Viva House
Documentary
USA
direction:
Ole Elfenkämper, Kathrin Seward
The film documents a day in a soup kitchen in Baltimore: since 1968, more than one million people have been provided with food there, but also numerous activities have been launched to strengthen the neighborhood.
Nacht über Kepler 452B
Documentary
Germany
direction:
Ben Voit
In a cold time, people seek sleep on the road. A car races through the night to retrieve from the darkness what might be lost in it.
Een vrije dag
Fiction
Netherlands
direction:
Wouter Stoter
Erik finds a new goal when he sees the neighbors' au pair girl sunbathing in the backyard: prove he's not a forty-year-old suburban family man who has to mow the lawn.
Tea Party
Documentary
Great Britain
direction:
Andrada Neacsu
In "Tea Party," the observation of two friends spending an afternoon together over tea becomes a moment to remember and reflect on a lifelong friendship.
The Umbrella
Fiction
Hong Kong
direction:
Eric Tsang
Hong Kong, October 2014, in the midst of turbulent events: In the auditorium of the university, the young people are divided into different rooms, amidst the sounds of rain, studies and heated discussions.
Neighbours
Animation
Canada
direction:
Norman McLaren
Two men live peacefully in neighboring cardboard houses. When a single small flower blooms between them, they fight to the death for its possession.
Courtesy of the National Film Board of Canada (NFB)