Berlinale Spotlight – Berlinale Shorts: Adieu tortue, Circle, After/Life, El Buzo

Under the theme “Even if we don’t know each other…”, Berlinale Shorts will showcase four short films at our venue on December 21. These films, which premiered at the Berlinale, share stories of individuals who have never met or know nothing about each other, yet find ways to care for one another. 

The program includes the following films:

Adieu Tortue

Director: Selin Öksüzoğlu

France / Turkey, 24', original with subtitles, Berlinale Shorts 2024

Cìrcle

Director: Joung Yumi

South Korea, 7', original with subtitles,  Berlinale Shorts 2024

After/Life

Director: Puck Lo

USA, 15', original with subtitles, Berlinale Shorts 2018

El Buzo

Director: Esteban Arrangoiz

Mexico, 16', original with subtitles, Berlinale Shorts 2016

PROGRAMME 

Greeting

Dr Gundula Bavendamm, Director, Documentation Centre for Displacement, Expulsion, Reconciliation, Berlin

Anna Henckel-Donnersmarck, Director of the Berlinale Shorts section, Berlinale, Berlin

Talk

Selin Öksüzoğlu, film director, France

Anna Henckel-Donnersmarck, Director of the Berlinale Shorts section, Berlinale, Berlin

FURTHER INFORMATION

Doors open: from 6.30 p.m.

This event is part of Short Film Day, celebrated across Germany on December 21, 2024—the shortest day of the year—and will begin at 7 PM.

FREE ADMISSION

REGISTRATION REQUIRED 

The Berlinale Spotlight: Berlinale Shorts & Generation is a collaboration between the Documentation Centre for Displacement, Expulsion, Reconciliation and the European Film Market (EFM) of the Berlin International Film Festival.