Soup!

directed by Ava Elizabeth Azarmi (2005)

US • 2025 • 2,5 Min.

Hmmmm, Soup! The delicious brew of existence. Cells, animals, humans, and madness. All cooked up. Slurp! Chew! Munch!

Bens Geburtstag

written & directed by Robert Decani (1999)

DE • 2024 • 10,5 Min.

Ben wird neun Jahre alt. Deshalb lässt ihn sein Vater beim Supermarktbesuch drei Süßigkeiten aussuchen. Kurz darauf beobachtet er, wie sein Vater an der Kasse von einem Fremden angesprochen wird. Der kleine Ben versteht aus der Ferne nicht viel, doch die Herkunft seines Vaters scheint eine Rolle zu spielen. — Ben turns nine. So, while at the supermarket, his father lets him choose three sweets. Shortly afterward, he witnesses his father being approached by a stranger at the checkout. From a distance, little Ben doesn't understand much, but his father's background seems to play a role.

Under Pressure

written & directed by Enno Wronka, Joscha Bär (2011)

DE • 2025 • 8,5 Min.

Eine Gruppe von Jugendlichen feiert scheinbar unbeschwert Party. Doch unter der Oberfläche ist nicht alles problemlos. „Unsere Freunde der Band ‚Nosa Rap‘ haben extra einen Song geschrieben und für den Film produziert.“ — A group of teenagers is having a seemingly carefree party. But beneath the surface, things aren't all right. "Our friends from the band 'Nosa Rap' wrote and produced a song specifically for the film."

Bugsick

directed by Venya Aggarwal (2002)

CA • 2025 • 8 Min.

The happy days of swirring and whirling between Bug and June are over. But Bug will not let her go easily. He goes full dungball-mode.

Big Girls

written & directed by María Andrea Ramírez Renero (2001)

MX • 2025 • 9 Min.

Camila wants to be a big girl. Just like her sister. Equally looking up to her and competing with her. But when life suddenly kicks in, the two sisters feel connected on a whole new level.

Pressure

written by Jette Müller, Clara Wignanek, directed by Jette Müller (2001)

DE • 2025 • 10 Min.

Selbstreflexion zum Thema 18 werden, Ablösen vom Elternhaus, woanders studieren, Überforderungen, Einsamkeit, nicht mehr weiter wissen. — Self-reflection on turning 18, leaving home, studying somewhere else, being overwhelmed, loneliness, not knowing what to do next.

Our Secret Ceremony

written & directed by Yishu Gao (2001)

CN • 2024 • 13,5 Min.

The seemingly quiet routine of two girls does not speak of their pain and disorder. But under the menacing eye of a surveillance camera they gather up the splintered pieces.

trigger warning: violence, sexual abuse

Die Forschenden

written & directed by Nahom Mihretu (2000)

DE • 2025 • 39 Min.

Ein Wissenschaftsdrama über einen Physikstudenten und einen ausgebrannten Professor, die sich gemeinsam auf ein gewagtes Projekt einlassen: die Entwicklung eines Raumtemperatur-Supraleiters – eines Materials, das in der Physik als „heiliger Gral“ gilt. — A science drama about a physics student and a burned-out professor who embark on a daring project together: the development of a room-temperature superconductor – a material considered the “holy grail” in physics.