin and Mimi Frons have been best friends for 83 years. Born and raised in Berlin, they fled to Palestine with their families in 1934 to escape ...

For twelve years she ignored sneers and mockery and stood up for her relationship. But that was probably a mistake. Now her husband is leaving her for ...

In an overpopulated future, a family drives home from the beach in heavy traffic. Between them and the gigantic city is a horrifying tunnel. Norwegian ...

Rune and Pernille find their living room table unexplainably broken. But buying a new table at IKEA seems to be a bigger challenge than expected.

The 12th arrondissement in Paris is home to the Marché d'Aligre - a street market with over forty fruit and vegetable stands. A unique part of Paris!

A bus trip in the Balkans becomes a microcosm that captures the simmering conflicts in the region.

Petter S. Holmsen's metafictional short film QUIET ON SET deals with a romantic encounter at the bottom of the film world ladder.

A car valet pretends to be a golden boy to charm a beautiful socialite.

A little lie can have big consequences... huge, monstrous, unimaginable consequences. Inspired by a true story.

The stories of two women, who only through acts of violence, could claim visibility.

A place and its inhabitants have to give way to the open-cast mine.

Filmmaker Juliane Henrich explores the term "Wende" (course change) by means of a speech by Christa Wolf, which she gave shortly before the fall of the ...

When I face death – I face myself. A boy spends hours on a busy holiday beach. His impressions and thoughts circle around the idea of transience.

Jürgen Blin, who ran away from home at the age of 14 to go to sea, talks openly about his life and his years at a boxing school in Hamburg.

A short biography about analogue vinyl records.

In his short film VUE POINTE, Arne Körner looks at an island - the rushing sea, bays, unusual plants and buildings.

"I'm a city kid - born in the smog." Delicately and with great poetry a group of young parcours artists recapture the urban space of their home city of ...

Kickboxing is 23-year-old Ahmet's life but as personal problems mount he loses control and commits a violent felony at a disco.

This dark drama is told from the point of view of 8-year-old Robin, who returns to his family after a stay at home.

20 years after her family fled the GDR, a young woman returns to her homeland and is overcome by dark visions.

LIKE A SUMMER SONATA consists of four parts named after the classical structure of a sonata. In timeless black and white, it's a surreal, modern-day morality ...

A modern fairy tale about a man who has never shed a tear in his life. After observing a lot of people, he realizes that he is different.

A dance film blending philosophy, exploring life's cycles through an inspired adaptation of Dogville's themes by Sara Fortuna and Daniela Lucato.

Two best friends, one is in love with the other, who in turn, is unaware of the fact.

Facebook. Twitter. Instagram. Anna is a digital-native. I FOLLOW YOU by Jonatan Etzler reveals the pitfalls of the post-modern information society.

Berlinale Short Film winner JULIAN by Matthew Moore tells of a fourth grader who feels the strong urge to tell the truth and who runs into trouble for ...

Little Liam becomes a superhero at night with the power of a gemstone.

The humorous short film IN YOUR INTEREST by Swedish filmmaker Jimmy Olson is the story of an unusual bank robbery.

A LOST AND FOUND BOX OF HUMAN SENSATION is an award-winning animation film about grief and loss by Stefan Leuchtenberg, based on a poem by Martin Wallner. ...

This short film dares a slightly different view of life in a psychiatric clinic. Screened at Cannes Short Film Corner and Interfilm Berlin.

Robert Bohrer's short comedy looks at the bête noire of many a drunk driver in Germany, MPU - MEDICAL PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT. Two years of preparing ...

The Finnish short comedy by Miia Tervo portrays an anything but typical relationship between a loving father and his skeptical daughter.

A car drives through the snow. Behind the wheel is thirteen years old Nelly who wants to go home. Separating her from her goal are three questions, two ...

Popular author Patrizia D'Anhuite publishes a book that offers solutions for every problem imaginable - except maybe the problem of selling books...

Bobby lives in Berlin and collects deposit bottles for a living. One day, he fishes a mysterious book out of a trash bin.

Award winning short about two girls navigating their teen years with difficult parents.

An intense two-person drama about a dysfunctional love relationship featuring cult actor and musician Lars Rudolph ("Run Lola Run").

Gwen makes herself invisible to search for her own life form and to be able to study those of the others secretly. With an unpredictable outcome...

ZOE perfectly encapsulated the lives of drifters in Berlin at the turn of the millennium.

This silent, black and white short film accompanies a young woman in a quiet zoo. Time passes, the woman becomes more and more restless...

With quirky charm and DIY panache this short film captures a young woman's everyday annoyances. DER MENSCH IST SEINES LEBENS FROH - NICHT NUR ALS EMBRYO ...