Iris Rottschaefer

A story is told in documentary style from off-screen and translated into comic form. A gay man in the hooligan scene. Through this narrative style, the author succeeds in creating a vivid portrait of a young man who longs for closeness but cannot live in his environment.

A short film that provides insight into the forced marriage of young girls. The conflict experienced by the young woman at Luxembourg airport, where she is picked up by her future husband, whom she has never met, is portrayed in an incredibly suspenseful manner, and the viewer experiences a rollercoaster of emotions. There is little dialogue, but the images and soundtrack are very expressive.

A man and a woman monitor a car park via camera. A monotonous job that takes a surprising turn thanks to a shared passion. A surprising and humorous rapprochement between two people through dance, which they both communicate to each other via video recordings. The film is touching, poetic and well shot, but at the same time funny because the setting is completely unsuitable for dancing.

Joe Franek works at the airport as a baggage handler. His life is turned upside down when he steals a suitcase containing plans for a terrorist attack. Very exciting and impressive, as it is inspired by 9/11 and makes you realise that it could happen again at any time. Great actors.

In the short film ‘I Was Only 14’, Dutch director Froukje van Wengerden combines the voice of her 86-year-old grandmother with the faces of girls who are 14 years old today. An incredibly moving story, but one told with strength, courage and confidence by the 86-year-old woman.
 

In the Oscar-winning short film The Silent Child, a girl suffering from deafness learns to communicate with her environment when a compassionate social worker teaches her sign language. The viewer is immersed in a world without language, allowing them to experience it firsthand through the images and the touching story.

A wonderful tribute to your father Roberto Rossellini on the occasion of his 100th birthday in 2006. Impressive visual realisation. Black-and-white images, some blurred, as if filmed underwater or in fog. In it, Isabella Rossellini transforms herself into various great directors such as Hitchcock, Fellini, etc., who engage in entertaining discourse.

The viewer is immersed in the colourful but very poor region of Senegal. Emotional, imaginative but confident, the little girl implements her plan and becomes the radiant yellow queen in yellow, like the sun.

With seemingly simple sketches, the film creates an eerie and suspenseful atmosphere.

A German-Turkish-gay film kiss leads to astonishing complications. In a single long shot, the most popular clichés about integration issues parade across the screen one after the other. A humorous film about integration, migration and religion. The participants try to avoid all the usual clichés, but fail, leading to chaotic and lively confusion. An entertaining film with a serious background.