Matinee: #19 Cycles of Life


(BALi, KulturBahnhof Kassel)

Marie s'évade (Marie's Big Break)

Marie, 60, is a sociable woman who lives in a working-class district of Paris. She has had one difficult and precarious job after another all her life. At the end of the month, when she receives her small pension, Marie does her sums and hopes to be able to indulge herself.

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  • Duration: 6 Min.
  • Premiere: World Premiere
    • Director: Latifa Said

    Wahhab, Caretaker

    An aging Osho commune in the German countryside. The dream of enlightenment and free love still echoes, but the winds of change are impossible to ignore. Wahhab is the caretaker of this community, answering the slow fade-out of things with his steadfast cordless drill.

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    • Duration: 24 Min.
  • Premiere: World Premiere
    • Director: Raphael Schanz

    Koki, Ciao

    The autobiography of Koki, an immortal parrot, loyal comrade of Marshal Tito. Made over four years with the career-entertainer Koki responding to, and edited together with, previously unseen archives. This animal-authored biopic relives the caged memories of Koki, who had the honour of meeting Hollywood stars and bloodthirsty dictators.

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    • Duration: 11 Min.
    • Director: Quenton Miller

    Should Virtual Petz Die?

    After a computer crash, a girl struggles with the loss of her long-time virtual pet, Bubba.

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    • Duration: 12 Min.
  • Premiere: German Premiere
    • Director: Carlo Galbiati

    GERHARD

    An exhilarating biopic about the most famous painter alive. Within the age of transition from analog to artificial reproduction, this vivid AI production sheds light on the role of painting in the fields of creativity, capital investment, and spirituality. The myth of the “genius” now lives as a fabulous “homage” in an increasingly uncontrollable chain of creation.

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    • Duration: 10 Min.
    • Director: Ulu Braun