Competition 1: And Above Us the Stars

The night is falling and with it loneliness, social grievances and the desperate longing for change. The wrestling match between shattering dreams and stubborn optimism goes into another round tonight. Is the hopeful look upwards justified?
(Schillerhof – blue room)
(Schillerhof – red room)
Kino im Schillerhof

Nacht über Kepler 452b

Night upon Kepler 452b

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Documentary Germany
direction: Ben Voit

In the cold time, people seek sleep on the street. A car races through the night to get out of the darkness what could get lost in it.

Transparent, the World Is

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Experimental Japan
direction: Yuri Muraoka

A woman and her daughter quarrel with their place in the world, with the conflict between inside and outside, with the contrast between society and the individual.

Dakar

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Fiction Greece
direction: Stelios Moraitidis

On his birthday in 1978, Stavros wanted to become engaged to Matula. Years later he roams the streets of the city at night, pondering the past.

Cindy

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Fiction Israel
direction: Shemer Gaon Baraba

Navit (15), daughter of a dairy farmer, knows the cow Cindy best. But when Cindy is about to be sold, Navit realizes that her role in this cow trade is different.

Malakout

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Animation Iran
direction: Farnoosh Abedi

A gifted pianist sacrifices his passion for music to save his wife from death, but he brings a terrible curse on himself.

Mare Nostrum

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Fiction Greece
direction: Dimitris Anagnostou

In the 19th century, travelers wander through a coastal landscape on a grand tour. Over 100 years later, an unidentified corpse washes up on the same coast.