BR-Kurzfilmnacht

Meeting
Germany 2020, color, 8 min, OV, Engl. sub
Director: Jannis Alexander Kiefer
Production: Jannis Alexander Kiefer
Three minutes before the online meeting: The welcoming joke is well thought out, the bottle is neatly tucked into the underwear, and the internet connection is premium – what could possibly go wrong?

The Mission
Germany 2021, color, 11 min, OV, Engl. sub
Director: Marianna Ölmez

The normal madness of homeschooling during the pandemic: Mine has exactly 20 minutes left to upload her daughter’s homework. Since she hasn’t done anything, Mine has to take action herself. In her distress, she steals a classmate’s notebook. This, however, calls the classmate’s mother into action, who has been fiddling with it all morning and is not prepared to look back on her heroic deed.

Pengsionisten
Germany 2021, color, 7 min, OV, Engl. sub
Director: Can Tanyol



Nicht zu nah
Germany 2021, color, 17 min, OV, Engl. sub
Director: Luis Sütter

In times of lockdown, the overprotective Christian retreats to the mountains to pursue his passion, dancing, undisturbed. The peace lasts only for a short time, when he is surprised by the temperamental Pauline, who also breaks her foot. Christian is forced to help her – despite distance rules and a ban on contact.

Girl Who Cried Wolf
Germany 2021, color, 14 min, OV, Engl. sub
Director: Kevin Koch, Emma Holzapfel
Production: Jacob-lucas B
During lockdown, five friends who have moved to different cities after graduating from high school play guessing games via Zoom. An unexpected twist puts the clique’s friendship to the test.

Nie Allein
Germany 2020, color, 14 min, OV, Engl. sub
Director: Philippe Matic-arnauld Des Lions
Production: Hubertus Hinse
During the lockdown, journalist Eva becomes the victim of a hacker attack. Computer nerd Coco, who is working on a new Corona app, uses her technology to take revenge on Eva. A surveillance Trojan spreads and infects more devices. Isolated from everyone, Eva spirals into a desperate paranoia. Coco’s devious game develops fatal consequences…