Under Pressure
Under Pressure shows subjects at their limits. Economic constraints, patriarchal structures, technological dependencies, ecological exploitation. What‘s left of life when systems determine it?
Gaïa
A living planet inhabited by humans. As its resources dwindle, its inhabitants want to fertilize it to create a new planet. But Gaia fights back.
| Cinematographer | Franziska Kabutke |
| Director | Gwenola Heck |
| Distributor | Phil Varkki |
| Editing | Jan Wollenschläger |
| Producer | Luba Popova |
| Sound Designer | Manik Möllers |
A Winter Mirage
Dong Shen Shi
In Yiwu, China’s largest export hub, a single mother struggles under the pressure of patriarchy and capitalism to secure her business, her career as an opera singer, and her son’s future.
| Cast | Xiaofeng Chen |
| Jieqin Jia | |
| Lijun Xu | |
| Cinematographer | Boyuan Li |
| Composer | Yiyun Zhang |
| Director | Guoju Wang |
| Editing | Guoju Wang |
| Film School | London Film School |
| First AD | Yitong Zeng |
| Graphic Creation | Xilun Sun |
| Lighting | Kuan Wang |
| Producer | Kuo Li |
| Production Designer | Yige Yang |
| Screenplay | Guoju Wang |
| Sound Designer | Bobo Lau |
| Sound Mixer | Jianhua Wei |
All that we say to each other
Was wir nur einander sagen
Silvie increasingly turns to AI for advice in times of crisis. What begins as help develops into a bond between human and machine. A film about dependence and the longing to be understood — in a system that profits from exactly that.
| Cast | Arthur Becker |
| Cinematographer | Constantin Iandolino |
| Director | Lea El Attal |
| Anton Augsten | |
| Producer | Maya Hähndel |
| Reimann Julius |
White Veil
Bela Koprena
Anhovo lies on the banks of the So?a River. An asbestos factory has stood here for over 100 years. It survived wars, regimes, and borders, brought work and hope, and ultimately robbed people of their breath, health, and lives.
| Cinematographer | Žiga Ciber |
| Director | Žiga Ciber |
| Editing | Gabriela Basek |
| Žiga Ciber | |
| Producer | Žiga Ciber |
| National Film School at IADT | |
| Screenplay | Žiga Ciber |
| Sound Designer | Gabriela Basek |
| Voice | Jasmina Jerant |
| Miloš Kumar | |
| Anastazija M. Bevcar | |
| Nadja Velušcek | |
| Still | Žiga Ciber |
Papa’s finger
A father loses a finger in an accident at work. His two children secretly make their way to the factory to find it, but the basement holds a terrible secret that they could never have imagined.
| Art Director | LEE Hae-seong |
| Camera | Hyeon ki CHO |
| Cast | KIM Do-keon |
| JO Hyeong-rae | |
| KIM Kyu-na | |
| KIM Tae-hun | |
| Director | Yoon-Hee SON |
| Music | LIM Min-ju |
| Producer | PARK Suk-jun |
| Screenplay | Yoon-hee SON |
| Sound Designer | Jeon Seung-hwan (Paracosm Sound) |
| Other | Sung-kyul University |