Short Competition. BLOCK 2

Amma, Do Giraffes Cry?

-> Film presented in the Short Competition. BLOCK 2

A whimsical filmmaker turns to his austerely rational mother, a zoologist, for help filming animals. Along the way, they meet a gorilla terrified of cameras, penguins haunted by their own shadows, and a sleepless anaconda. As memories of wild tigers and pet rabbits resurface, the zoologist is compelled to question her relationship with animals.

Rio Remains Beautiful

-> Film presented in the Short Competition. BLOCK 2

Within the revelry of Rio's Carnival, Ilma writes to her son. How does she sense his presence in the crowd? Suspended in time, the celebration becomes a space of memory and political resistance.

Children No More: “Were and Are Gone”

-> Film presented in the Short Competition. BLOCK 2

In Tel Aviv, activists gather weekly to demonstrate their opposition to the war in Gaza with a silent vigil for the children killed in Israeli attacks.

I'm Not Sure

-> Film presented in the Short Competition. BLOCK 2

Insight into the filmmaker's stay in hospital, where she repeatedly experiences absurd, funny moments between pain, homesickness and disgust of her own body. Meanwhile, she tries to come to terms with the hospital's own procedures and hierarchies. An emotional trip through the long underground corridors of the hospital with lots of small talk and tubes.

Guided Tour

-> Film presented in the Short Competition. BLOCK 2

Night falls on the island of Zuania, once a military base, now a coveted tourist destination in the Caribbean. Turtle hatchlings head for the sea as a ferry packed with visitors arrives. A guide leads us inland, where another species of free-roamers is proliferating.