Dark Minds

An accident makes Eric Barnes lose his memory and causes him to have delusions. He is accused of committing a violent crime. But what really happened remains hidden in Eric's visions. A thriller cum horror film; inspired by David Lynch and David Fincher.

Wackelkontakt

Falco has only one passion: travelling by underground and listening to the conversations of people around him. Everything's fine until he meets Anja who dreams of becoming a photographer.

Tropf

A drop of Plasticine with eyes attached to it falls, floats, flows through a city's canalisation system and finally lands in a dirty sewage pipe in the poorer part of town.

La Vita del Don

The eventful life of a mafia boss, rearranged using clips from commercials.

Das Passt!

The band "Yeah Yeah Yeahs" with the KAIFU as a backdrop.

Das Experiment

Meditation clip that normally only works once for most people.

Wer wir sind? Gegen Rechts!

"We are discriminated against every single day, every day they pigeonhole us according to colour." 22 girls and boys aged 12 to 18 from Iraq, Turkey, Germany, Rumania, France and Portugal describe their experiences, their values and their fight for livin

Promenade d'après-midi

An umbrella, a young woman and her shoes are tossed about on a windy afternoon.

Die 2. Chance!?

Mike finds some money and keeps it to himself. The powers of heaven and hell step in.

Wie Schnee hinter Glas

Ten-year-old Jonas is looking for the hero that he takes for his father. However, what he finds is a man with faults and imperfections.

Bedreddin

Worldly diffidence whilst praying. Film maker's first film.

Was denkt man, wenn ...

A young woman and a man happen to meet at the railway station. But they go their own separate ways. Will they ever see each other again?

Ufoalarm auf Terra 1

With a beautiful woman, an alien that abducts beautiful women and a hero that saves beautiful women. And a homage to silent movies.

Durch das Warten wachsen

The world is turning and changing. So am I. So there.

Je Chante

Lily is unsure of what she really wants: go to Peru or fight for a free Cuba? Go to Paris and the TV station Arte? Lily is a character created by the young author Luisa Strömert who originally came up with the idea for a theatre play for young people, "U

Die neuen Mieter

Most accidents happen at home - especially when you've just moved into a new flat and don't know your neighbours' habits yet.

Lisanne

A road movie about 15-year-old Lisanne who suffers from Down syndrome and her older brother Marlon. "I admire Lisanne's fighting spirit, her benevolence and her humour. This is what she's really like: my sister." (Lars G. Lotz)

Der Kauboy

Gordo's rendevous could have been so nice - if it hadn't been for his embarrassing bad breath and an obstreperous chewing gum machine that turns out to be a dangerous trap.

Delivery

In the shadows of a bleak industrial city lives a hermit who nurtures a little flower on his balcony. One day the postman delivers a mysterious box with which he can change his world.

casus

A man is told the results of his blood test and sees no point in continuing to live anymore.

Still gewinnt

A young couple has just bought their first car and they're already arguing. Who is going to get the key, who is allowed to have the car at the weekend? After a short discussion they decide to play an unusual game.

Abwasch

Till has to do the washing-up although it's his flatmate Tina's turn (who is always terribly grumpy is the morning). There's no more washing-up liquid, so he takes an unlabelled bottle that he finds in the pantry. Shortly before he has finished, surreal

XEROX/UV

Paul is under pressure. Following a disastrous presentation, he has three days to redo a whole semester's worth of work. Paul is pale. To combat his sickly appearance and equally pathological insecurity, a friend advises him to go to a solarium.

Rolltreppe abwärts

13-year-old Jochen has got problems at home and Alex catches him stealing. A dangerous friendship evolves that finally ends in borstal. Adaptation of the popular children's book by Hans-Georg Noack.

FAHRLAND

With a mobile supermarket through the east German countryside. A road movie with Mr Röver of the company Michelner Frische GmbH. "We paid for the film out of our pockets; that's how small the budget was." (D.M.)

Tsuri Tsumi

In the middle of winter, a strange visitor turns up in the countryside in Brandenburg. A Japanese man who is looking for "hansushumitto". Even his newspaper cut-out proves to be useless.

Romeo vs. Love

Romeo's relationship with Alexandra is over after two years; she splits up with him on the telephone. The suffering begins. "I came up with the idea when a good friend, who also plays the main character, was in exactly the same position. In short authent

Frühstück im Frühling

Uninvited guests turn up for breakfast on a spring day.

Eine Schwalbe macht noch keinen Sommer

Ole lives in the countryside and is soon to begin compulsory community service. His mother sends him to see his cousin who he hasn't seen for ages. The trip begins. "A private production with friends, filmed in five days during my holidays. It only worke

MELISSA

Melissa is looking for love. She's curious and starts searching in her own way.

Ferien für immer

A peaceful, endless, sandy beach. Holidays for Ecilia. Per sends a text message saying that he would come there too. But he doesn't mention that he's bringing Jana along.

géographie imaginaire

"My film is based on very intimate experiences that I filmed during the preparations and traditional rituals in connection with my cousin's wedding in Tunisia. A film about things being foreign and yet familiar, one's own foreignness in a place that feel

Marinas Brief

Tom - having just regained consciousness in hospital after a serious car - has to cope with the death of the woman who was sitting next to him at the time. Just then, his ex-girlfriend walks in.

Boskopismus

The film shows how the "German Apple Front" and the affiliated youth organisation "National Fresh Fruit Germany" stand for election in Leipzig to establish themselves as the "only true national power".

Am Ende des Tages

"A girl and a boy united by their love of life. You consist of love which keeps you alive, and love is in danger of dying when you die." (A.K.) A b/w film.

Wochenende für Inländerfreunde

TV trash, boredom, love and aggression. A Sunday with nothing to do. Apart from perhaps setting fire to a home for asylum-seekers... The granny from the third floor, Oskar and his videos, the guitarist and in the middle of it all Micha and Steven. Bleakn

The Surprise - Die Überraschung

Olaf wants his ex-gilrfriend back. He secretly breaks into her flat to surprise her. Will she be happy? A game with expectations and genres - until the very last title.

Totenschlaf

Reality or dream? The borders become increasingly less discernable for Tim. Whilst walking with his wife Lea, he finds the dead body of a child and his mind goes haywire. Is it all true? Tormented by sudden hallucinations, Tim drifts into an unreal world

Schwarzes Wasser

"It was important for me to not just make a film, but also make a statement with it. It turned into a play on clichés, an insinuation or rather homage to one of my favourite films, "La Haine" by Matthieu Kassovitz, and social criticism. My film shows the

Den lilla Prinzessan

A little princess in a castle above the clouds has been locked into the highest tower by her father. Nobody knew about her and nobody knew her name. "The film was created as part of my degree course abroad at the Konstfack Institution for Animation in Ek

MURAT ÜBA RAMADAN

Murat has his own way of explaining the Muslim Ramadan celebrations to the audience.

Kampfabsage

Alexandra has left - and the only thing the narrator can do is draw the protocol of the week that follows. "He collects all the stages of his feelings of desperation, anger, hate and resignation after splitting up and then sarcastically breaks them." (Re

Manche mögens's Scha(r)f

Every day a sheep rows to work on Office Island. One day it forgets its bag at home and makes a horrid discovery. "We've been working on realising trick films for four years. This is our fifth film. It consists of 500 individual pictures."

Das Übliche

A group of teenagers gets caught up in a nightmare they cannot escape from. A film like thousands of other films.

Kupplung Bremse Gas

The engine screeches, the exhaust is falling off, the door handles are about to follow. A road movie about a car that is fit for the scrap heap. You're never really sure whether the film is about escaping or searching for something.

Flucht

Experimental altercation with the topic "escape".

Gott würfelt nicht

A young man steals a goldfish from a Chinese restaurant and manages to escape home with it. He finds no peace of mind because lots of people envy him for the fish and he is obviously at their mercy.

Gefesselte Herzen

Annika has something she has to confess. Nico doesn't know what's getting her down. Early in the evening. Just like any other day. At last the truth comes to light.

Blickwinkel

In the university canteen, a boy and a girl notice each other. The person each of them is with encourages them to approach each other. But neither of them can pluck up the courage.

Nachtsonne

A film about the subjective feelings of a daughter in relation to her seperated parents.

Everlasting

Two friends meet each other again after a long time. "When the film was shot, we were all 17, apart from Torge Klasen who plays the rapist." (Meike)

Sara Winter

An outsider tries to get over his teenage love. Crippled on the inside and without any perspective, he can see only one way out - but reaching for the knife and the planned crime lead to further conflicts, a loss of levels.

Mensch im Lebensraum

Dream worlds, emotional worlds and silent inner monologues. About human loneliness.

Abschied

Sam and Lisa have split up but it hasn't clicked yet. The hollow aftermath-feeling of love.