By Luke Patton
2015 | 4 min | Shorts
Zoey's first night as a superhero is nearly ruined when she's given a sexy and impractical uniform. What is appropriate attire for superhero sidekicks? And who is the sidekick anyway? Zoey negotiates these questions on her first day in the heroing business.
1984 | 8 min | Shorts
Maren-Kea Freese movie is a rediscovered gem of the Super 8 underground in 1980's West Berlin. The short film is a two-hander showing the absurdities of modern relationships. A man and woman alone in a room with just a boardgame between them. What's the next move?... TREFFPUNKT ER + SIE experiments with wordless acting, editing and ironic use of music to create an offbeat variation of romantic comedies.
2017 | 10 min | Shorts
Lucy (Rosalie Thomass) regularly shoplifts at the supermarket with her baby in the stroller. One day she is confronted by the store detective and reveals her secret to him. Lucy is tired of pretending to be the perfect mother. "She is torn between her own aspirations and the reality in which they find themselves after the birth of their child." (Director's comment - Pola Beck). A film about the absurdities of being a mom today. "KLEPTOMAMAMI is nothing more and nothing less than a wonderfully amusing ...
2017 | 20 min | Shorts
In the shop, their relationship meets bigger ordeals than they ever would have imagined. Is this really how a relationship works, or are they the subjects of a capitalist conspiracy?
2020 | 14 min | Shorts
In Jannis Alexander Kiefer's short film, which is also being shown at interfilm, two craftsmen, Uli and Didi, In their workshop somewhere between rural idyll and village dreariness, are building a swastika and puzzling over the strange newcomers to the village. GOOD GERMAN WORK (orignal title: KOLLEGEN) by Jannis Alexander Kiefer was produced in 2020 and shows how everyday routines can give rise to moral conflicts. The film celebrated its festival debut at the Interfilm Festival Berlin, among others, ...
2004 | 3 min | Shorts
A woman who has a penchant for the color yellow loves a man who only has eyes for the color red. To win him over, she comes up with a few ideas to convince him of her merits. Will her love be reciprocated? Malte Wirtz is a German filmmaker and theater director known for his experimental and independent work. With a background in theater studies and directing, Wirtz often combines socio-critical topics with unconventional aesthetic approaches in his works. His style is characterized by a clear handwriting ...
2004 | 2 min | Shorts
Eduard is afraid of the color pink. Sabine likes Robert and the color pink. Will that work out? Malte Wirtz is a German filmmaker and theater director known for his experimental and independent work. With a background in theater studies and directing, Wirtz's works often combine socio-critical topics with unconventional aesthetic approaches. His style is characterized by a clear handwriting that combines minimalism and intense character studies. In addition to feature films, he has also made short ...
1986 | 4 min | Shorts
With quirky charm and DIY panache this short film captures a young woman's everyday annoyances. DER MENSCH IST SEINES LEBENS FROH - NICHT NUR ALS EMBRYO by Maren-Kea Freese is a rediscovered rough cut gem from the 80's West Berlin Super 8 underground.
2008 | 21 min | Shorts
The film was shot on the "Kölnberg" high-rise complex in Cologne-Meschenich, which is considered a social hotspot. Hanno Olderdissens's graduation film from the International Film School Cologne was awarded more than ten prizes internationally. Robin is eight when his mother Sabine becomes pregnant again. Because Sabine is overwhelmed with child, new boyfriend and pregnancy, Robin has to go to a foster home. When he returns after three months, the situation has not improved at all. The mother's new ...
2016 | 12 min | Shorts
World War II circa 1940. Soldiers are scattered in the snow - some are freezing, bleeding, or dead. Suddenly, a cut, and we find ourselves on a Norwegian film set in 2016. Petter S. Holmsen's metafictional short film QUIET ON SET deals with a romantic encounter at the bottom of the film world ladder.
2017 | 81 min | Queer
The architect Alain lives secluded in his luxurious finca on the Mallorcan hinterland. He avoids contact with other humans until he has to go out into the world. Alain, an architect, lives secluded in his luxurious villa on the island outback of Mallorca. He wears only women's clothes and avoids contact with other people - even his house keepers. Eventually he is forced to break out of his isolation, but neither he nor the outside world seem ready for it. Lotta Doll's debut film BE THERE, filmed ...