Experimental Shorts

Individuals encounter diverse emotional and physical struggles. Meanwhile, we are confronted with the world that surrounds us on a daily basis. In various experimental films, we introduce you to some of these perspectives by unconventional methods and alternative narration styles.
(Kleiner Saal)
Volksbad Jena

Three Casualties

Three Casualties

film still Three Casualties
Experimental Germany
direction: Jens Pecho

Three ordinary film scenes lead to dramatic consequences for three stuntmen.

Monelle

Monelle

film still Monelle
Experimental Italy
direction: Diego Marcon

Flashlights shine in space - images appear for an instant - we are plunged back into darkness..

Memory of the Land

Memory of the Land

film still Memory of the Land
Experimental Spain
direction: Samira Badran

A body encounters the violence of a checkpoint in Palestine.

Little Boy

Little Boy

Animation Norway
direction: Linh Nguyen

Can you imagine a second sun 600 meters above the ground? Its name is Little Boy.

A Year Along the Geostationary Orbit

A Year Along the Geostationary Orbit

film still A Year Along the Geostationary Orbit
Experimental Germany
direction: Felix Dierich

A lot happens in our lives in one year. A distant observer shows his perspective on these events.

Sara The Dancer

Sara The Dancer

film still Sara The Dancer
Experimental Germany
direction: Tim Ellrich

Let’s regard the world from the perspective of a google camera.

The Train, The Forest

The Train, The Forest

film still The Train, The Forest
Experimental Germany
direction: Patrick Buhr

A train ride reveals strange occurrences.