Rundgang der KHM 2026: Filme von Studierenden (Programm 1)

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.

Thursday, July 16, 2026, 2:00 p.m.
KHM Auditorium, Filzengraben 2, 50676 Cologne
Moderator: Acting Professor Oliver Schwabe

“Men in Cars – Driving”
Richard Andreas Finger (Director & Screenplay), Elisabeth Caic (Cinematography)
Feature film, 2025, 9 min.
In the middle of the night, a red traffic light forces two old friends to discuss what they’ve been avoiding all evening.

“Tannenstraße 10”
Sarah Kramer (Director & Screenplay)
Essay, 2026, 30 min.
The filmmaker returns to the street where she grew up and reflects on the friendships that were formed there—and those that were lost. In the 1990s, Tannenstraße 10—directly across from her parents’ house—was home to a refugee shelter. Sarah Kramer combines old video footage, some of which she shot herself, with new encounters and conversations with the people from back then.

“Demontage”
Leonard Mann (Director & Screenplay)
Documentary, 2026, 30 min.
On the outskirts of Lüdenscheid, Sandra runs her father’s auto salvage business. It is a place where not only discarded car parts find new owners, but people also find work, structure, and stability. Her employees—Holger, Markus, and Kevin, who would have little chance in the regular job market—work together with Sandra to create a small utopia. But an escalating wave of external pressures threatens to destroy this fragile structure.

“We Need to Talk”
Fabian Maria Schumbrutzki (Director & Screenplay), Christopher Todd (Cinematography), and Jasmina Sonja Bartl (Producer)
Feature Film, 2025, 12 min.
DJ Fischer’s world on an afternoon in Cologne: He plays a tourist on the Domplatte, talks about the Führer’s bunker, and meets his sister for dinner. He talks—sometimes at length, sometimes with someone. Fischer’s delusion mirrors collective memory. 2025: Germany in its twenties.