Author: Konstantin

With just one word, "Papaya" manages to tell a story that lasts over 71 minutes – and that word is the title itself. In a charming collage of simple shapes and photographs, this animated film tells the story of a small seed that is brought into the world but does not want to put down roots. Instead, the black dot wants to explore the world, and that's exactly what it does: it jumps and crawls, observes and hides. In addition to the flying seeds of the dandelion, which he envies, he finally finds himself in an industrial area that wants to pack the magic of nature into angular boxes. Priscilla Kellen (director and screenwriter) thus takes a joyful look at the relationship between the life of nature and the seemingly lifeless industry. When I saw Alê Abreu's name in the credits as produc...

It's Thursday evening and auditorium 8 of the CineStar CUBIX cinema on Alexanderplatz is completely full. Many young friend groups seem to take advantage of the late screening time to enjoy a few short films after school on a weeknight This year's short film program two in the Generation 14+ section once again takes us on a journey around the world. We start in Brazil with "Lapso" by director Caroline Cavalcanti. It is here that Bel and Juliano cross paths in a public library where they are both doing community service. Their eyes and hearts quickly meet. Sensitively, the film follows the story of their encounter, which is made particularly interesting by the fact that Bel is almost completely deaf. There is so much tenderness in the dedication with which Juliano begins to lea...