Fragments Of Reality
This program brings together films in which reality appears as a collection of personal fragments. Between solitude, inner monologues, and acts of self-assertion, identity is renegotiated – visionary and multifaceted, sometimes quiet, sometimes loud.
Costilla
Costilla leads a solitary, quiet life. He tries to connect with his son, who ignores him, preserves his late parents’ house like a museum and spends his nights alone in karaoke bars. His routine is disrupted when his new co-worker Flecha arrives.
| Cinematographer | Lourdes Sanz |
| Director | Mercedes Vaquer |
| Editing | Martina Diaz Mulligan |
| First AD | Julia Galmarini |
| Producer | Mercedes Vaquer |
| Sound Designer | Renzo Temporetti |
How to kill your family
While her family is still at church, Monika sets the Christmas table, ready to come out at last. But her rehearsal threatens to turn into an overly vivid soliloquy.
| Color Grading | Benedict Uphoff |
| Assistant Camera | Elias Kübler |
| Cast | Lea Gerstenkorn |
| Cinematographer | Matthias Schöning |
| Composer | Madina Mardieva |
| Director | Dominic Wittrin |
| Lighting | Shervin Moallem |
| Producer | Matthias Schöning |
| Dominic Wittrin | |
| Félice Wittrin | |
| Production Designer | Camille Bertram |
| Screenplay | Lea Gerstenkorn |
| Dominic Wittrin | |
| Sound Mixer | Voit Zeno |
| Still | Matthias Schöning |
Butterfly Cat
Schmetterlingskatze
The film follows Constanze Czech, a trans engineer, artist, and visionary from Halle, Germany, as she navigates invention, transformation, and resilience – exploring technology, spirituality, and self-discovery in a courageous journey of reinvention.
| Color Grading | Nico Schander |
| Camera | Jonathan Bognitz |
| Anton Noa Hartmann | |
| Cast | Jana Appl |
| Constanze Czech | |
| Lisa Sven Freitag | |
| Composer | Lukas Böhlk |
| Director | Anton Noa Hartmann |
| Weber Tessa | |
| Editing | Anton Noa Hartmann |
| Graphic Creation | Jonathan Bognitz |
| Music | Ansgar Schmidt |
| Producer | Anton Noa Hartmann |
| Sound Designer | Anton Noa Hartmann |
| Still | Anton Noa Hartmann |
Paper Parts
A paper character longs for a new look. However, after giving up half of its paper body, the other half is out for revenge…
| Animation | Isabell Camaj |
| Thomas Range | |
| Aron Schwalbach | |
| Cinematographer | Thomas Range |
| Director | Thomas Range |
| Music | Malek Amira |
| Producer | Thomas Range |
| Sound Designer | Malek Amira |
| Story | Josephine Miehlke |
| Thomas Range | |
| Still | Thomas Range |
The Zero Line
Shuny Rekha
An anthology film exploring dignity, survival, and societal hypocrisy through the lives of marginalized individuals, inspired by Sadat Hasan Manto and Manoj Das, revealing the struggles of those often denied respect and agency.
| Color Grading | Salik Waqas |
| Author | Sadat Hasan Manto Manoj Das |
| Cast | Chetna, Hansa, Mitali, Vishal, Divanshu Sikander, Bharat, Ritesh, Kumar, Prince |
| Cinematographer | Jeevan Dahiya Ayush Sharma |
| Costume | Archit Dabas Ketan |
| Director | Chaman Ramesh Kishan |
| Editing | Karan Bhardwaj |
| Film School | Dada Lakhmi Chand State University Of Performing And Visual Arts Rohtak, Haryana, India |
| Manager | Sachin Hadda |
| Production Designer | Vipin Kumar Sukhmanjeet |
| Screenplay | Chaman Ramesh Kishan |
| Sound Designer | Mohit Vats |
| Other | Salik Waquas |
Life in Pieces
LIFE IN PIECES reflects on identity, reality, and the search for purpose as parts of an infinite puzzle. Fetillo’s story, set in a larger universe, explores self-perception, fragile certainties, and the quest to find one’s place anew.
| Animation | Giuliano De Caprio |
| Celeste Garofoli | |
| Director | Giuliano De Caprio |
| Celeste Garofoli | |
| Paolo Tinti | |
| Editing | Giuliano De Caprio |
| Celeste Garofoli | |
| Paolo Tinti | |
| Music | Marcias Luca |
| Screenplay | Giuliano De Caprio |
| Celeste Garofoli | |
| Paolo Tinti | |
| Sound Designer | Marcias Luca |
| Still | Celeste Garofoli, Giuliano De Caprio, Paolo Tinti |