Homelessness plays just as much a role in this program as the approaching end of life. In Poland, a woman fights for self-determination. A chance acquaintance becomes a tangible threat. Elsewhere, the desire for the past seems insatiable.

Homelessness is just as much a theme in this program as is the final phase of one's life. A woman in Poland seeks empowerment. A chance encounter turns into a palpable threat. Elsewhere, a longing for the past seems insatiable.

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90nMin. + Q&As
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HUNTING (Qui part à la chasse)

Lea goes in search of material for her documentary. At the soccer stadium, she meets an older, interesting-looking man. She thinks she has finally found her "prey". But the roles are reversed. The hunter becomes the hunted.

Lea sets out to find a subject for her documentary. At the soccer stadium, she meets an older man who seems interesting. She thinks she's finally found her "prey". But the tables turn, and the hunter becomes the hunted.

Switzerland 2024, Director: Lea Favre
Animation, 11 min.

SKIN HUNGER

"Where does love go when there's no one to feel it?" asks Ayden, who reminisces and misses the touch of her former friend Celo. However, she does not allow her longing for the past to paralyze her, but transforms it into something new.

"Where does love go when nobody around is experiencing it?" wonders Ayden as she misses the caresses of her former girlfriend, Celo. Although Ayden dwells on the past, she won't allow it to consume her. Instead, she transforms it into something new.

Germany 2025, Director: Loukia Hadjiyianni
Fiction, 4 min.

THE GOOD WOMAN

After her son starts school, Ewa can finally pursue her career as an artist. But an unexpected pregnancy thwarts her plans. The social pressure from her family and the legal ban on abortion in Poland drive her further and further into a dead end.

Now that her son is starting school, Ewa can finally pursue a career as an artist - until an unplanned pregnancy thwarts her plans. Pressure from her family and the Polish government's ban on abortion push her further and further towards a dead end.

Germany 2024, Director: Masha Mollenhauer
Fiction, 24 min.

GEGENWARTEN (Passing On)

At almost 90 years old, Monika is approaching the end of her life. Even her head is slowly no longer doing what it should. She is suffering from dementia. It's a good thing she has her granddaughter Emma, who spends her last days with her in her house, which is full of history.

At almost 90 years old, Monika is approaching the end of her life. Her mind is also starting to go. She's suffering from dementia. It's a good thing she has her granddaughter Emma for company during her final days in her home, which is full of history.

Germany 2025, Director: Emma Lou Paleit
Documentary, 28 min.

DAYS OF NIGHT

Luna lives on the street with her boyfriend Marius. She prostitutes herself to earn money. When she returns from a john, everything is different. She escapes into a drug frenzy that makes her forget for a short time what a difficult decision she is facing.

Living on the streets with her boyfriend, Luna earns money through prostitution. When she returns from seeing a client, everything has changed. She escapes into a drug-induced haze that allows her to forget, for a short time, the difficult decision she must make.

Germany 2025, Director: Adrian von der Borch
Fiction, 23 min.