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Short Film Reel

The short film reels bring together short films from the competitions in cross-section programmes.

Short Film Reel
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Dare to Care!
Emotional and multifaceted, that’s what friendships should be! When a spark then flies, could a romance possibly top this? Through thick and thin – not just a figure of speech.

Dare to Care!

Films

Growing Wild

Filmstill Growing Wild
Growing Wild
Rob Crosse
Germany,
UK
German Competition Documentary Film
A place of diversity, a safe space for several generations of queer people. Experiences are shared from one flat to the next. Whoever lives here has gone through a lot.

Contains mentions of discrimination against LGBTQIA2S+ persons

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Ein Typ aus Kleinmachnow

Filmstill A Guy from Kleinmachnow
Ein Typ aus Kleinmachnow
Leonard Volkmer
Germany
German Competition Documentary Film
A queer auto-narrative between desire, ecstasy and regret. In the club, by the lake or going home at night – one's own judgement is often faster than the question of how one really feels.

Contains mentions of addiction, drug-use, mental health conditions, explicit sex scenes

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Kitzel

Filmstill Kitzel
Kitzel
Mona Keil
Germany
International Competition Animated Film
Two fluffy creatures play together affectionately, but their frolics soon turn uncomfortable, as cuddling becomes a free-for-all and boundaries are crossed. A film to get under the skin.
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Lice n’ Shine

Filmstill Lice n’ Shine
Lice n’ Shine
Maria Byoma
Uganda
International Competition Animated Film
An amusing, affectionate portrait of the everyday life of teenage girls in the sensitive ecosystem of a boarding school, where an entirely normal morning can quickly give way to chaos.
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Through the Dust of Time

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Wan Chen Lin
Taiwan
International Competition Documentary Film
A Hakka village in southern Taiwan: eighty-year-old Alan spends her calm daily life gardening and with her friend A-Mei. Younger generations are leaving. Who will preserve the traditions?
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Omsorg

Filmstill Omsorg
Omsorg
Em Johrden
Germany
German Competition Documentary Film
A carefree summer’s day is overlayed by a tale of painful sexual experiences. From offscreen, a woman speaks more and more freely, describing her new approach to her own desires.

Contains mentions of sexual violence

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27.10.
#271
Passage Kinos Wintergarten
Teil der Kompilation
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27.10.2026
Passage Kinos Wintergarten
#271
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29.10.
#481
UT Connewitz
Teil der Kompilation
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29.10.2026
UT Connewitz
#481
Teil der Kompilation
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01.11.
#7A3
Schaubühne Lindenfels
Teil der Kompilation
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01.11.2026
Schaubühne Lindenfels
#7A3
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Short Film Reel
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As new policies affect millions of Latin American migrants in the US, what happens to them – and around them?

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Spray and Pray

Filmstill Spray and Pray
Spray and Pray
Veneta Androva
Bulgaria,
Germany
International Competition Animated Film
Never before has it been so easy to spread disinformation in the world. The animated documentary visualises proliferating mushroom websites and the construction of authenticity.
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The Evidence of the Termites

Filmstill The Evidence of the Termites
La evidencia del comején
Roberto Jaén
Costa Rica
International Competition Documentary Film
Utilising a thrillingly polyphonic split screen perspective, this wry, shifting, self-reflexive essay film is a playful attempt to pin down that most slippery of terms: class.
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Summer of Smooth Asphalt

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Lato gładkiego asfaltu
Maria Dakszewicz
Poland
International Competition Animated Film
Shrieks, laughter, ear-splitting music from the carnival rides – the cacophony of a fairground stops when a discarded transistor radio begins to speak of quieter dreams.
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no_mercy_in_Mexico

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no_mercy_in_Mexico
Oscar Asán
Mexico
International Competition Animated Film
Pop-cultural set pieces from games and the internet fuel a delirious fascination with the brutal mentality of the drug cartels. But what if the game turns deadly serious?

Contains mentions of drug-use, death, murder

Contains depictions of physical violence, torture

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They’re Here

Filmstill They’re Here
They’re Here
Laura Poitras, Rachel Lauren Mueller
USA
International Competition Documentary Film
A dystopian winter in Minneapolis: local inhabitants fight back against the paramilitary attacks being carried out by ICE, whose violence Poitras and Mueller make visible as a horror film.

Contains mentions of racism, murder

Contains depictions of physical violence

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Screenings & Tickets

In the Cinemas

27.10.
#2C2
Cinémathèque in der naTo
Teil der Kompilation
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27.10.2026
Cinémathèque in der naTo
#2C2
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28.10.
#331
CineStar 5
Teil der Kompilation
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28.10.2026
CineStar 5
#331
Teil der Kompilation
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01.11.
#721
CineStar 4
Teil der Kompilation
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01.11.2026
CineStar 4
#721
Teil der Kompilation
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