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9. Internationales Festival Zeichen der Nacht / Berlin Edition
22th International Festival Signs of the Night / Worldwide

December 10 - 15, 2024

Kino & Bar in der Königsstadt - - - Straßburger Straße 55 - - - 10405 Berlin (Prenzelberg)

 




Berlin

Bar und Kino in der Königsstadt
Strassburger Str. 55

Tuesday December 10th
18 h (6 pm)



 

Bus from Adana

Jochem de Vries
Netherlands / 2023 / 0:17:19

The short film 'Bus from Adana' tells the story of the Dutch Aïsha (20) who has escaped from Daesh (IS). With her three-year-old daughter she makes an uncertain journey towards Istanbul, where she has difficulties finding her way.

GERMAN PREMIERE








 

21 Weeks Later

21 Hafteh Baad
Nasrin Mohammadpour
Iran / 2022 / 0:13:00


A determined young woman decides to have an abortion, asserting her right as a woman to control her own reproductive decisions and the timing of her pregnancies. She remains steadfast in her decision despite her husband’s disagreement and the threats he makes. Twenty-one weeks into her pregnancy, she gets an illegal abortion. Haunted by a profound sense of guilt, she embarks on a poignant journey to find a suitable resting place for her fetus. However, this journey takes an unexpected and heartbreaking turn when her handbag, containing the precious remains, is stolen.

BERLIN PREMIERE

 

The Choir of Dawn

Le choeur de l'aube
Arthur Shelton
France / 2024 / 0:16:59

At a time when everyone seems to have lost the ability to dream, Alice and her artists' collective are fighting to help people find their way back to their dreams. When she finally meets Ilam, her regular contact at the virtual friendship call center, the two confront their vision of this ultra-connected world that accentuates loneliness.

GERMAN PREMIERE



 

The Antarctic Gardener

Elisa Strinna
Netherlands, Italy / 2023 / 0:24:47

An androgynous scientist lives confined in Antarctica, taking care of an artificial ecosystem for space colonization. Virtual relationships, artificial suns, nutrients dissolved in the air are the core of a crystallised world pervaded by the emotional temperature of extreme isolation.


GERMAN PREMIERE




 


Heimen

Carmen Maria
Netherlands, Norway / 2023 / 0:26:34


Anthropologist Ira embarks on an expedition into the Norwegian nature reserve "trollheimen" for her research into local myths. Joined by a peculiar guide she searches for information regarding the creatures called 'Vættir' who supposedly have contact with the dead. During her trip she discovers her motivation for this expedition might not be purely scientific.

GERMAN PREMIERE