TUE 09 SEPTEMBER Westbourne Studios GERMAN NIGHT 6pm Impact (Wucht) Anna Porzelt 20mins 15 Hannes loves katja. he wants children. katja loves Hannes. She builds a home above the city’s housetops. But Katja puts Hannes’ unconditional love to the touch again and again..... Drama, Germany Fading Away (Zwischen Licht Und Schatten) Fabian Giessler 13mins 12 Fading Away is a short film about Martha and Herbert, an old married couple. Their life together is portrayed in a series of brief episodic scenes, telling of Martha’s gradual retreat into the obscure world of dementia, where reality and imagination seem to overlap and Herbert’s desperation at his wife’s condition and his concerns about their future together. Drama, Germany ARTFREMD 109 Kristin Franke 6mins 18 An experimental short film with reference to the look of avant-garde style. The film narrates an inner conflict, the confrontation with oneself and the propensity towards wholeness. What remains is a traumatised reflection of the subconscious. Art, Germany Bless You Sabine Radicke 4mins 12 This movie tells a story about the everyday life of a lonely lady who is preparing the dinner for her kittens. Nothing special in this quiet, average neighbour hood with one exception: There is an unexpected stranger! Because he didn’t give notice of his visit, he is getting into big trouble Drama, Germany Genies And Bottles (Flaschengeister) Martin Konig 23mins U A bottle genie comes into the hands of two bottle collecting unemployed. But instead of helping those two, the genie is dependent on the assistance of the two underdogs. he needs them to help him finding his bottle, his job and safe home. Comedy, Germany Poor Sable Tomcat (Armer Schwarzer Kater) Thomas M. Bauselwein 15mins U The lazy airline - officer Benjamin has to find the missing tomcat of a severe passenger and needs to convince his boss not to be fired. Comedy, Germany Good Signs - Bad Signs (Gute Zeichen - Schlechte Zeichen) Alice Grinda 6mins U Two girls - roommates - meet in the living room, Klana canceled her date with her “maybe boyfriend” Pete, because he doesn’t like her favorite TV soap. And Sandra tries to get her to leave the TV to meet Pete, using her Tarot cards and with a little tricky idea she gets her attention. Comedy, Germany The Ferryman Joerg Bruhn 15mins The countryside at night, a lonely road and a hearse. This is the story of the old ferryman, who guides the souls of the deceased from this life to the herafter. And of Andrew, who is entangled in his memories and his belief, that holds some kind of truth. Episode-film. Drama, Germany I Don’t Feel Like Dancing Joachim Dollhope & Evi Goldbrunner 7mins 18 Somewhere in a war zone three young stationed soldiers divert themselves from everyday war life. One of them becomes aware of a native girl. The comrades follow her.... Drama, Germany The Encounter (Die Begegung) Susanna Schimk 7mins 12 The Encounter is a short film, like a poem about a young couple. Two young people discover and lose themselves in the November light in the big city. They are haunted and the haunting, here and there, present and gone. Drama, Germany MUNICH INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL SELECTION The Golden Vampire Of Absam: part II - The Secret Of Kottlite Castle Lasse Nolte 46mins 15 What is really happening in Kottlitz castle? Who killed Smokey Savallas? What kind of research is the “Ahnenerbe der SS” involved in? Who stole Count Dracula’s bones from the crypt in Wallachia? And where’s the connection between a fanatic ss General, underground laboratories full of German scientists, and a huge pit of gold? Comedy Horror, Germany Lonely Island Stanislav Guentner 23mins 12A A melancholy comedy about a crisis-ridden architect, a smitten pair of hitchhikers, a lonely island, and the battle of love. Comedy, Germany One Long Summer Steffi Niederzoll 29mins 12 One Long Summer tells the story of Vroni who, as the summer slowly unfolds, experiences her first love in a small Bavarian village. Drama, Germany God’s Craftsmen Siegmar Warnecke 37mins 15 God’s Craftsmen tells the story of the wandering painters Bruno and Buffalmacco. In Upper Bavaria in the year 1830, they are commissioned to paint the fresco “Jesus Heals The Blind” - but the two are mainly just enjoying life. However, the greedy prior, who cares more for his dog Mariedl and his money than anything else keeps hounding them. Comedy, Germany Music Only If It’s Loud Marie Reich 15mins U Else Klospsch has very recently moved into a retirement home, bundled off by her son. She feels shunted and for the first time thinks of dying. She doesn’t want to meet the other ‘inmates’ but only wants to be left in peace. What’s worse, she can’t even indulge in her great passion: listening to music. because even with her hearing aid, Else Klospsch is pretty hard of hearing, and to appreciate her beloved music in all its glory, it has to be played very loud. Drama, Germany Solo Burkhard Feige 29mins 15 The 19-year-old Tobi is doing alternative civilian service in a nursing home. Ms.Lichtenberg, an old and lonely woman needs constant attention, lives in the home. Tobi is planning a big party for his 20th birthday, but the night nurse doesn’t show up for work. Since it is also coincidentally Ms. Lichtenberg’s birthday too, Tobi decides to take her with him to the party, unaware that she too has some plans of her own... Drama, Germany Liberation Day Martin Blankemeyer 15mins 12A Liberation Day is about three residents of a retirement home. Former orchestra conductor Kirchhoff illegally keeps a little dog, which is why he is being emotionally terrorized by his neighbor Mr. Foerster. Nobody seems to notice, until one day, Mr. Bender intervenes.... Drama, Germany back to schedule