Shortcutz Berlin

12/11/2024

The formation of Lake Baikal in Siberia is re-imagined with hand-made animation, featuring the voice of a Buryat woman who can still recall some words in her endangered Buryat-Mongolian language. This is the premise of the magnificient Baigal Nuur - Lake Baikal by Alisi Telengut and we can not wait to share with you tomorrow during our screening.

11/11/2024

Salma Salem brings us the beautiful Mirage, which we fell in love with and we're sure you will too. It tells us the story of Sophie, who while spending the day with her two children and mother at the public pool, is confronted by a shrilling whistle in the large swimmers hall. With her fears deceiving her, she struggles to maintain a sense of normalcy.
Come dive into her journey with us this Wednesday during our screening Fluid Ties at Z-Bar Berlin.

10/11/2024

Rudolf Fitzgerald Leonard brings us the beautiful Beben which we have the pleasure to share with you this upcoming Wednesday. It tells us the story of Leon who, during water therapy for his chronic spasms, ends up involved in an incident that gradually disrupts all aspects of his life.
Come find out how everything unravels in our Shortcutz session this Wednesday at 20h30 in Z-Bar Berlin.

BEBEN (TREMOR) Germany, 16 Mins World Premiere: Quinzaine des Réalisateurs (Directors' Fortnight) Cannes 2022 North American Premiere: Toronto International…

07/11/2024

Comeback to go! is a heartwarming film from our own Florian Sailer. It tells us the story of the takeaway chef Ly (22) and her regular customer Harald (67) and how they dream of a
better future as musicians. With noodles with hot sauce, YouTube andautograph requests, they both have to say goodbye to their illusions, but not to their hopes.
Come along tonight to Terzomondo for our ShortTrackz by Shortcutz with a live music performances by the pop choir ok!choir and a set by Berlin blues legend Hanno Bruhn.

06/11/2024

Following our special event ShortTrackz by Shortcutz tomorrow, we have the pleasure to screen the film 35205, a short documentary about the DIY punk scene in Birmingham,
Alabama by Ilya Blokh.
We see you all tomorrow at Terzomondo.

21/10/2024

08/10/2024

Dear Osman draws on private letters sent to Silivri Prison by friends and family of Osman Kavala. By separating voice and image, the film intends to create an echo chamber that allows audiences to listen more carefully to the letters, while at the same time placing the words in context of a civil society. Thank you Adrian Figueroa for this endearing beautiful film that we have the pleasure to screen tomorrow at Z-Bar.

Osman Kavala, a leading figure in Turkey’s civil society, has been in custody in the largest high-security prison in Europe in Silivri since November 1, 2017.…

06/10/2024

Locked up and isolated, a prisoner starts to merge his imagination with the real world and tries to escape the prison with his newly found powers.
This is the premise of Prisioner Outside, a film by Igor Medvedev which we have the absolute pleasure to screen next Wednesday during our screening A Revolution Within at Z-Bar.

Short Teaser for an animated short. Story, Directing, Animation, Compositing, Editing : Igor Medvedev Editing: David Mardones Sound Supervising, Sound Design, Music:…

03/10/2024

Micha Strecker returns to Shortcutz Berlin, this time with his film Rights of Man that we can not wait to share with you. It is set in a dystopian society where the Protectorate fights the opposition in a brutal civil war. In this world, a soldier decides to cut off the snake's head and avenge his family by assassinating the Protectorate's leader.
Curious? Join this journey with us next Wednesday in our session A Revolution Within. Z-Bar, 20h30, free entrance as always.

10/06/2024

Carlos Pereira brings us Slimane, a beautiful film that has the near future Germany as background. In this reality, q***r people become, even more, marginalized and under threat. On the last day of winter, Omar is released from prison. As a first stop he visits Ava, his best friend, who didn’t expect to see him. The world keeps falling apart and fear seems to defeat hope.
Come watch this beautifully shot film with us on Wednesday during our last screening of the year.

09/06/2024

The Hidden Dimension is an intimate portrait of q***r photographer Leo Maki. A dreamlike journey into his mind that explores the artists life in Poland, the creative process behind his work and the embrace of his own sexuality. We're delighted to share this film from Ben Galster with you during our Wednesday screening.

08/06/2024

Amir Ovadia Steklov brings us Bi The Way which is a short, funny, and intimate animated film about Amir’s life-journey as a bisexual cis man.
The film tells Amir’s story from early childhood until present day, highlighting his struggle to fit into binary culture making him unacceptable to the heteronormative community and invisible in the LGBTQIA community.
Join us on Wednesday for this very special screening!

21/05/2024

We had a truly magical night during our last session "Disconnected".
We're almost in the end of the season of this year's Shortcutz but remember you can always submit your film for this year or next year's competition.

8th May | Z-Bar | PROGRAM: "FIRST WORK, THEN PLAY", Brenda Lien | "Vic" Luis Schubert| "PRIMITIVE TIMES " Hao Yu

07/05/2024

"First Work, Then Play" is a brilliant film by Brenda Lin. It tells is the story of a young music producer called Maxi who has just won an award but negative self-talk - personified by her inner child keep her from being creative and totally block every attempt of being productive.
Sounds like a familiar feeling?
Come watch this amazing film with us tomorrow at Z-Bar.

08/06/2022

Have A Nice Dog! is a beaytiful film that Jalal Maghout is bringing us tonight about a dog trapped in Damascus, surrounded by war, and where a lonely man is desperately waiting for a chance to leave the country. See you all in one hour!