In the short film program HALLO STRANGER, people interact with each other in different ways. They explore the possibilities of communication, meet again after a long time, and care for each other, even if they hardly know their counterparts.
Following the film program, we invite you to write postcards to friends, family, acquaintances, or strangers under the parasols.
Films:
KILLING FOUR BIRDS WITH ONE ARROW by Elisa Jule Braun
Germany 2018, 9 minutes, sign language with English subtitles
Actor Ace Mahbaz talks about the beauty and visual power of his mother tongue, in which complex content can be conveyed in a single gesture: “It’s like killing four birds with one arrow.”
MWANAMKE MAKUENI (A WOMAN IN MAKUENI) by Daria Belova & Valeri Aluskina Germany 2023, 14 minutes, Swahili with English subtitles
She is in prison and waiting. He wants to be with her, but his journey is long and he arrives too late. Lost, he wanders through the unfamiliar city until he meets a woman who is willing to help him with quiet magic.
RETTUNGSGRIFFE by Nina Kreuzinger Austria 2014, 8 minutes, no dialogue
Black-and-white teaching material from a first aid course comes together to form a tender film about the magic of human encounters.
JING GUO (GOODBYE FIRST LOVE) by Shuli Huang USA 2024, 13 minutes, Mandarin with English subtitles
Two young men reminisce about the time when they were young and in love. About details that are no longer relevant. A weary joy and renewed weariness hang in the air.
LA REINE DES RENARDS (THE FOX QUEEN) by Marina Rosset Switzerland 2022, 9 minutes, German
The queen is the saddest animal in the whole pack. To cheer her up with beautiful compliments, night after night the foxes search through people’s trash for love letters that were never sent.
In the media box:
THE STILL LIFE OF VERA by Greta Stocklassa
Czech Republic 2015, 9 minutes, Czech with English subtitles
Using a box full of postcards – all addressed to Vera Bechyňová – the film sketches a portrait of an unknown woman.
An event in collaboration with shorts/salon (www.shortssalon.net).
