Open AIr Programme 2 | German Short Film Award | 11:00 am–1:30 pm

We lived in Grass | Animated Film | 15 Minutes

The good guys rode their tigers through the grass. I walked.

Stay like this | Feature Film | 17 Minutes

A young girl races toward the Baltic Sea in a stolen car to bury her late boyfriend. A short road movie about a supposedly great love and how to say goodbye to it.

Of Dogs and Horses | Feature Film | 34 Minutes

Rolf's old dog, Piet, suffers from hip dysplasia. Artificial joints could save Piet. But Rolf, who is unemployed, has no idea where to get the 3,000 euros needed for the surgery.

Sunny | Feature Film | 30 Minutes

The 19 years old Hajo struggles with accepting his fatherhood: to find a job and to take care of his son.

Xanh | Animated Film | 13 Minutes

Duy Em asks her father why he chose not to defend himself against racist remarks. His response transports both of them into his past life among the boat people of Vietnam.

Melodies of Barking Dogs | Feature Film | 9 Minutes
Toni spends the evening with his friends at the clubhouse. They are drinking, lurking, and making fun of each other. Everything as usual. When he observes an older couple dancing in the course of the evening, Toni begins to ask himself what he really wants.

At home I feel like leaving | Feature Film | 20 Minutes
A young woman returns to her home village after her childlike father had gone missing in the surrounding woods. Throughout her day back home, she is torn between feeling responsible and a deep longing for connection and ease.

Detlev | Animated Film | 13 Minutes
Detlev doesn't have a problem. Why should he have a problem? He's obviously doing great.