Confessionals Shorts

Shortfilm program, 67 min.

A selection of films from this program can also be streamed with the Online Festival Pass. Please find more information here.

Ein Geständnis kann eine Geschichte sein, die wir über uns selbst erzählen, ein Bericht unseres Lebens, ein Manifest, ein Schrei oder ein Dokument, das festhält, was uns sonst entgleitet. Dieses Programm ist eine Reise durch die einzigartigen Erfahrungen von Menschen, die jenseits der Grenzen der Normativität erzählen.

A confession can be a story we tell about ourselves, a tale of our lives, a manifesto, a cry, or a document capturing what otherwise eludes us. This program is a journey through the unique experiences of individuals who narrate beyond the confines of normativity.

I Really Want To Get Fucked

By: Robin Astera
DE 2024, 6 min., eng. OV

A nonbinary transman of color’s journey and reflections through sex work and trauma without being able to get penetrated and the complications this brings with it.

Sadie’s Baby

By: Ian McClellan
US 2018, 26 min., eng. OV

Queer performance artist and sex worker Sadie Lune’s unique motherhood journey begins in San Francisco, California and ends in Berlin, Germany. A process of art, friendship, partnership, and love.

A BODY LIKE MINE

By: Maja Classen
DE 2023, 35 min., eng. OV

A documentary showcasing the portrait of Puck, who uses her body, her art, and her sexuality to claim spaces from which bodies like hers have traditionally been excluded.