Shorts Attack in April 2024

8 films in 85 minutes – with German subtitles

The Program:

GOLDEN OLDIES
Daan Velsink, Joost Lieuwma
Netherland 2016
3 min
Animation / Live Action
Dance!
In a typical fifties diner a gangly teenager tries to rock’n’roll with the prettiest girl on the dancefloor. Let´s dance!

THE NEVERENDING STORY
David Valero
Spain 2023
14 min
Live Action
Family portrait    
How exciting can everyday life actually be? Amid family relations and generational conflict, the film depicts a congenial working-class family from Spain.

THE MIRACLE    
Nienke Deutz
Belgium / France/ Netherlands 2023
15 min
Animation
Holiday grotesque
Irma, whose desire to have a kid has gone unfulfilled, would love to finally relax at this 5-star hotel.

THERE IS NO END TO THIS STORY
Cosima Frei
Germany / Switzerland 2023
17:30 min
Live Action
Urban Adventure
What to do after a separation, before moving to a new city? Mena strolls around her Berlin hood one last time.

THE THIRTEENTH YEAR
Samad Alizadeh
Iran 2023
10 min
Live Action
Bike love
Iranian protagonist Helia has turned 13 – for her parents, that means she is not allowed to ride a bike anymore.

GLÜCKSPFAD
Thea Sparmeier, Jakob Werner, Pauline Cremer
Germany 2021
5 min
Animation
Body hair reflection
Franka had a lot of hair on her legs, under her arms and on her stomach from a young age – like many women. She talks about her experiences.

ZU BESUCH    
Martin Weiss
Austria 2023
11:30 min
Live Action
Exhibition performance
‚The reserved Julia has traveled to Vienna especially to surprise her sister Johanna at her vernissage. They talk about art and life.

CONCEPT OF A HAPPY MOM
Henriette Rietz
Germany 2023
4:30 min
Live Action
Happy moms
Loving, happy, easygoing. Care work, mental load, exhaustion. How are mothers portrayed in the media?

Founded in 2002 and every month new: This is edition 256 of Shorts Attack!