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Bonbon

Bonbon

2020 | 16 min | Shorts

Jannis Alexander Kiefer's short, presented as an interfilm 2025 highlight on Sooner, follows a child searching for his father at a carnival parade.

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Julian

Julian

2011 | 13 min | Kids & Family

Berlinale Short Film winner JULIAN by Matthew Moore tells of a fourth grader who feels the strong urge to tell the truth and who runs into trouble for doing so. "Life's not fair, Julian. It's messy" (The headmaster) Nine-year-old Julian is an attentive, precise boy who likes to line up his pens neatly on his desk. When a girl complains to him about the other kids’ misbehaviour, he informs the teacher right away. The teacher sends him off to the headmaster, but Julian doesn’t find that fair at ...

Bon Voyage

Bon Voyage

2017 | 15 min | Shorts

A bus trip in the Balkans becomes a microcosm that captures the simmering conflicts in the region.

Robin

Robin

2008 | 21 min | Shorts

This dark drama is told from the point of view of 8-year-old Robin, who returns to his family after a stay at home.

Nelly

Nelly

2015 | 16 min | Kids & Family

A car drives through the snow. Behind the wheel is thirteen years old Nelly who wants to go home. Separating her from her goal are three questions, two keys, a diving tower and a racing heart. Chris Raiber sends the young NELLY on a surreal journey in this short film drama of the same name. NELLY has run at festivals around the world and has won numerous awards, inclduing the Generation 14 plus Special Mention Award at the 65th Berlinale, as well as the Best Live Action Film at the Interfilm 31th ...

Babyboy

Babyboy

2023 | 48 min | Drama

A teenager grapples with masculinity amid family splits and first loves, reflecting the rawness of youth in a German town.

Lifetimeshort

Lifetimeshort

2009 | 87 min | Comedy

These self-assured ladies have everything under control, but in a world dominated by high tech communications and competition even they get the blues.

Grimm’s Cuckoo

Grimm’s Cuckoo

2012 | 15 min | Shorts

This short film dares a slightly different view of life in a psychiatric clinic. Screened at Cannes Short Film Corner and Interfilm Berlin.

[Out of Fra]me

[Out of Fra]me

2015 | 19 min | Shorts

An entertaining and ambiguous film that illuminates the connection between cinematic art and human experience.

The Tunnel

The Tunnel

2016 | 14 min | Shorts

In an overpopulated future, a family drives home from the beach in heavy traffic. Between them and the gigantic city is a horrifying tunnel. Norwegian director André Øvredal based his award winning short film on the short story "The Tunnel Ahead" by Alice Glaser. „A suspense filled piece that keeps us dreading the tunnel just as much as the main character. Fans of Blade Runner (1982)and Black Mirror (2011) will find a lot to chew over in this futuristic chiller.“ (nightmarishconjurings.com)

Meanwhile in Mamelodi

Meanwhile in Mamelodi

2011 | 74 min | Documentary

In Extension 11, a part of the township of Mamelodi in Pretoria, South Africa, the Mtsweni family hopes for good business during the 2010 World Cup.

Minus One

Minus One

2016 | 16 min | Shorts

Summer in Athens, and Elsa’s family isn’t the only one renting their apartment to tourists. At their "spare apartment" there’s little space for the young lady’s dreams.