Q&A guests
7. Mai: Anya Ryzhkova (director 09.01. Berkovich), Nele Reichel/Paula Hahn/Johanna Hahn (directors Der Colonel und die Fotos), Britta Wauer (producer Der Colonel und die Fotos)
9. Mai: Lisa Müller (director Der Colonel und die Fotos), Yael Zafrir (director Alala High), Efrat Arnon (screenplay/ main actress Alala High)
10. Mai: Lisa Müller (director Der Colomel und die Fotos), Britta Wauer (producer Der Colonel und die Fotos), Yael Zafrir (director Alala High), Efrat Arnon (screenplay/ main actress Alala High)
film programme
HOW TO MAKE CHALLAH
#DOC#FEMALE VOICES
Sarah Rosen, US 2023, 12 min
A touching short film about tradition and memory: in 1975, Jane filmed her 97-year-old grandmother baking challah. In 2022, she tries it herself - for the first time. A moving portrait of what we pass on and what remains.
DER COLONEL UND DIE FOTOS
#ANIMATION#HISTORY
Kollektiv LIMBUS, DE 2024, 7 min
Der Colonel und die Fotos tells the story of the Pijade-Demajo family from Belgrade, Serbia - without any living witnesses or film footage. A young historian discovers old photos that will not let him go. Using paper tricks, the film team brings the past to life and reconstructs an almost forgotten story.
NO HARM DONE
#COMEDY
Sarah Stern, FR 2023, 18 min
Mila gave birth a week ago and she and her partner Joaquim are about to have their son circumcised. What she never questioned is now causing her to waver. A highly comical examination of tradition, family and personal convictions.
TASTE OF HEAVEN
#ANIMATION
Isaac Sverdlov, IL 2024, 10 min
Baruch dreams of going to heaven after this life. To achieve this, he marries a woman who is supposed to make his life hell - and thus lead him to paradise. This wonderful animated film takes an unexpected turn.
IF I'LL EVER FORGET YOU
#FICTION#FEMALE VOICES
Talia Tai Bitton, IL 2024, 12 min
Stranded at the wrong bus stop in Jerusalem, a young woman calls her boyfriend for help. But instead of being rescued, a neurotic, creative and funny confrontation with her subconscious begins - and the question of whether she wants to live with him or alone.
09.01. BERKOVICH
#ANIMATION#POLITICAL
Anya Ryzhkova, DE 2024, 6 min
This animated film is based on a speech by Russian theater director Evgenia Berkovich, who has been imprisoned together with playwright Svetlana Petriychuk since May 2023 on charges of “public incitement to terrorism”. Her last speech is a poem that she recited in court immediately before the verdict was announced on January 9, 2024.
ALALA HIGH
#FICTION#COMEDY
Yael Arad Zafrir, IL 2023, 21 min
After years of trying to spice up their marriage with illegal substances, Hila and Joel decide to take a vacation in the desert - and promise to stay clean. A funny, cheeky and honest examination of married life that is fun to watch.