Shortlist | side:ways
In their search for a better life, the protagonists of these films take numerous detours. Between loss, tragedy and the will to survive, side:ways encourages us to look beyond the limits of our own experiences and listen empathetically to the stories of others.
Kafana Na Balkanu (Balkan, Baby)
![Kafana Na Balkanu](https://sehsuechte.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/KafanaNaBalkanu_Still4_LeanderHartung_jpg-1024x616.jpg)
What does it mean to be a “good migrant”? Martina questions her beliefs when she meets Dunja, a young woman who does not hide her identity and origins.
Language: German, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian (English Subtitles)
Credits
Director | Boris Gavrilovic |
Author | Ecem Çalisir |
Boris Gavrilovic | |
Laura Lybaschenko | |
Cast | Ružica Hajdari |
Senita Huskic | |
Franziska Roth | |
Cinematographer | Leander Hartung |
Costume | Jana Köstler |
Editing | Boris Gavrilovic |
Producer | Kirsten Wehr |
Sound Mixer | Matthias Kristen |
Production Designer | Raphael Stauch |
Film School | University for Television and Film Munich (HFF München) |
Content Notes
The Hand that Feeds
![The Hand that Feeds](https://sehsuechte.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/The_Hand_that_Feeds_Still_1_C_Rakos_Hideko-1-scaled.jpg)
Having moved in with her too-nice mother-in-law, Irina is plagued by weird visions. About the demanded gratitude of refugees and the art of the averted gaze.
Language: German, Romanian (English Subtitles)
Credits
Director | Helen Hideko |
Cast | Anca Cipariu |
Inge Maux | |
Nowak Reinhard | |
Levi Wolter | |
Cinematographer | Caroline Liebhart |
Camillo Rakoš | |
Editing | Willi Julia |
Content Notes
Amor Ice (Ice love)
![Amor Ice](https://sehsuechte.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/AmorIceStill_03_1_1_2-1024x540.jpg)
Drugs and love. An addictive combo on which Katy and two other women reflect in the “Banjo California” they visited back then.
Language: Spanish (English Subtitles)
Credits
Director | Katy Araiza |
Camera | Adrian Macías Diaz |
Editing | Fernado De la Rosa |
Elsa Solorio | |
Music | Frida Vásquez de la Sota |
Sound Designer | Fernando De la Rosa |
Sound Mixer | Marco Meza Leon |
Content Notes
Sisters
![Sisters](https://sehsuechte.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Film_Still_SISTERS_Documentary_Sierra_Leone-1-scaled.jpg)
Sisters shows the perspectives of two young girls from Sierra Leone who are forced into prostitution in order to make ends meet for their families.
Language: Krio (English Subtitles)
Credits
Director | Prince Karteh |
Cinematographer | Alhassan Jalloh |
George Lewis | |
Editing | Aminata Drynie Bockarie |
Amadu Mansaray | |
Manager | Patricia Charles |
Sound Designer | Elizabeth Kamara |
First Ad | Prince Karteh |
Film School | Sierra Leone Adult Education Association (SLADEA) |
Content Notes
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