Family members are not always helpful. An animated film shows how puzzling human behavior can be. A botanical garden provides insights into queer life. Marriage may be well-considered!

It's not always helpful to have family members around. An animated film shows how puzzling human behavior can be. A botanical garden gives insight into queer perspectives. And marriage should be a well-considered decision!

18+ (no FSK)
OmeU
77 min. + Q&As
Free choice of seats

BIMO

Sihem works as a waitress in a small café in Marseille. She makes every effort to cope with her new life in France. However, the unexpected arrival of her brother, who has made his way to her from Algeria, presents her with unexpected challenges.

Sihem is a waitress in a small café in Marseille. She's doing her best to get her new life in France sorted out. But the sudden arrival of her brother, who has made his way there from Algeria, presents challenges she could not have foreseen.

France 2025, Director: Oumnia Hanader
Fiction, 23 min.

WON'T BE HERE (Wo Bu Zai De Ming Tian)

A woman tells of her disappearance without a trace from the lives of various people. It was the disappearance that prompted these people to rethink their own lives. An associative-atmospheric exploration of human behavior.

A woman recounts how she disappeared from the lives of various people without a trace. It was her disappearance that caused these people to rethink their own lives. An associative, atmospheric exploration of human behavior.

China 2025, Directors: Jiali Tan, Haoyuan Zhu
Animation, 17 min.

RECBOTANICS

After a night of partying, drugs and sex, Rezmorah goes to the botanical gardens in Lisbon to sober up. Amidst the exotic flora, Rezmorah wonders what plants can teach us about the ways of seeing and thinking about queer life.

After nights of partying, drugs, and sex, Rezmorah goes to Lisbon's botanical garden to sober up. Surrounded by exotic flora, Rezmorah wonders what plants can teach us about queer perspectives and ways of thinking.

Portugal, Spain 2025, Director: Pedro Gonçalves Ribeiro
Fiction/Documentary, 18 min.

A YEAR OF MARRIAGE

In 1991, Ana María and Juan Manuel, a newlywed couple, receive a strange creature as a wedding gift, which is to watch over the morality of their marriage for a year. Will they both be able to satisfy the creature's needs?

The year is 1991. Newlyweds Ana María and Juan Manuel receive an unusual wedding gift: a strange creature that is supposed to guard the decency of their marriage for one year. Will they be able to satisfy this creature's needs?

Mexico 2025, Director: Pablo Camargo López
Fiction, 19 min.