War Games! A Christmas Truce(2023)

Baby Cake(en)

A gay couple and a lesbian couple are trying to conceive a baby naturally.

Toyland(de)

On a winter morning, a mother goes to waken her son Heinrich; his bed is empty. She leaves her flat to find him. The neighbors' door, with a Star of David painted on it, is ajar, the furnishings in disarray, the family gone. She asks passersby, runs to the police then on to the rail yard. Flashbacks show that Heinrich and the neighbors' son Paul are six years old and best friends. Paul's family's deportation is expected soon; Heinrich's mother tells her son that they're going to Toyland. Heinrich wants to go with them, has a bag packed, and listens for their departure. His mother realizes he's joined them, and her resolve becomes more urgent. Will she arrive in time to save Heinrich?

Sirenito(en)

Parental fears reach an early boil when five-year-old Saúl announces that he wants to dress up as a little Siren for the school's fancy dress party.

Why Does God Hate Me?(en)

A coming-of-age comedy about a 14-year-old boy whose best friend tries to 'cure' him of being gay.

Hoch der Lambeth Valk(xx)

A 1941 Ministry of Information propaganda film set to the tune of The Lambeth Walk, a popular song from the musical Me and My Girl.

Echo of the Past(es)

José Alberto seems condemned to wander through the countryside like a lost soul since the moment of his beloved's untimely death. Until one day, nature conspires to remind him of his torturous past. It takes strength to uncover the mystery that resides within him, and perhaps, to finally break free from living chained to melancholy.

Pencil Face(xx)

A young girl is playing on some waste ground when she finds a pencil with a face. Whatever she draws with the pencil becomes real. Just an ordinary day.

The Four Horsemen(en)

This short adapts the biblical concept of 'The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse' to highlight the climate emergency our planet is facing. Time is running out.

Imbued Life(hr)

A young woman’s connection with the life force of nature. Using her taxidermy talents to “return” the animals to their natural habitat. But the true search for answers begins when she finds a roll of undeveloped film in each of the animals that she treats.

Die Lizenz(de)

After two years of waiting, Adam and Ellas first part of the application for a „licence to procreate“ has been successfully reviewed. To complete the process, the request is followed up with an obligatory and final interview in the intimacy of their home. Their fate is now in the hands of the government clerk Gudrun Paschke.

The Bread(en)

A newly-baked bun in a bakery tries to avoid getting eaten.

The Paleface(en)

A butterfly collector unwittingly wanders into an Indian encampment while chasing a butterfly, but the tribe has resolved to kill the first white man who enters their encampment because white oil tycoons are trying to force them from their land.

The Prince and the Pauper(en)

Long ago in a land with an ailing king, there was a pair of boys who looked exactly alike, a pauper called Mickey and the other, the Crown Prince.

Perfect Image?(en)

Two actresses take us through a series of 'raps' and sketches about what it means to be beautiful and black.

They Grow Up So Fast(en)

When Brian meets Amy after a night out on the town, things move a lot faster than he'd anticipated.

Remember Me?(en)

A man calls a woman from his past.

Crónica de un Secuestro(es)

Bonsoir(en)

Suzanne, a young lawyer from Lyon, finally decides to go on her first date with Lucille. The two women meet in a bar on the slopes of La Croix-Rousse and get to know each other over a few amber jenlains.

Growth Vitamin(ru)

The teacher at school made a scientific experiment - he put two rats in different cages. One of the rats was given carrots containing vitamin of growth, and the other did not feed. Time passed, and the rat, to whom nothing was given, became thicker than the rat that was fed. It turned out that one student from pity fed another rat.

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