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We are presenting for the nationwide Short Film Day six prize-winning works this year
Into the Violet Belly: The film is an experimental collaboration between the director and her mother, Thuyen Hoa, who endured a near-fatal sea voyage while fleeing her homeland after the end of the Vietnam War. The work combines family history, mythology, science fiction and digital abstraction.
Germany/Denmark 2022, director: Thuy-Han Nguyen-Chi, experimental film, German/English/Vietnamese with German subtitles, 19 min
Alex in the fields: Adrian lives on a therapy farm in southern Germany to get rid of his addiction. When an unknown young man shows up one day and the two outsiders get closer, he risks losing everything.
Germany 2023, director: Marie Zrenner, feature film, 18 min
Green: Duy Rem asks her father the central question of why he doesn’t defend himself against racist comments. His answer lets both into his past as one of the Vietnamese boat people travel.
Germany 2022, director: Thi Dang An Tran, animated film, Vietnamese with German subtitles, 12 min
I Was Never Really Here: Sam (17, German-Ghanaian) and his mother Rita are eagerly awaiting the arrival of their old friend Gifty and her son Kwesi (19, Ghanaian). When Kwesi comes into Sam’s life, Sam begins to fall in love with Kwesi and question his identity. But their budding connection is threatened by the lack of residency status of Kwesi and Gifty, who seeks help from Sam’s mother. But time is running out and Rita’s efforts cannot prevent the worst.
Germany 2022, director: Gabriel B. Arrahnio, feature film, German/English/Twi language with German subtitles, 22 min
The Waiting: Karen Lips lives in a tiny hut in the rainforest for several years to research frogs. When she leaves the place for a short time and returns, not a single frog can be found. Karen goes searching – and makes a horrifying discovery. The mysterious deaths all have a similar pattern, but are thousands of kilometers apart. What’s behind it? And what does all this have to do with us?
Germany 2023, director: Volker Schlecht, animated film/documentary, English with German subtitles, 15 min
Sensitive Content: Behind the “sensitive content,” behind that symbol of crossed-out eyes, in that deep blur, two real eyes have been obliterated by the violence in the Middle East. This Deep Blur video is about the eyewitnesses who don’t look away, who stay there, with their helpless eyes and their shaking hands, recording the “sensitive content.” They risk their lives and fight for visibility.
Germany/Iran 2023, director: Narges Kalhor, experimental film, Farsi, with English subtitles, 8 min
