LONG NIGHT OF SHORT FILMS II

Weltspiegel Saal 2, Sun 09.11. | 14:00

6 short films, 113 min

Films in the programme:

FISHERMAN’S BURDEN

FISHERMAN’S BURDEN

მეთევზის ტვირთი

Levan Tskhovrebadze

GE, 2024, 18 Min

With the discovery of a briefcase filled with dirty money, the routine day of two fishermen, father and son, takes a sudden turn. When ruthless gangsters and corrupt policemen appear on the scene, the two find themselves caught between greed and conscience, pushed to their limits. This darkly humorous crime drama transforms the Georgian outskirts into a lawless frontier.

AID

AID

AID

Valentin Fogoros

RO, 2025, 17 Min

A Romanian smuggler brings cigarettes out of Ukraine under the guise of humanitarian aid. But a Ukrainian refugee child who sneaks into his van throws his plans into disarray. Speechlessness, mistrust and the war raging in the background characterise the journey – until compassion unexpectedly flashes and heralds a daring odyssey.

WEIRD TO BE HUMAN

WEIRD TO BE HUMAN

DZIWNIE BYC CZLOWIEKIEM

Jan Grabowski

FR/PL, 2025, 16 Min

In the year 2194, a civil servant encounters an artificial intelligence that believes it is on the verge of completing its human body. Against the high-tech backdrop of the AI laboratory, an intense duel unfolds that will decide the fate of this new form of existence and raise the question: How do we deal with the human aspect of AI?

DEAD BUT NOT GONE

DEAD BUT NOT GONE

DEAD BUT NOT GONE

Hêvî Çinar

DE/TR, 2025, 22 Min

Nûşîn returns to her Kurdish family when her sister is hospitalised after attempting suicide and is declared brain dead. But her sister is pregnant – accidentally? Torn between feelings of guilt, shame and social pressure, Nûşîn fights against her family's wish to keep her sister's body alive until the baby is born.

PLACE UNDER THE SUN

PLACE UNDER THE SUN

LOC SUB SOARE

Vlad Bolgarin

MD, 2024, 20 Min

A highly talented but failed pianist returns home to Moldova in the 2000s. Together with his eight-year-old son, he struggles to secure a spot to sell vegetables. When the burden of poverty nearly breaks the father, an inconspicuous gesture from his son gives him new hope.

PEOPLE & THINGS

PEOPLE & THINGS

LUDZIE I RZECZY

Damian Kosowski

PL, 2024, 20 Min

After years of waiting, Olena finally reaches the moment of truth. Together with her daughter and partner, she arrives in eastern Ukraine, where a mass grave has been uncovered. DNA tests may clarify the fate of her missing husband – but on site, doubts arise, reflecting on the human ability to bear the past while moving forward.