THIRD SCREENING OF 2025 | 8th Capital Filmmakers Festival Berlin
Schedule
Thu, 16 Oct, 2025 at 07:00 pm
UTC+02:00Location
Wein Salon and Vegan Deli | Berlin, BE
And just like that our 2025 edition comes to an end!Let's wrap things up with a bang. Nine shorts. Nine stories. Nine perspectives. All detais below.
Entrance is free and the films will include English subtitles when needed.
See you at the Wein Salon for yet another unforgettable evening! 💜
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Somnambul by Benno Blome
Germany 2025
Short Fiction
Lisa, a young woman, haunted by a toxic relationship and the traumas of her past, embarks on a transformative inner journey to break free and liberate herself.
Rejection is God's Protection by Charlotte Geissler
Germany 2024
Short Fiction
Rejection is God’s Protection follows a girl in her mid-twenties named Claire as she travels from the countryside of Germany to Berlin. Claire meets her two childhood best friends at her aunt's house in the city. Throughout the night different characters - ravers, artists and models - come by the apartment, sending Claire into a stressful state of uncertainty. Claire discovers the complexities of her own dissatisfaction as her reality is transformed by drugs, alcohol and strange visions of horses.
Parasite by Emma Wilkens
Germany 2024
Short Fiction
Patient Mrs. Hate suffers from a terrible feeling: her name says it all, because hatred lives inside her. After an operation, everything changes. NEVER AGAIN IS NOW.
A tribute to diversity and peace.
Chicken by Anna Benner
Germany 2023
Short Animation
A woman who is escaping an abusive situation stumbles and finds herself eye to eye with a hen who is in the same situation. Even though they are separated by a fence as well as by species they develop a mutual understanding based on the outward shared symptoms of their pain: sore skin. In the moment of their connection we see flashbacks to the origin of their pain. As the woman smokes a cigarette to calm her nerves, she and the chicken come up with a plan: to set the world on fire to match their burning skin. The fire may be imaginary but nevertheless it soothes and provides catharsis.
Orange Blues 24 by Alyssa Dann
USA 2024
Short Music Video
One man seeks refuge from the world's crazy in the arms of his muse -- the love of his life! Alyssa Dann has taken this tongue-in-cheek Blues piece and brought it to life in a charming manner.
"Almost everyone around the world deals daily with the insanity of Trumpocracy," says composer and lead vocalist Chris Oledude. "As an artist, my job is to acknowledge the oppressive and depressing nature of the former President's behavior and policies, but I have to do it through the lens of the Blues writers and performers who have done this for years."
Oledude highlights the human condition when discussing "Orange Blues": "When we're upset, we need to be comforted. Hugs work really well! Kisses can be extremely effective! I am channeling that crisis-grounded need for physical love that we are all experiencing right now."
"I need desire's fire to burn through those orange blues!"
" 'Orange Blues' is a tribute to every man and woman who feels overwhelmed these days. Between COVID-19 and Trumpocracy, there was plenty of stress for all. As we have learned in the most dramatic manner, however, our message must be clear: Trumpocracy must go; but whether it disappears or not, WE will endure, survive and prove victorious."
Tyler, the Divider by Waldemar Schleicher
Germany 2024
Short Fiction
Tyler is jealous of his friend Leonie. Her parents are divorced and therefore she gets twice the presents and two parties for her birthday. Meanwhile Tyler has to go hiking with his happily married parents on his birthday. But Tyler hates hiking. Therefore he comes up with ever more sophisticated plans to get his parents divorced. His well-meaning best friend Greta - always eager to help - supports him in his efforts.
Sandalen mit Socken by Veronica Isola and Pol Diggler
Germany 2023
Short Ficton
A Latin American immigrant in Berlin tries to adapt to German customs and habits - will she end up being more papist than the pope?
This Week Doesn't Really Exist by Piotr Goldstein, Olga Łojewska, and Maksymilian Awuah
Germany and Poland
Short Documentary 2024
Every day thousands of people in Polish regions bordering Germany wake up in the middle of the night and travel 2-3 wours each way to work in one of the many warehouses in Brandenburg or the giga-factory producing electric cars in Grünheide, close to the Polish border. This short, polyphonic film relates the experience of such cross-border commuters. Through a simple circular narrative that mirrors time dilation, repetitive highway landscapes, and passing hours, the film visualises the embodied experience of everyday circular migration.
The Soul of the Salzach by Pascal Rösler
Germany 2024
Short Documentary
In 2017, Pascal Rösler paddled 2467 kilometres on a stand-up paddle board from Munich to the Black Sea. Inspired by this journey, he developed the vision of a Danube with drinking water quality by 2042. The documentary film "The Soul of the Salzach" tells the story of his journey on the Salzach River, an important tributary of the Danube. The film was extensively revised between January and July 2024. The new version of the film, shortened by 20 minutes, now offers a broader perspective through additional interviews with stakeholders from science, industry and politics. The focus is on the complex issues surrounding the future of hydropower on the Salzach and its damage and sustainable use. The film invites viewers to take a critical look at these issues and form their own opinion.
