Competition 1 Time after Time

Time is relative, depending on the observer's velocity. For that reason, time travel is not yet possible, at least in our microcosm. What state-of-the-art technology does not allow so far, will nevertheless be ventured during the next 90 minutes. Join us on a journey from time to time...
(Großer Saal)
(Kleiner Saal)
Volksbad Jena

Your Last Day On Earth

Tu Último Día En La Terra

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Fiction Spain
direction: Marc Martínez Jordán

A fox-mask dressed man breaks the spacetime limits with only one goal: to spend some time with his wife.

Rape Card

Rape Card

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Fiction Great Britain
direction: Madeline Sims-Fewer, Nathan Hughes-Berry

In this dystopian future one-off sexual assault not only goes unpunished but also is legalized by authorities. Frances tries to take charge of her own fate…

Obon

Obon

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Animation Germany
direction: André Hörmann, Anna Samo

Akiko Takakura, one of the last remaining survivors of the atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima, tells her life story in this animated documentary.

A Life From Death

Elämä Kuolemasta

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Documentary Finland
direction: Tuuli Teelahti

In a hospice every day is somebody’s last day. This atmospheric documentary introduces the spectator to such a place.

The Hymns of Muscovy

Gymny Moscovii

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Experimental Russia
direction: Dimitri Venkov

A somewhat different look on Moscow: architectural styles of the 20th and 21st century merge with musical variations of the Soviet and Russian national anthems.

Obscurity

Obscurity

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Fiction Russia
direction: Ekaterina Volovich

Nikolai V. Gogol, who is enjoying his honoured retirement benefits beyond the veil, suddenly gets an official document informing him of his non-existence.