Rundgang der KHM 2026: Filme von Studierenden (Programm 12)

The film program for Rundgang 2026 features a total of 42 films by KHM students, which will be shown in 13 program blocks. The lineup includes feature films, documentaries, animations, experimental films, and hybrid forms of cinematic storytelling of varying lengths. The filmmakers will be present at the screenings and will provide insights into the conception and production of their films afterward.

Sunday, July 19, 2026, 2:00 p.m.
KHM Auditorium, Filzengraben 2, 50676 Cologne
Moderator: Katja Lell, artistic and academic staff member

“Dang Tu Di Chen Mo Shi” / “When the Land Was Silent”
Yao Su (Director & Screenplay)
Feature film/experimental film, 2026, 13 min.
Memories and dreams of home are intertwined, and those traces of life have long since been forgotten. A woman wanders in the dark; a strange figure appears once more.

“HAARmonie”
Tim Große and Yeling Xi
Animation, 2026, 2 min.
HAAR (monie) depicts an encounter between a girl covered in hair and a seductive, almost fairy-like hand. Although the hand appears gentle and alluring, it does not desire the girl herself, but rather the puppy costume she is wearing.

“Help Glen”
Max Höller
Feature Film, 2026, 22 min.
Glen, a longtime employee of the scaffolding office, finds himself in an identity crisis after his retirement: No one comes to his farewell party, his wife Emma leaves him, and he realizes that he and their mutual friends secretly despise one another. In a bar, a guru appears to Glen…

“My map”
Mayuko Kudo (Concept & Production)
VR/3D Animation, 2026, 30 min.
This graduation project explores the worlds of VRChat, a free online social platform where users can create their own avatars and 3D worlds and interact with others.