Next Generation 2016

Runtime: 88 min.
Age: 16+

Безумная любовь
Amour Fou

Year: 2015
Country: Germany
Director: Florian Werzinski
Genre: Animation
Language: English
Runtime: 4 min.

The Mona Lisa is stolen from the Louvre by a fan madly in love with the painting. Told from the thief’s perspective, the audience goes on a thrilling ride with him as he tries to escape the police chasing him throughout the city of Paris.

Чай
Chay

Year: 2015
Country: Germany
Director: Charlotte A. Rolfes
Genre: short
Language:
Runtime: 8 min.

An Iranian family mourns the loss of the father who was murdered by right-wing extremists. Ali, his son, flees into hatred and fantasies of revenge, instead of taking care of his mother and siblings. Nevertheless, the bond between son and father is strong enough to save him in a crucial moment.

Съешь мой сон
Eat My Dream

Year: 2015
Country: Germany
Director: Jessica Dürwald
Genre: short
Language:
Runtime: 8 min.

Impressions of a Norwegian fish factory.

Эмили должна ждать
Emily Must Wait

Year: 2016
Country: Germany
Director: Christian Wittmoser
Genre: short
Language: English, German
Runtime: 12 min.

When Europe turns to chaos, Emily must hold out in her apartment in hope of reuniting with her loved one. The promise to wait becomes increasingly difficult to keep, as desperation grows and hope dwindles.

Солдат Эрик
Erik der Soldat

Year: 2015
Country: Germany
Director: Charlotte Funke
Genre: short
Language: German
Runtime: 14 min.

Eric is 21 and a German marine. Instead of writing Whatsapp-messages, he keeps a diary. On his duffle bag, he embroidered a poem – by Goethe. Why does Eric want to be a soldier? A story about longing and the search for the true way of life.

Око за око
Eye for an Eye

Year: 2016
Country: Germany
Director: Steve Bache, Mahyar Goudarzi
Genre: short
Language: English
Runtime: 4 min.

Frederick Baer spent over a decade in the Indiana State Prison, still waiting for his death penalty to be executed. A hand-drawn documentary about a murderer’s time on death row and the conflicts with his guilt and destiny.

Стерильно
Keimfrei

Year: 2015
Country: Germany
Director: Samuel Pleitner
Genre: short
Language: German
Runtime: 5 min.

Earth as we know it no longer exists. Humankind had to resort into space. Generations of scientists failed in finding a new habitable planet. Finally a young researcher seems to be close to a breakthrough. ... And along comes a highly motivated apprentice.

Пианоид
Pianoid

Year: 2015
Country: Germany
Director: Janina Putzker
Genre: Animation
Language:
Runtime: 3 min.

A talented, but narcissistic e-pianist is driven to insanity by his pet bunny.

Принц Альфред
Prinz Alfred

Year: 2015
Country: Germany
Director: Mingus Ballhaus
Genre: short
Language: German
Runtime: 13 min.

Prince Alfred wakes up too late to bother about going to school today. So he kills time at home until he reluctantly decides to ride into town after all.

Кто оплачивает расходы
Wer trägt die Kosten?

Year: 2015
Country: Germany
Director: Daniel Nocke
Genre: Animation
Language: German
Runtime: 4 min.

Three experts give us their insights on a highly explosive subject. If expert number four will be invited back is to be doubted.

Ценность труда
Wert der Arbeit

Year: 2015
Country: Germany
Director: Matthias Koßmehl
Genre: short
Language:
Runtime: 8 min.

Night after night, Bodo sweeps the empty city streets. Dirty work that no one notices. Attracted by electronic basses and gleaming lights he comes across a vernissage. A strange world in which he makes a familiar discovery and decides not to be invisible anymore.

Что происходит в вашем мозге, если вы видите немецкое слово типа...?
What Happens in your Brain, if You See a German Word Like...?

Year: 2015
Country: Germany
Director: Zora Rux
Genre: short
Language: German
Runtime: 5 min.

The German language is very flexible: one can simply string words together in order to create new ones. Director Zora Rux blends animation and live-action in order to make a humorous account of what happens inside the brain of a man reading an extremely complex word. Gently mocking intellectual language, the film investigates how different language structures affect the way we think.