Title: Una escuela en Cerro Hueso | A school in Cerro Hueso | Eine Schule in Cerro Hueso von Betania Cappato While her mother has draped a few lifeless fish sorted by size in a silver bowl and examines them with some meticulousness, Ema (her daughter) silently moves in front of her. The mother continues […]
Titel: Mignonnes | Cuties | Die Süßen Freshly arrived in a new, rather modest looking apartment, Amy (Fathia Youssouf) and her little brother are getting into each other’s hair. However, they stop in front of a big white room, but don’t enter it. When the mother joins them to look for the reason for the […]
Titel: Death of Nintendo We are in the Philippines in the 90s not far from an active volcano. Paolo (Noel Comia Jr.) is currently sitting at his Famicom (note: Nintendo Family Computer is the Japanese name of the Nintendo Entertainment System, NES for short) playing a round of Super Mario when the earth begins to […]
Titel: Mamá, mamá, mamá | Mum, Mum, Mum There is silence and an oppressive atmosphere in the room as we meet Cleo (Agustina Milstein). Her features convey a lot of thoughtfulness, which is only broken by a cartoon on TV and the whirring fan. Then she puts on goggles and leaves the room. On her […]
Titel: H Is for Happiness | Das Blubbern von Glück She already seems a little crazy when you get to know the student Candice (Daisy Axon) at the beginning. You quickly classify her as the nerd of the class, which also causes some groaning in the class when she raises her fingers again. But soon […]
Every Berlinale also includes an award ceremony in the various sections of the festival. This year I was again at the award ceremony of the 42nd Generation Kplus and of course I had my camera with me. But first of all the prize winners (the films I wrote about are linked) who were selected by […]