Shorts Program 1: Female Pacts
Wednesday 1st February / 18:00 / City Kino Wedding & Online
Shorts program 1: Female Pacts
Family legacies that won‘t let characters go, female friendships that metamorphose into something very peculiar and outcasts battling wicked patriarchs are all featured in this program centered on life-giving and life-taking female pacts.
All Girls (14:40)
Directed by Anastasia Bruce-Jones, UK, 2022 | German Premiere | Available online
Four teenagers head off on a practice walk for an inter-school competition. If they break the record, all their dreams will come true. But none of them are prepared for the consequences of Heather’s ruthless ambition.
Blood Rites (19:00)
Directed by Helena Coan, UK, 2022 | German Premiere | Available online
Three teenage girls with a monstrous hunger begin to unravel in the English Fens.
Sabbath (13:45)
Directed by Alexandra Mignien, France, 2022 | German Premiere | Available online
In the Dark Ages, all the villagers are gathered near the cliff to witness the execution of six women accused of being witches. Between misogyny and false religious arguments, the victims might not let themselves be executed.
Souterraines (Rooted) (22:18)
Directed by Andrea Lejault, France, 2022 | Available online
Annaëlle is looking for a grave and investigating the women in her lineage. She goes to her family's abandoned house, determined to find some answers.
Huella (14:23)
Directed by Gabriela Ortega, US, 2022 | German Premiere | Available online
When the death of her grandmother unleashes a generational curse, a disenchanted flamenco dancer resigned to a desk job is forced to experience the five stages of grief through a visit from her female ancestors, pushing her to finally break the cycle.
No Man’s Land (20:43)
Directed by Kristen Buckels, US, 2022 | Available online
On the day of their ascension, a cult of five brainwashed women are left behind, leading one of them to question her worldview.