Performance in the Eibenhof culture barn

In the short film program HALLO STRANGER, people get in touch with each other in various ways. They explore the possibilities of communication, meet again after a long time, and care for one another even though they barely know their counterpart.

Following the film program, we invite you to write postcards to friends, family, acquaintances, or strangers under the parasols.

Movie:
KILLING FOUR BIRDS WITH ONE ARROW by Elisa Jule Braun (Rated G)

Germany 2018, 9 minutes, sign language with English subtitles

Actor Ace Mahbaz speaks of the beauty and visual power of his native language, in which complex content can be combined into a single sign: „It is like killing four birds with one arrow.”.

A WOMAN IN MAKUENI by Daria Belova & Valeri Aluskina Germany 2023, 14 minutes, Swahili with English subtitles (FSK 0)

She is in prison and waiting. He wants to go to her, but his journey is long and he arrives too late. Lost, he wanders through the strange city until he meets a woman who is willing to help him with quiet magic.

LOVE HANDLES by Nina Kreuzinger Austria 2014, 8 minutes, without dialogue (FSK 6)

Black-and-white teaching material from a first-aid course blends into a tender film about the magic of human encounter.

JING GUO (GOODBYE FIRST LOVE) by Shuli Huang, USA 2024, 13 minutes, Mandarin with English subtitles (rated 6 and older)

Two young men remember the time when they were young and in love. Details that are no longer relevant. A tired joy and renewed weariness hang in the air.

THE FOX QUEEN by Marina Rosset Switzerland 2022, 9 minutes, German

The queen is the saddest animal in the entire pack. To cheer her up with nice compliments, night after night the foxes search human garbage for love letters that were never sent.

In the media box:
THE STILL LIFE OF VERA by Greta Stocklassa (rated G)

Czech Republic 2015, 9 minutes, Czech with English subtitles

Based on a box full of postcards – all addressed to a Vera Bechyňová – the film sketches the portrait of an unknown woman.

An event in collaboration with shorts/salon (www.shortssalon.net).