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Pushing Limits

SAT 13:30 | Filmmuseum Potsdam
Alice, the lover of the toreador

Alíz, a torreádor szeretője

Hungary 2025 / Short Film / 20’
Running for
Best Fiction Film
Chicken Run

치킨런

South Korea 2025 / Short Film / 22’
Running for
Best Fiction Film

The Undying Pain of Existence

Germany 2025 / Animated Film / 5’
Running for
Best Animated Film

Why Are All My Friends Depressed?

Germany 2025 / Documentary Short / 29’
Running for
Best Documentary Film
Better Man

Lepší člověk

Czech Republic 2025 / Animated Film / 6’
Running for
Best Animated Film
Main Programme

Pushing Limits

25. April 13:30 – 15:30 | Filmmuseum Potsdam

Higher, faster, further! Expectations push us to give our best. But those who fly high can also fall hard. A look at the dark sides of obsession, promises of success, liberation from pressure, and the desire to prove oneself.

Alíz, a torreádor szeretője
Alice, the lover of the toreador

Alíz, a torreádor szeretője

Hungary 2025 / Short Film / 20’

Alice prepares for the most important performance of her life. Under the pressure of perfection, she pushes herself to the limit. During the final rehearsal, her body reaches the breaking point, and everything she has worked for hangs in the balance.

CinematographerTóth Kristóf
DirectorTóth Kristóf Zsolt
EditingHajzsó Hanna
MusicGerner Koppány
Pálos Péter
ProducerTóth Kristóf
Tóth Kristóf Zsolt
Production DesignerBazsányi Sára
ScreenplayTóth Kristóf Zsolt
Sound DesignerKatona Kálmán Viktor
치킨런
Chicken Run

치킨런

South Korea 2025 / Short Film / 22’

A chicken delivery man, cruising through the streets at night, unexpectedly bumps into his ex-girlfriend. As she questions him about his past, he has to confront his unhappiness, face his dreams and show her his deliciously fried chicken arm.

CinematographerAn Seongyo
DirectorYuk Sangpil
EditingJin Suyeong
ProducerJeong Subin
Production DesignerHam Seungyeon
ScreenplayYuk Sangpil
Sound DesignerShin Hyeonsu
The Undying Pain of Existence

The Undying Pain of Existence

Germany 2025 / Animated Film / 5’

A nude model poses at an elite art school – until a mosquito bite challenges his self-control. Driven to madness by the itch, he finds himself caught in an inner struggle between the demand for perfection and his animalistic impulses.

DirectorOscar Jacobson
EditingRevan Sarikaya
MusicClemens Gutjahr
ProducerFranz Rügamer
Nadiia Yunatska
ScreenplayOscar Jacobson
Sound DesignerTimo Kleinemeier
Why Are All My Friends Depressed?

Why Are All My Friends Depressed?

Germany 2025 / Documentary Short / 29’

Why are many young people depressed who seem to have everything? Is depression a purely biological illness, or does this perspective distract from societal causes? The search for answers begins through conversations, novels, and social media.

AnimationFranziska Unger
CinematographerDominik Boros
DirectorHannah Jandl
Lea Tama Springer
EditingLea Tama Springer
ProducerEva Gemmer
Hannah Jandl
Production DesignerLina Doll
Ivy Stocker
ScreenplayHannah Jandl
Lea Tama Springer
Sound DesignerAndreas Goldbrunner
VFX ArtistFerdinand Soldan
Franz Stöcker
Lepší člověk
Better Man

Lepší člověk

Czech Republic 2025 / Animated Film / 6’

This animated documentary explores the relationship between bodybuilders and their own bodies. Through interviews, the film tells the stories of three men who use exercising to help them cope with their personal traumas.

AnimationEliška Jirásková
Veronika Valentová
Barbora Vanická
DirectorEliška Jirásková
EditingViktorie Perlová
MusicJakub Kraus
ProducerTereza Havlová
ScreenplayViktorie Perlová
Sound DesignerJakub Kraus