Shorts Attack in November 2026

8 films in 85 minutes – with German subtitles

The Program:

FLIRT
Rahel Gerber
Switzerland 2015
5:30 min
Animation
Dreams in fabric
Dreams, woven of airy fabrics woven, make wishes tangible. Shirt and Dress start a dance while hanging out to dry.

BOGDAN AND ROSE
Milena Dutkowska
Poland 2017
15 min
Live Action
Marital Conflict
The life of Bogdan and Rose is filled with silence and petty jabs the two exchange more or less affectionately throughout their everyday lives.

SIGNALS / Merki
Rúnar Ingi
Island 2025
13:30 min
Live Action
Audition as an Actress
An aspiring acting student applies to a prestigious acting school. After three grueling rounds of auditions, she makes it to the final round.

FREAK
Claire Barnett
USA 2024
13:30 min
Live Action
Fantasy test
On the eve of her 26th birthday, Lainey is confronted with a question that hits deep: „What is your darkest fantasy?“

NEST
Sonja Rohleder
Germany 2019
4 min
Animation
Nighttime Courtship
A slightly naive bird of paradise does everything it can to attract one of the other birds. Watch those feathers fly!

MESOPOTAMIA, TX
Lucy Gamades
USA 2024
19:30 min
Live Action
The Solar Eclipse Experience
Two strangers wait for a solar eclipse amid a crowd of eclectic Texans. Let´s see great things! – Maybe the future!?

I WALKED THROUGH THE WALL
Pablo Larcuen
USA 2025
8 min
Live Action
Family Obligations
A wife and mother who feels trapped in a life of service to her family accidentally discovers the power to walk through walls.

ALIENATION
Laura Lehmus
Germany 2014
6 min
Animation, Dokumentaryfilm
Classic Puberty Stories
An animation-short about puberty, based on real life interviews with teenagers. They spend a lot of time reflecting, filled with fear and anxiety.

Founded in 2002 and every month new: This is edition 287 of Shorts Attack!