A child stands between his parents, a chair on the balcony. Personal and collective memories are captured in poetic images in documentaries. Things get chaotic with infidelity in a French animated film.

A child is caught between his parents; a chair rests on the balcony. Poetic images capture personal and collective memories in documentary films. Infidelity leads to havoc in an animated French short.

18+ (no FSK)
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68 min. + Q&As
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A SHORT FILM ABOUT A CHAIR

A lonely chair on a balcony. What does his life look like? What's happening in his head? A poetic portrait, created in the confines of the Corona pandemic.

A solitary chair on a balcony. What might its life be like? What goes through its mind? A poetic portrait created in the confined space of the coronavirus pandemic.

Palestine 2024, Director: Ibrahim Handal
Fiction/Documentary, 10 min.

LIFE IS LIKE THAT AND NOT OTHERWISE. (Life is like that and not otherwise.)

Life as a house, full of rooms of memories that can also collapse. The animated documentary traces the life of an almost 100-year-old neighbor, while the filmmaker has to deal with her own aging.

Life as a house, full of rooms of memories that could crumble someday. This animated documentary explores the life of a neighbor who's nearly 100 years old, as the filmmaker reflects on growing older herself.

Germany 2024, Director: Lenia Friedrich
Documentary/Animation, 13 min.

KONG KONG(空空 )

Kong Kong's mother is abused by her husband. When she runs away, the violent father uses the love between child and mother to find out where she is. Kong Kong has to make a decision: Which of the two can he trust?

Kong Kong's mother is being abused by her husband. When she runs away, the violent father uses the child's love for his mother to find out where she is. Kong Kong must decide: Which of his parents can he trust?

China 2025, Director: Bochen Gong
Fiction, 20 min.

FAR AWAY (Nan Ginen)

In a remote corner of Santiago de Cuba, a family of Haitian origin celebrates the goddess Erzulie with prayers and dances. The pain of the tragic migration history of Haitian workers in the Cuban sugar industry weighs heavily on the family members.

In a remote corner of Santiago de Cuba, a family of Haitian origin celebrates the goddess Erzulie in prayer and dance. The family shares the pain resulting from the tragic history of Haitian migrants who work in the Cuban sugar industry.

Cuba 2025, Director: Féguenson Hermogène
Documentary, 21 min.

CAZAFORTUNA

Mother and wife Daniela celebrates her birthday. She spends the morning with her neighbor and secret lover. But how is she supposed to smuggle the beautiful necklace that Javier gave her for her birthday past her husband?

Daniela, a wife and mother, is celebrating her birthday. She spends the morning with Javier, her neighbor and secret lover. But how will she be able to hide the exquisite necklace that Javier has given her from her husband?

France 2025, Director: Valentine Castillo
Animation, 4 min.