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Breaking The Shell

THU 16:00 | T-Werk Hauptbühne: Kino 3

Eggshells

Switzerland 2025 / Short Film / 17’
Running for
Best Fiction Film
Maybe in March

Måske i Marts

Denmark 2025 / Short Film / 25’
Running for
Best Fiction Film

Floating

Serbia, Croatia, Germany 2025 / Animated Film / 7’
Running for
Best Animated Film

Forced Silence

South Korea 2025 / Short Film / 24’
Running for
Best Fiction Film
Flowers Wear No Shoes

I fiori non hanno le scarpe

Italy, Luxembourg 2025 / Short Film / 12’
Running for
Best Fiction Film
Main Programme

Breaking The Shell

23. April 16:00 – 18:00 | T-Werk Hauptbühne: Kino 3

Hiding in a shell may feel safe, yet something always cracks it open. Now is the moment to face fears and embrace a new way of living. Life’s going to hurt, but it’s meant to be felt. This block is about confronting reality and breaking free.

Eggshells

Eggshells

Switzerland 2025 / Short Film / 17’

On her birthday, a young waitress is unsettled by the sudden appearance of her deceased mother’s cake. During her shift, surrounded by happy families, memories crowd in and her attempts to repress her emotions grow ever more difficult.

CastDélia Antonio
Martha Benedict
Flavio Dal Molin
Georgia Rushton
CinematographerLuca Mengisen
DirectorBeth Barnes
EditingTim Egner
Film School Zurich University of the Arts
ProducerFilippo Bonacci
ScreenplayBeth Barnes
Sound DesignerDaniel Eaton
Måske i Marts
Maybe in March

Måske i Marts

Denmark 2025 / Short Film / 25’

Somewhere in rural Denmark, a family prepares to leave their longtime home. As silence settles over the farm, memories linger and fears rise.

CinematographerGerda Falk
CostumeAnn-Sofie Hagelskjær Nielsen
EditingAnna Wistreich
MusicOskar Krusell
Andreas K. Westmark
Production DesignerMaria Bro
Sound DesignerSimon Pedersen
StoryAgnes Maagaard
Floating

Floating

Serbia, Croatia, Germany 2025 / Animated Film / 7’

A daughter comes to realize that her father is struggling with mental illness. He lives alone in a dark apartment, drifting like a balloon, isolated. She searches for a way to reconnect and bring him back to solid ground.

ComposerTatjana Serbak Sandorov
DirectorJelena Milunovic
ProducerMilos Ivanovic
Sound DesignerLuka Barajevic
Forced Silence

Forced Silence

South Korea 2025 / Short Film / 24’

A daughter comes to realize that her father is struggling with mental illness. He lives alone in a dark apartment, drifting like a balloon, isolated. She searches for a way to reconnect and bring him back to solid ground.

CameraMin-jae KIM
CastSung-Chun HONG
Mi-Ji KIM
EditingWoo-Ju KWON
LightingJae-hyeon LEE
ProducerJae-hyeon LEE
ScreenplayNa-hyeon Kim
Ye-In SEO
Sound DesignerSeung-jun GILL
Other Dong-Ah Institute of Media and Art
I fiori non hanno le scarpe
Flowers Wear No Shoes

I fiori non hanno le scarpe

Italy, Luxembourg 2025 / Short Film / 12’

A boy lives beside an adult who no longer truly sees him. In the silence of everyday life, he turns to nature in search of a response. A poetic reflection on loneliness, invisible bonds, and childhood’s quiet rebellion through imagination.

CinematographerVito Labalestra
CostumeMara Toffolo
DirectorMatteo Vicentini Orgnani
EditingVito Labalestra
MusicAdrian Pereira Oitaven
Re-Recording MixerMatteo Di Simone
ScreenplayElena Labalestra
Vito Labalestra
Matteo Vicentini Orgnani
Sound DesignerGiuseppe Tripodi
Sound MixerGiulia Marinelli