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BITING THE DUST
13 Min., Experimentalfilm , KurzfilmThe second chapter of the LAST THINGS trilogy examines Christian ideas of the afterlife, asking which living beings are admitted to heaven—and which are shut out.
Erst Nachts konnten wir traurig sein
8 Min., Dokumentarfilm , KurzfilmIn 1987, many Vietnamese people arrived in Germany as contract workers, hoping to build a new life. Nguyen Thi Le was one of them. On her sixtieth birthday, she looks back on her early years in Germany—a time marked by loneliness, homesickness and hope.
Fronteras Visibles
16 Min., Dokumentarfilm , Experimentalfilm , KurzfilmDuring an artist residency in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, Christian Diaz Orejarena questions the role of Western artists as cultural producers in economically marginalised contexts. Taking the form of a video diary, the film reflects on the circumstances in which the music video “Fronteras Visibles” was made.
Transient Witness
47 Min., Experimentalfilm , SpielfilmTransient Witness unfolds through the eyes of three protagonists: Christina, the manager of an art collection; Maurizio, an art mover; and Präsens, the collector's dog.
Wohnen auf Zeit
8 Min., Dokumentarfilm , KurzfilmJasmin Phan returns with her father, Thao, to the dormitory where he first arrived in Germany forty years ago. Their search uncovers new facets of his life and reframes reunification through the eyes of a former contract worker—a personal encounter with family and history.
