Unruly Realities


(BALi Kinos)

Shetani

More than 40 years ago, Mboro was commissioned to search for the head of the Tanzanian resistance fighter Mangi Meli in Germany and return it to his home country. Mangi Meli was hanged by German colonialists in 1900. Subsequently, they shipped his head to Germany for "racial research". From Berlin, Mboro embarked on a decades-long and yet unsuccessful search through a network of ethnological collections and institutions.… >>>

  • Duration: 19 Min.
  • Nominated: Goldener Key
    • Director: Niva Ehrlich

    Strong Hair

    Marie‘s Afro hair keeps her busy. She could wear her hair open, tame it with ribbons, or try to straighten it with chemicals. But even today, Marie never goes out here in Germany without decorative hair. The filmmaker Kokutekeleza Musebeni accompanies her hairy journey.… >>>

    • Duration: 14 Min.
    • Director: Kokutekeleza Musebeni

    Night upon Kepler 452b

    In Berlin, winter temperatures often fall below 15 degrees. Cold times. Today, more and more people are sleeping on the street. In Berlin, a “Winter Bus” rushes through the night to protect these people from the freezing temperatures. To help those who cannot rest, who have forgotten how comfortable it is to sleep in a decent bed. The atmospheric film gracefully shows the work of the “Winter Bus” team and its customers, capturing statements and thoughts that will not leave the audience cold.… >>>

    • Duration: 14 Min.
  • Nominated: A38-Production Grant Kassel-Halle
    • Director: Ben Voit

    Dream/Life

    Why not enjoy life to the fullest, if we have to die anyway, a young man wonders. While lying on his bed, staring on his mobile phone, he is wasting his live time with too much work. Is fear the reason he’s stuck? The list of his fears is long and irrational. The dread of failing or to die makes him check, what happens, if you live your life as if everything was possible… that carries him further than he ever imagined. This fast-paced mix media movie is about the quest for life and dreams.… >>>

    • Duration: 22 Min.
  • Nominated: A38-Production Grant Kassel-Halle
    • Director: David Aufdembrinke