Competition 3
Mischief Makers

„Grave nonsense, once an applicable offense and is now recognized by §118 as an administrative violation” Federal Agency for Civic Education.
The disturbance of order – that is the main focus of these films. Whether people happen to be caught in absurd situations or cause them themselves: They ignore the established order. And thus enter into another world.



Volksbad Jena

Déjà-Moo

film still Déjà-Moo
Animation, Germany,
direction
Stefan Müller

Paul is on holiday in the Allgäu region. But the idyll is disrupted and soon everything drifts into madness. A love story is also unfolding. However, the way to love is through a cow’s stomach.

Crocodile

film still Crocodile
Fiction, United Kingdom,
direction
Gaelle Denis

Nightmare of all parents: The daughter gets eaten by a crocodile during her stay abroad. For Simon, this is bitter reality. Turns out, mourning is difficult with so many expressions of sympathy.

Soroa – The Field

film still Soroa – The Field
Experimental, Spain,
direction
Asier Altuna

If it is raining in the desert – it’s pouring. A procession is changing the landscape and the reality. Are maybe even bigger powers involved?

Gummi

film still Gummi
Fiction, Germany,
direction
Andre Albrecht

A young couple has sex. They forget the world around them. But their love is ill-fated. A misfortune threatens their happiness.

BeingWhale

film still BeingWhale
Documentary, Austria, Italy,
direction
Christoph Schwarz

The artist Renfah wants to explode a whale at the Biennale in Venice. Criticism of Art! Unfortunately, nobody can be bothered. A documentary that is not splitting hairs concerning reality.

Sequence

film still Sequence
Fiction, USA,
direction
Carles Torrenst

One morning Billy woke up after all of mankind had the same dream about him. And said dream was nasty. Between scared looks and threats he is wondering: What in the world did I do?