Filmforum Shorts 1: Dialogue ‒ Young Cinema

Choosing an approach, starting an interaction, speaking the unspoken, adopting a new perspective. The work of young students presents dialogues and invites to a conversation. Trockenes Gras / Dry Grass Germany 2024, 3 min., germ. ov, engl. st R: Henrike Gesa Dannemann K: Henrike Gesa Dannemann, Jörg Dannemann D: Ilse Lampe, Bastian Dannemann, Henrike Dannemann, Johanna Dannemann P: Henrike Gesa Dannemann Henrike and her grandmother have many things in common, even if some memories have changed over time. Using grainy film stock, Henrike accompanies her grandmother to the cemetery and the sea, and reflects upon their relationship to each other. Der Mensch, mein Freund. / We Used to Be Friends. Germany 2024, 4 min., germ. ov, engl. st R: Lena Dandanelle, Carolin Kubut, Lea Majer B: Lea Majer K: Lena Dandanelle P: Lena Dandanelle, Hochschule Flensburg World Premiere They were many things to humans: livestock, messenger, peace symbol. Today pigeons live in the cities. Neglected, sick from garbage, unwanted, and unloved. Why have people stopped being their friends? Jonna & Louis Germany 2023, 13 min., germ. ov, engl. st R: Linda Verweyen K: Lisa Gras D: Kim Biebow (Jonna), Simon Gierlich (Louis) P: Linda Verweyen Jonna and Louis have known each other their entire lives and were close friends when Louis made sexual advances when they were both twelve. Today, Louis has all but forgotten the incident while Jonna is still struggling with the fallout as a young adult. The staged interview film focuses on the emotional and interpersonal consequences of such an act. Ein Fahrrad für Alicia / The Stolen Ride Germany 2024, 13 min., germ. ov, engl. st R: Masha Mollenhauer K: Alex Jaffar D: Alissa Lazar (Alicia), Luis Pintsch (Luke), Kleon Sylvester (Fabian), Lillemor Leistenschneider (Luisa), Veronique Coubard (Frau Roth), Daniel Berg (Marco), Loran Alhasan (Adam) P: Hamburg Media School 14-year-old Alicia would like to forget her birthday as quickly as possible. Until – much too late – her brother shows up with a bicycle as her present. At school, however, it quickly becomes apparent that the bike is stolen goods. Alicia is faced with a difficult decision. wie lange bleibt ihr noch? / how long will you stay? Germany 2024, 8 min., alban., punjabi ov, germ. st R: Arnit Likaj, Jasmin Rai K: Arnit Likaj, Jasmin Rai P: Arnit Likaj, Jasmin Rai, Hochschule Flensburg German Premiere How does it feel to be caught between two cultures? To not feel truly at home in either Germany or the culture of your parents? Arnit and Jasmin share this sentiment, as well as the effort to unite two identities within themselves and make them their own. Winterblüte / Winter Blossom Germany 2024, 3 Min., germ. ov, engl. st R: Emma Gatena K: Emma Gatena D: Moni Tetzlaff-John (Mutter), Jörg Reymann (Sohn) P: Emma Gatena, ifs Internationale Filmschule Köln It was the worst moment in his life – when he had to tell his mother that her son, his brother, had died. Since then, he and his mother have never reconnected. A conversation about distance. It Takes Balls Germany 2024, 16 min., engl. ov, germ. st R: Vincent Dolinsek B: Vincent Dolinsek, Jesse Loncraine K: Holger Enck D: George Osborne (Leo), Thuliswa Magwaza (Liv), Samir Mahat (Josh) P: Svenja Vanhoefer, Katrin Gärtner, Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg, SWR Leo is a chill guy. The early twenty-something enjoys just hanging around and doesn’t have any big goals. But his life is thrown off balance when he is diagnosed with testicular cancer. He tries to come to terms with it, but then his left testicle is sitting across from him, larger than life, and teaches him a valuable lesson.