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The 2023 Short Film Series - Berlin is a unique opportunity for film lovers to discover the latest works and connect with fellow fans and  industry professionals. The organizers look forward to presenting two nights full of film joy and unforgettable moments. The festival will take place from May 9th to 10th, 2023 at the Lichtblick Kino - Kastanienallee 77, Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin     +49 030 44 05 81 79. Tickets can be purchased at the theater box office or online at lichtblick-kino.org Film Program:   09. Mai 2023 18:30 Uhr   Concrete Forms of Resistance   27min UK/Großbritannien 2019 Director/Regie: Nick Jordan   Filmed in Lebanon, Concrete Forms of Resistance is a documentary centered upon the abandoned ‘Permanent International Fair’ in Tripoli, designed by the Modernist architect Oscar Niemeyer in the mid-1960s. The film presents themes of progress and crisis, labour and capital, material and memory, contrasting the utopian vision of the original plans with the stark realities of sectarian divisions, regional conflicts and rising economic inequalities. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Linha (Line)    3 min Brazil/Brasilien 2018 Director/Regie: Francisco Lira   Two men from the same community go out to work and their lives intersect in an unexpected way. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Frida    21 min Tunisia/Tunesien 2021 Director/Regie: Mohamed Bouhjar   Frida, a school teacher, a women rights and equality advocate, struggles to keep her job by confronting her colleagues, the parents and the institution. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ A Obra Final (The Final Masterpiece)   15 min Brazil/Brasilien 2021 Director/Regie: Patrick Hanser   Two retired detectives, who were active during the Brazilian dictatorship, must confront the past when asked to depose to a Truth Commission regarding their investigation into the suicide of an artist and his infamous last masterpiece. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Brooklyn Park   15 min USA  2019 Director/Regie: Nikola Duravcevic   Chronicling a single night in the life of Somali rideshare driver Abdi, Brooklyn Park is a modern day immigrant tale that explores alienation, grief, and transcendence. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 20:30 Uhr A Terra Em Que Pisar (The Land Beneath Our Feet)    25 min Brazil/Brasilien 2020 Director/Regie: Fáuston da Silva   Official Selection 2021 Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival Joana decides to participate in an irregular occupation. This decision will give you much more than a home, but a new political conscience. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Val-E-Ree    10 min USA 2022 Director/Regie: Samantha Lavin   Val, a former firefighter, now a shut-in, struggles against her agoraphobia with help from her neighbor. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Amnestia    15 min Brazil/Brasilien 2019 Director/Regie: Susanna Lira   This film is about the pardon requests sent out by the "Amnesty Caravans" to all those whose lives were affected by Brazil's Military Dictatorship. The work is entirely composed of archive material and is narrated by Paulo Abraão, former National Secretary of Justice. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Los Anillos de la Serpiente (The Rings of the Serpent)    25 min Chile 2020 Director/Regie: Edison Cajas   Chile, 1991. Ana, a brilliant forensic medicine professor, works to teach the country's future doctors. She lives with her daughter, Úrsula, who suffers from autism. One day, Ana's name appears on TV, on a list of former agents of the dictatorship. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++   10. Mai 2023 18:30 Uhr Get Home Safe   14 min Germany/Deutschland 2021 Director/Regie: Tamara Denic' (will be present for Q&A session)   Maya is a volunteer at the Way-Home-Phone, a service for anyone who feels unsafe on the way home at night, and would like a reassuring voice to accompany them through the night. One evening, she receives a call from Lea, who shortly before had an unpleasant encounter with a stranger. At first Maya wants to have the usual conversation with her, but soon it turns out that Lea is being followed by the stranger. Maya now tries everything to help her. But she has no idea that this call will also change her life forever. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Katvoman (Catwoman)  8 min Iran  2022 Director/Regie: Hadi Sheibani   Mother and son played Catwoman-Batman Game before father came in. Meanwhile, some noise and screams are heard from the next door; it seems the man next door hurt his wife. It's time for the father to play a role in the game before the son finds out what he did. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Molaqat (Sandstorm)  20 min Pakistan  2021 Director/Regie: Semab Gul   Official selection at Biennale di Venezia 2021 Official selection at Sundance Film Festival 2022 Zara, a schoolgirl in Karachi (Pakistan), shares a sensual dance video with her virtual boyfriend, who uses it to blackmail her. Caught between his manipulative behaviour and the desire to experience love on her own terms, Zara searches for the strength to reject the confines of a patriarchal society. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The Letter Room  32 min USA  2020 Director/Regie: Elvira Lind   2021 Oscar nominated, Tribeca Film Festival 2020, Palm Springs International Film Festival 2020. When a corrections officer is transferred to the letter room, he soon finds himself enmeshed in a prisoner's deeply private life. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 20:30 Uhr Un Amor en Rebeldía (A Rebellion for Love)    14 min Mexico 2018 Director/Regie: Tania Claudia Castillo   In the late 70's, Yan María Castro founded the first lesbian feminist group in Mexico. Within a climate of discrimination and repression, Yan María and her group organized a political movement to win their place in society. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Frida    23 min Germany/Deutschland 2021 Director/Regie: Aleksandra Odic'   Awarded in Cannes with the Queer Palm for short movie 2021 Cannes Film Festival LGBT+  An encounter between a young nurse and her patient of the same age, Frida, on the border of professional distance and the desire for closeness. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Erdbewegungen (Deep Down Digger)  8 min Germany/Deutschland  2019 Director/Regie: Marie Christin König   Hannah begrudgingly starts working for Eli, the caretaker of a cemetery. Faced with Eli’s quirkiness, Hannah feels uneasy at first. But soon a trusting relationship starts to form. At this peaceful place, surrounded by death, Hannah is able to find some life. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Same Old  15 min USA/Canada  2022 Director/Regie: Lloyd Lee Choi   One bad night for a New York City delivery driver. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Skin (Haut)  20 min USA  2018 Director/Regie: Guy Nattiv   2019 Oscar winner best live action short film The Oscar-winning short film. In a small supermarket in a blue collar town, a black man smiles at a 10 year old white boy across the checkout aisle. This innocuous moment sends two gangs into a ruthless war that ends with a shocking backlash. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++