Mayday Relay
Dir. Florian Tscharf
When the german sailor Max and his daughter Emily receive a mayday-call on the Mediterranean sea, they act immediately: They change the course of the little sailing-boat and try to involve other ships. But then they understand, that there are over hundred people on board – and the damaged boat is only forty foot long…
Safe Space
Dir. Zora Rux
Patrick and Sara are fighting together for refugee rights in Berlin. When harmless advance turns into a sexual assault, the group is forced to rethink their aims and the private story grows to an unwanted public dimension. Is it justified to fight for personal justice if it means jeopardizing a larger social issue? Safe Space is about the difficulty that can result from conflicting issues.
Je Ne Suis Pas Charlie
Dir. Tarig Elmakki, Russell Cleave, Paul Chanter
Je Ne Suis Pas Charlie was made to challenge audience preconceptions. It was an experimental student project, triggered by events in Paris on 7th January 2015, and aims to treat it’s subject matter with respect and dignity.
Sans Plomb
Dir. Emmanuel Tenenbaum
An environmental activist has a plan against an international oil firm.
Mazy
Dir. Yuting Jiang
Growing up in an interracial family in mid-Missouri, Mazy Gilleylen has been struggling with her identities. The struggle is not only with her racial identity, but also more strongly with her gender identity.
Demons
Dir. Abdullah Al Maawali
Possibly the first and only film to look at paedophilia in this light, Demons is an award-winning short fictional drama that challenges the audience to question everything that they think they know about society’s representation of people.