13th Summer

Juzo Itami: The Man with 13 Faces(ja)

A documentary about the legendary Japanese filmmaker.

Marriage on Air(ar)

When Amira gets fed up with her uptight father, she runs away and seeks refuge with Gharib who works for her father. Gharib gets a letter from his friend Fekry who lives in the US, asking to find him a bride. Amira asks Gharib to recommend her to his friend.

The Bean Pit(en)

The Bean Pit follows Barold, a disgruntled employee working for BP (Bean Pit) Beans. His day begins like any other, running routine inspections on the Infinite Bean Pit with his co-worker Benny. What first starts as a “normal” day at work quickly devolves into chaos as Barold inadvertently witnesses the terrors that his corporate overlords are trying to hide. Barold finds himself entangled in BP Beans’ web of conspiracies, and can’t seem to find his way out.

All About a Girl(en)

In All About A Girl, an ordinary game of "let's pretend" turns uncanny as, alone in the woods, a young girl projects life, voice and ultimately her own identity onto an unexpected surrogate in a doll's dress.

Women Do It Better(en)

When it comes to playing the dating game, women do it better.

Why Do You Love Me(id)

Baskara, a paraplegic with paralyzed nerves, Danton with a brain tumor that paralyzes his lower body, and Miko with retinitis pigmentosa, which has made him completely blind. But they are not going to let anything stand in their way, hellbent to finally losing their virginity.

My Granny's House(da)

Danish author Soya's acidly funny turn-of-the-century memoir novel turned into a robust black comedy. After his mother's death, tiny tot Søren goes to live with his wilful, rich and stingy Granny, who wants to improve his manners. She also wants to make him sole heir to her fortune, which everybody else covets. Mutual respect, even love, develops between the two. And death by poison enlivens things.

Mord am Montag(de)

Dead the Long Night(ar)

Composed of archive images narrated by the writer, anthropologist and linguist Mouloud Mammeri, the film offers a reflection on the anti-colonialist and anti-imperialist struggle movements of the 1970s around the world.

Castillo Vacío(es)

A little boy is sent to a castle in order to hide from the monster that torments his family.

Sleepy Hollow(en)

Based on the classic tale of the headless horseman who terrorizes a small town.

Deniz Bekliyordu(tr)

Nora(en)

Short film inspired by the Young Vic production of A Doll's House.

Song of the New Earth(en)

Seattle filmmaker Ward Serrill (The Heart of the Game, Miramax) follows one man's quest to integrate modern science and ancient mysticism through sound. It features the extraordinary life and work of country singer turned brain scientist and shaman of sound, Tom Kenyon, as he journeys from his homeland of Orcas island to the stage on Broadway, giant caves in the south of France, the golden-chandeliered symphony halls of Vienna and finally to the snowy peaks of Tibet.

Married Bachelor(en)

A man's marriage suffers when he pretends to be a bachelor while promoting "his" best-selling book about married life (actually written by an eccentric professor) in order to pay off a debt to a gangster.

Spuk am Tor der Zeit(de)

Štěstí pro dva(cs)

Official Rejection(en)

A documentary following the exploits of a group of filmmakers as they take their independent feature, Ten 'til Noon, along the film festival circuit, and the politics, pitfalls, triumphs and comic tragedies they encounter along the way. Full of interviews with important players in the indie world, this is a must see for young filmmakers on the what happens when the shooting stops.