International Shorts Haus auf der Mauer

As part of the Fests auf der Mauer – the open day at the International Center Jena – Haus auf der Mauer, we present you an international short film program. Together we observe the visitors and employees of an opera house in Kyiv; we see the stories of modern nomads in the Mongolian steppe; watch the ceremonial process of a baseball game in Japan; briefly visit Tel Aviv, the largest city in Israel, for a walk as well as a small village in Germany the day before big festivities with beer, sausages and a band. All of this in 80 minutes! Please note: the event follows the 3G rules. The entrance is free, but we are looking forward to donations. The number of seats is limited
(Haus auf der Mauer, großer Saal, Johannisplatz 26, Jena)

Morin Khuur

The Horsehead Fiddle

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Fiction USA
direction: Joshua Sternlicht

A nomadic community in contemporary Mongolia must find its way between the demands of traditional life and the problems of the modern world.

Бінокль

Opera Glasses

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Documentary Germany
direction: Mila Zhluktenko

The winner of the "Best Film" award at the 21st cellu l’art short film festival observes with a tender look the visitors and employees of an opera house in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv.

Travelogue Tel Aviv

film still Travelogue Tel Aviv
Animation Switzerland
direction: Samuel Patthey

Samuel Patthey, a student from Switzerland, spent six months on an exchange semester in Tel Aviv – in his sketches he captures the daily routine, the hectic city life, routines and exuberant partying.

國體

Kokutai

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Experimental Japan
direction: Ryushi Lindsay

In poetic and hallucinatory slow motion pictures, "Kokutai" shows the beauty of baseball, but at the same time critically dissects the martial ceremonies of major sporting events.

Nach mir die Sintflut

After Us, the Flood

film still Nach mir die Sintflut
Fiction Germany
direction: Christoph Hertel

A young man returns to his home village: the local dam is about to break, but all residents are only thinking of the upcoming village festival with beer, sausages and a brass band.