The Unseen follows the lives of three African migrants living in Borgo Mezzanone, one of Southern Italy’s largest immigrant ghettos. Each of them carries a personal story — with individual reasons for leaving their homeland and unique ways of coping with the harsh reality they now face. Alongside their personal journeys, the documentary reveals the broader systems they are entangled in: exploitation in the agricultural sector, persistent feelings of exclusion and discrimination, and the complex bureaucracy surrounding Italy’s residency permits. Caught in a vicious cycle — where going back is not an option, and staying feels unbearable — they hold on to their dreams in a life marked by uncertainty.
Sabrina Schiffers is writing a travel guide about Bayreuth, but then the boundaries between public and private space, and between future and present, begin to blur.
Large Christian crosses stand at the summits of Swiss mountains, billboards displaying Bible verses occupy public spaces in cities. The filmmakers have never been comfortable with the presence of these religious symbols. In 2009, mountain guide Patrick Bussard sawed down a cross in the Fribourg Alps – and was severely punished by the courts for doing so.
Shot in Brooklyn during the 2023 summer of collective grief and forest fire smoke, three artists sought shelter indoors to express feelings of doom, anarchy, and hedonism. This visceral film is a cathartic response to environmental collapse, exploring how queer bodies find endurance and resistance through an embrace of softness and urgent personal expression.
A relationship drama revolving around a couple’s past, present and future, and ultimately a movie, all unfolding through a series of flashbacks. The third short film from the makers of BITCH, made with tonnes of passion and love for cinema.
This is a tale of tomatoes and desire: In the 17th century, tomatoes were feared as poisonous across Europe. It wasn’t until a French painter dared to face death that the world was finally able to taste the tomato’s beauty. After twelve hours of anxiety and fear, the painter emerged not only unharmed but found the flavor of the tomato exquisite, his appetite awakened. One evening, a woman prepared a delightful dish of tomato pasta with red sauce, waiting in both anxiety and anticipation for the return of a man.
On a snowy night, a girl faces a silent predator while another presence chooses not to help. Rendered in hand-drawn animation, A Knock in the Dark is a fable of complicity, moral choice, and the cost of inaction.
On their road trip, Marius and Dariya stop at Jasper's inherited villa – but the planned getaway turns into an absurd test of character for the couple. Amid luxury loungers and bleached Neanderthal skulls, Marius finds himself at the mercy of Jasper's power plays. Here, it's Darwin over Dolce Vita.
Neuleben in Mecklenburg-West Pommerania, near the Wakenitz River, 1973. The workday is over, and 21-year-old Willi and his friends spontaneously decide to “go over”. A life-threatening adventure in which he leaves a lot behind – including his girlfriend, Renate. They don't see each other again until years later.
A young man who is proud of his upbringing on a traditional farm, is in love with his best friend. But she wants to marry somebody else and move to Berlin. Everybody is waiting for the new wedding shoes to arrive. A few days later, she is gone and he is waiting for a bus that will take him away too. But the bus doesn’t stop and he keeps waiting.
A chance find at the flea market: an old football-fan vest, covered with the patches and slogans of the football team SV Darmstadt. To whom did it once belong? Moreover, what is behind the phenomenon? Those colourful, never-washed denim frocks worn by rock fans at heavy metal concerts or football fans in sports stadiums? A good-humoured road trip exploring passion, rivalry, and belonging.
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