EINA
Land: Germany
Regie: Michael Vella, Tommy Vella
Länge: 21:46 Minuten
Synopsis: Her kayak, a cold river and the wilderness. Will she live up to her high expectations and overcome her doubts? A young woman on a turbulent journey.
SIX ROASTED CHICKENS – SIX POULETS RÔTIS
Land: France
Regie: Jeremias Nussbaum
Länge: 3:35 Minuten
Synopsis: Sasha sings about the sadness of roasted chickens. But is he really talking about our feathered friends? And what is he doing, in a pink suit and silver cowboy boots, in this muddy chicken coop?
AND THAT’S FOR THIS CHRISTMAS
Land: Bulgaria
Regie: Peter Vulchev
Länge: 14:40 Minuten
Synopsis: While preparing the details for his own funeral, an elderly man realises that he will be celebrating Christmas alone. Unable to fall asleep, he decides to spend the holiday at the grave of his deceased wife.
TO DEAR ME
Land: China
Regie: Gisele Tong, Liufang Chen, Xiaoxuan Yan
Länge: 5:27 Minuten
Synopsis: While preparing the details for his own funeral, an elderly man realises that he will be celebrating Christmas alone. Unable to fall asleep, he decides to spend the holiday at the grave of his deceased wife.
VORTEX
Land: Australia
Regie: Chris Tangey
Länge: 2:17 Minuten
Synopsis: Driven by relentless heat, these desert wanderers hurl whatever gets in their way high into the sky. Dirt, sand, ash … and even fire! Music composer Quinten Coblentz „Zaphenath-Paneah“ through Artlist.
LUNCHBOX
Land: United States
Regie: Anne Hu
Länge: 16:15 Minuten
Synopsis: When a Taiwanese American woman prepares lunches from her childhood, she struggles to forgive herself for pushing away her immigrant mother.
GROWN UP
Land: United States
Regie: Jee Kim
Länge: 5:19 Minuten
Synopsis: „GrownUp” is a 2.5D animated short about a peculiarly precocious boy whose perfectly well-adjusted life comes to a halt when his long-lost father returns to make amends. The film examines how being grown-up does not necessarily mean being mature. This personal story is a visual metaphor for how unresolved trauma stunts emotional maturation.
SKEWERED
Land: United Kingdom
Regie: Nick Ray Rutter
Länge: 16:36 Minuten
Synopsis: Opposing sexual appetites and dietary ethics bring a stagnant relationship to a theatrical and surprising crescendo as a heartfelt revelation confronts the elephant in the room.
CATALYST – WEIGHT OF THE WIND
Land: Germany
Regie: Lena Reidt, Dominic Curseri
Länge: 4:27 Minuten
Synopsis: „Weight Oft The Wind“ is an animated music-video for the song of the same title by Swiss rock duo Catalyst, using the technique of rotoscopy. The protagonist: The city pigeon and its fate as underdog of the urban jungle. „Weight Of The Wind“ uses its melancholic, yet powerful music and expressive drawings to condense the pigeon’s daily struggle to survive amid concrete and human waste into a hymn to the outcast and misunderstood.
SLOW DATING
Land: Australia
Regie: Adam Szudrich
Länge: 7:51 Minuten
Synopsis: When an elderly lady tries speed dating it leads to a night with a charming stranger and a heartbreaking revelation.
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Food & Film
In diesem Jahr finden die beliebten Kurzfilmabende unter dem Motto „Ein Abend voller Leckerbissen“ statt. Und das ist durchaus doppeldeutig gemeint. Neben insgesamt 20 internationalen filmischen Leckerbissen haben wir erstmalig auch ein kulinarische Programm. Noch steht das Programm nicht ganz, aber schon jetzt reuen wir uns, dass Sabai Sabai Thai Cuisine für das Filmfest nach Oberursel zurückkehrt. Weitere Caterer sind angefragt.
Musik & Gespräche
Der Rushmoor-Park lädt zum Verweilen ein. Im Hintergrund Live-Musik und erste Gespräch mit Filmemachern. Dazu ein kühles Getränk. Und wenn es dunkel wird, ist großes Kino angesagt. Ein Event für die ganze Familie. Und wer sich selbst versorgen möchte, ist herzlich willkommen.