Virtual Film Festival | November 18-22

Film|Neu 2020

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Lovemobil (2019), dir. Elke Margarete Lehrenkrauss

When night falls in rural Germany, old VW-caravans decorated with flashy lights line the country roads which lead through potato fields and dark forests. Inside theses buses prostitutes from Eastern Europe and Africa await their clients who are passing by. The film portraits these women who came from far away in search for money and a better life. Until one day, in the ghostly atmosphere, a murder on one of the prostitutes happens and shakes up the whole scenery causing everybody to take action. A film about a microcosm that describes a society at the hardest end of a globalized capitalism.

Automotive (2020), dir. Jonas Heldt

Automotive tells a story of a generation for which work as a basis of existence is neither safe nor identity-shaping. Factory worker Seda and corporate headhunter Eva might seem very different at first, but they share the same goal: personal independence and dignity through their work in the digital age.

Island of the Hungry Ghosts (2018), dir. Gabrielle Brady

On an isolated island in the Indian Ocean, land crabs migrate in their millions from the jungle to the sea. The same jungle hides a high-security Australian detention center where thousands of asylum seekers have been locked away indefinitely. Their only connection to the outside world is trauma therapist Poh Lin Lee.

Sealed Lips (2018), dir. Bernd Böhlich

After her return from a Soviet gulag, Antonia is forced to keep her horrible experiences secret in favor of the newly-established socialist GDR. When she can't conceal the past despite much effort, her newly regained freedom could be taken away once again.

Fritzi – A Revolutionary Tale (2019), dir. Matthias Bruhn & Ralph Kukula

Summer 1989, East Germany. While her best friend, Sophie, visits Hungary, twelve-year-old Fritzi lovingly watches her dog, Sputnik. When she discovers the public protests stirring around her, she realizes that Sophie’s family may have left for more than a vacation. Fritzi’s moved to action in this riveting tale of the fall of the Berlin Wall and the people — like Fritzi — brave enough to change the world.

Prélude (2019), dir. Sabrina Sarabi

The story of piano student David, who hurls himself into the world of music and into his first love. Full of zest for life but with growing pressure, he soon begins to lose control.

Narcissus and Goldmund (2020), dir. Stefan Ruzowitzky

In medieval Europe, young Goldmund is sent by his father to a monastery, where he meets religious student Narcissus. Narcissus is preparing himself for the ascetic and austere life of a monk, and Goldmund first tries to join him. An intimate friendship soon develops between the two, but the boisterous and fun-loving Goldmund soon realizes that the life perspective the monastery offers does not match his ideas of freedom. Emboldened by Narcissus, he embarks on a journey full of adventure. But years later, Narcissus and Goldmund meet again under dramatic circumstances.

Gipsy Queen (2019), dir. Hüseyin Tabak

Ali, a courageous woman and single mother of two kids, works with the trainer and owner of a rundown box club in order to provide for her family.

Stroke of Luck (2019), dir. Peter Payer

Artur is released from the sheltered workshop that his marriage has become and a new woman enters his life. His relationship is subjected to a stress test. A tribute to love in the form of a black comedy.

Why Not You (2020), dir. Evi Romen

Mario, a young dancer living in his small village has to face the loss of his beloved friend Lenz, victim of an attack in a gay club.

Vagenda Stories (2019), dir. Natascha Beller

A zany, contemporary comedy about the misfortunes of three thirty-something girlfriends dealing with the social pressure that focuses on children, careers, and relationships.

Short Film: Caught Out (2020), dir. Frederik Maarsen

Factory worker Albert, who has been unemployed for years, is a creature of habit. Every day he goes to a funeral feast to satisfy his hunger, tinkers with new inventions in his free time and observes his dream woman "Lucie" through the binoculars in the evening. When one day he goes to prison – because of his illegal funeral visits – he has to find his way in the new situation for the first time and get to know the dark sides of his new life.