Competition 3: A Little Less Togetherness

Without bonding to other people, people are left to themselves and run the risk of being exposed to their own thoughts and feelings in all their intensity: from far-reaching to very profound. What forms do you think human loneliness will take this evening?
(Schillerhof – blue room)
(Kino am Markt – Saal 2)

Rio

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Fiction Russia
direction: Zhenia Kazankina

Paulina, who works in a hotel, and her friend Nadia long for a more exciting world. Their dreams give way to reality when a guest comes to visit.

Botschaften

Silent Embassies

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Experimental Germany
direction: Daniel Höpfner

A bird-like creature explores the abandoned embassies. A restlessness arises that brings the rooms and things out of their sleep for a short time.

Teresa

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Fiction Italy
direction: Gabriele Ciances

An old man buys an inflatable doll and turns it into his deceased wife.

Daniel

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Fiction New Zealand
direction: Claire van Beek

In a secluded monastery, a young novice is seized with the desire to explore her sexuality.

Apfelmus

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Animation Austria
direction: Alexander Gratzer

While two birds talk about their existence, a small apple finds its way into the depths of a cave.

Das kleine Neuron

The Little Neuron

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Documentary Germany
direction: Pengyu Huang

An old man remembers his life on his deathbed. A small neuron helps him remember his life during the Mao era.