Programme \ 26.04.2024 \ 14:30—16:30 \ Filmmuseum Potsdam

here:after

here:after is a programme of six films that explore social issues such as identity crises, moral choices, social integration and finding hope and meaning in difficult times. Each film explores a different dimension of the “after” and invites viewers to reflect on individual and societal responses to crises.

Być Kimś (Be Somebody)
Poland 2023 \ Short Film \ 27 min
Być Kimś

Running for: Best Fiction Film \ Outstanding Artistic Achievement in a Fiction Film

Electrician Wiktor discovers that his new flat once belonged to ex-president Lech Walesa. Does this inspire or unsettle him?

Language: Polish (English Subtitles)

Credits

Director MICHAL TOCZEK
Cinematographer Tomasz Pawlik
Editing Ignacy Ciunelis
Jakub Didkowski
Producer Agata Golanska
Karolina Przeklasa
Agata Terpial
Screenplay Michal Toczek
Film School Polish National Film School In Lodz
Ik Ben Hier (I Am Here)
Netherlands, Canada 2023 \ Animated Film \ 5 min
Ik Ben Hier

Running for: Best Animated Film

The fear of oblivion can be overwhelming: What do we leave behind once we are gone? Just a single hair or an entire legacy?

Language: Without Dialogue

Credits

Director Cheyenne Goudswaard
Animation Cheyenne Goudswaard
Editing Cheyenne Goudswaard
Music Thomas Powell
Producer MIVC St. Joost School of Art & Design
Sound Designer Thomas Powell
Story Cheyenne Goudswaard
گواه (Witness)
Iran 2023 \ Short Film \ 15 min
گواه

Running for: Best Fiction Film \ Outstanding Artistic Achievement in a Fiction Film

A young woman faces a life-changing decision in Iran: What moral position will she take – for her father or her mother?

Language: Farsi (English Subtitles)

Credits

Director Aida Tebianian
Producer Kazem Daneshi
Au 8ème Jour (On the 8th Day)
France 2023 \ Animated Film \ 8 min
Au 8ème Jour

Running for: Best Animated Film

In a textile world, we bear witness to its man-made destruction. All it takes is a single day. A 3D animated appeal.

Language: Without Dialogue

Credits

Director Agathe Sénéchal
Alicia Massez
Elise Debruyne
Flavie Carin
Théo Duhautois
Music Thomas Peyrounette
Story Flavie Carin
Elise Debruyne
Théo Duhautois
Alicia Massez
Agathe Sénéchal
Farther Than Distance
India 2023 \ Short Film \ 14 min
Farther Than Distance

Running for: Best Fiction Film \ Outstanding Artistic Achievement in a Fiction Film

Iti finds it difficult to get to know her fellow students and make friends at university. One day she finds courage to go to a party.

Language: English, Hindi (English Subtitles)

Credits

Director Taruna Khatri
Cast Anamika Bera
Devina Thakur
Cinematographer Saikiran MD
Editing Taruna Khatri
Screenplay Taruna Khatri
Sound Mixer Kashyap Machhi
Production Designer Aravindan PB
Wounds
Ukraine 2024 \ Documentary Short \ 25 min
Wounds

Running for: Best Documentary Film \ Outstanding Artistic Achievement in a Documentary Film

Three women in the Carpathians mourn their fallen sons and husbands with the help of solidarity, nature and memories.

Language: Ukrainian (English Subtitles)

Credits

Director Lesia Diak
Camera Kristina Lizogub
Sound Designer Tamás Bohács

Content Notes

Contains mentions/depictions of: War, Blood, Graphic Death

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