📽️ In two films, a person wants to get to know a neighbor better. A building for tropical animals is given a poetic touch. A documentary explores the identities of siblings, while a natural disaster affects interpersonal relationships.
🏆 International Competition – Program 9
🎞️ HEIRS
by Charlie Barker Theobald
@its_charli_baby
Escaping a raging wildfire, Obi meets Connor. The two boys come from different backgrounds and have dissimilar ambitions. But for a brief moment, it seems that all of this can be overcome.
🎞️ CROCODILE NEST
by Jazmín Rojas Forero
@ljazminrojas_
In the tropical building at the Düsseldorf Zoo, the narrator converses with a zookeeper about the crocodiles, the history of the zoo, and the ghosts of the past. A poetic journey to the origins of life.
🎞️ MY FRIEND SONG ZHI
@my_friend_songzhi_film
by Xia Fan
@xia___fan
Twelve-year-old Xiao Ai seems to be the only one affected by the death of an elderly neighbor. He begins to form a connection with her neighbor and uncover her past.
🎞️ OUR NAME IS FOREIGNER
by Selin Besili
@selinbesili
Director Selin Besili has always lived in Switzerland. She and her three siblings explore what it means to feel at home in a country where others always perceive you as a foreigner.
🎞️ ME AND YOU AND SMOKE
by Rachel Shiloach
@rachelshiloach
A 12-year-old boy dreams of asking the girl next door if she wants to spend time with him. But his daydream is suddenly interrupted when a fire breaks out. Fantasy and reality combine to create a heartwarming coming-of-age story.
🗓 Thursday, November 20 | 6 pm
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@hffmuenchen Audimax
🎟 future-storytellers.de (link in bio)