A Jewish Problem

Between 2007 and 2010, Ron served as a military cameraman in Israel. Watching his footage of violent arrests and shootings in Gaza, it is difficult to draw a connection between Palestine 16 years ago and today’s comparatively peaceful Berlin. Yet, through his personal family history, Ron seems to bridge these two worlds. His grandmother, Ruth, fled Nazi Germany as a child, only to later become a soldier in the army that conquered Palestine. Decades later, Ron, shaped by his own experiences in the Israeli military, chose to leave Israel and return to Berlin. This film explores the German-Palestinian-Jewish triangle in Berlin from an intimate perspective. Through a personal family story, it traces key events of the so-called "Middle East conflict": the mass persecution and displacement of Jews during the Holocaust, the founding of Israel, the subsequent Nakba (the displacement of Palestinians), decades of war and occupation, and finally, the migration of both Israelis and Palestinians to Berlin.

Credits

Cast:

Ron Rothschild – Voiceover

Ruth Rothschild – Interview

Script:

Ron Rothschild

Camera:

Ron Rothschild

Julien Mayer

Fion Mutert

Masha Biller

Sina Aghazadeh

Editing:

Astrid Hohle Hansen

Producer:

Yusuf Çelik

Antonia Schöndienst

Music:

Georg Mausolf

Film info

Direction:

Ron Rothschild

Genre:

documentary

Country of production:

Germany

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

Production:

2025

Shooting format:

Digital

Screening format:

4:3

Frame rate:

25 fps

Aspect ratio:

4:3

Sound format:

5.1

Language:

English, German and Hebrew with English and German subtitles

Version:

OmU

Runtime:

79 min

Torn Sky

Based on true events and interviews with eyewitnesses, the film tells the individual fates of people during a catastrophic flood. In the chaos, a belief in a miracle awakens.

Credits

Cast:

Néo Minten

Lucine Boumegoura

Script:

Jozefien Van der Aelst

Camera:

Edoardo Scussel

Editing:

Thomas de La Taille

Jozefien Van der Aelst

Producer:

Walt Bladt

Daniel Ruprech

Tondesign:

Brian Mullany

Film info

Direction:

Jozefien Van der Aelst

Genre:

Kurzfilm

Country of production:

Germany

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

Production:

2025

Shooting format:

Digital

Screening format:

1:1,85

Frame rate:

25 fps

Aspect ratio:

1:1,85

Sound format:

5.1

Language:

French with German and English subtitles

Version:

OmU

Runtime:

22 min

In the Darkened Rooms

As the sun sets and night falls٫ a train traveling through the forest reaches the city. A young woman named Lilith٫ who has come with the train٫ breaks into a house where a married couple live. They don’t notice her presence as they are sleeping. Lilith is not there to steal anything٫ but she wants to remember a house she was in long ago. She observes the house and moves inside it in the darkness of night as if she knows it. She begins to dance in front of a painting resembling Adam and Eve. When she dances٫ the woman sleeping begins to feel pain in her stomach٫ but they don’t wake up despite this pain. The dance intensifies٫ and the pain does too. The morning is almost there when Lilith stops the dance. She is out of breath and has to leave. The streets are empty٫ and we don’t hear anything but just Lilith’s breath. When she is gone٫ the woman wakes up and doesn’t feel the pain anymore٫ but the man covered in blood is dead. With the first gleam of the day٫ the empty train leaves for the next city but the sound of this unknown traveler’s breath stays in each corner of this city.

Credits

Cast:

Linda Elsner – Lilith

Ulrike Zachhuber – Eva

Niels Bormann – Adam

Script:

Sina Aghazadeh

Camera:

Dorothea Pilz

Editing:

Sina Aghazadeh

Producer:

Yusuf Çelik

Djuna Delker

Sound:

Rhys J. Anderson

Tondesign:

Christian Obermaier

Film info

Direction:

Sina Aghazadeh

Genre:

Kurzfilm

Country of production:

Germany

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

Production:

2024

Shooting format:

16mm

Screening format:

16:9

Frame rate:

25 fps

Aspect ratio:

16:9

Sound format:

5.1

Language:

no dialog

Version:

OV

Runtime:

14.48 min

The Good Sister

Rose has a close bond with her much loved older brother Sam. When a woman accuses Sam of rape, Rose is asked to testify in an investigation against him. This is a test for both their relationship and her moral integrity.

Credits

Cast:

Marie Bloching – Rose

Anton Weil – Samuel

Proschat Madani – Linda

Laura Balzer – Elisa

Jane Chirwa – Lia

Aram Tafreshian – Detective

David Vormweg – Date

Franziska von Harsdorf – Jazz

Julie Savery – Julie

Script:

Sarah Miro Fischer

Agnes Maagaard

Camera:

Selma von Polheim Gravesen

Editing:

Elena Weihe

Producer:

Janna Fodor

Nina Sophie Bayer-Seel

Sound:

Alex Feldman

Tondesign:

Jakob Mäsel

Tonmeister:

Lorenz Fischer

Music:

Francesco Lo Giudice

Grading:

Dirk Meier

Szenenbild:

Alina Iman Dunker

Kostüm (Credit):

Polina Shpazhnikova

Maske:

Elliot de Jahnsen

Casting:

Berti Cammineci

Film info

Direction:

Sarah Miro Fischer

Genre:

fictional

Country of production:

Germany, Spain

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie in Koproduktion mit Arkanum Pictures, Nephilim Producciones, RBB, gefördert von der Initiative Leuchtstoffe vom Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg und RBB Gap Financing von der Young Talent Foundation Berlin

Production:

2025

Shooting format:

Digital

Screening format:

2:1

Frame rate:

25 fps

Aspect ratio:

2:1

Sound format:

5.1

Language:

German with English subtitles

Version:

OmU

Runtime:

96 min

A Body’s Melody

Everyday life has become difficult for Nalan who has recently been struggling with unexplained blackouts. Her body’s symptoms force her to take a closer look at herself and her surroundings. As she undergoes medical examination, her body takes her on its own journey. She uncovers unknown territory when she delves deeper into these states of unconsciousness. Has she lost touch with an inner voice demanding to be heard?

Credits

Cast:

Tümay Kılınçel – Nalan

Corinna Bergmann – Doctor

Andre Ebert – Nurse

Script:

Edda Reimann

Camera:

Magoo Sophie Meyer

Editing:

Celine Jünger

Producer:

Maria Jansen

Tondesign:

Larissa Kirschk

Film info

Direction:

Edda Reimann

Genre:

Kurzfilm

Country of production:

Germany

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

Production:

2024

Shooting format:

Digital

Screening format:

16:9

Frame rate:

25 fps

Aspect ratio:

16:9

Sound format:

Dolby 5.1

Language:

German, English with German and English subtitles

Version:

OmU

Runtime:

16.16 min

Last Call Blue

Two airport employees. One checks X-ray images, the other works on the airfield. After one slips a note to the other, they meet up in their break. Throughout the night, they search for ways to show their affection for each other.

Credits

Cast:

Zero Pilnik

Jos Nyreen

Script:

Tillmann Betz

Camera:

Julien Mayer

Editing:

Lydia Leerstelle

Producer:

Lisa-Marie Lutz

Sound:

Astrid Hohle Hansen

Tondesign:

Raffaéllo Lupperger

Film info

Direction:

Tillmann Betz

Genre:

Kurzfilm

Country of production:

Germany

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

Production:

2024

Shooting format:

16mm

Screening format:

1:1,66

Frame rate:

24 fps

Aspect ratio:

1:1,66

Sound format:

Dolby 5.1

Language:

English

Version:

OV

Runtime:

12.1 min

Hasenheide 45/46

A film student wants to set out into the world of the great filmmakers, but he is stuck in a pandemic with his quarreling neighbors. Once again, his dreams of being an artist are not working out, for which he came to Berlin so long ago. In his search for meaning, mentors and reconciliation, maybe the fired director of the German Film and TV Academy can help him finally get a film off the ground.

Credits

Cast:

Marianne Friedrich

Charlett Susan

Ben Gibson

Script:

Daniel Minkov

Camera:

Daniel Minkov

Editing:

Moritz Geiser

Producer:

Daniel Minkov

Sound:

Daniel Minkov

Film info

Direction:

Daniel Minkov

Genre:

documentary

Country of production:

Germany

Production Company:

Daniel Minkov in Koproduktion mit Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

Production:

2022

Shooting format:

Digital

Screening format:

16:9

Frame rate:

25 fps

Aspect ratio:

16:9

Sound format:

2.1

Language:

German

Version:

OV

Festivals:

19. achtung berlin Filmfestival (12.-19.04.2023)

Runtime:

65 min

Impatience of the Heart

On a night out, a young soldier tries to improve his chances with an attractive older woman by courting her grumpy sister. But when Isaac (23) playfully pulls Edith (22) off a bench, she slumps limply to the floor. Only now does he discover her wheelchair parked on the side. Isaac tries to clear up the misunderstanding, but a scuffle ensues with some of the regulars and his comrades. Burdened with shame, Isaac is urged to correct the sisters' image of him. He makes an effort to connect with Edith, and an unexpected friendship develops between the two. His impulsive nature even reawakens the fickle young woman's courage to face life. But when Edith falls in love with Isaac, misfortune takes its course.

Credits

Cast:

Giulio Brizzi – Isaac Nasic

Ladina von Frisching – Edith Schwartz

Livia Matthes – Ilona Schwartz

Thomas Loibl – Heinrich Schwartz

Script:

Lauro Cress

Florian Plumeyer

Camera:

Jan David Günther

Editing:

Ilya Gavrilenkov

Producer:

Lorenzo Gandolfo

Sound:

Federica Ceruti

Jochen Jessuzek

Johannes Pich

Alex Leser

Music:

Davide Luciani

Film info

Direction:

Lauro Cress

Genre:

fictional

Country of production:

Germany

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie in Ko-Produktion mit Schiwago Flm, Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg, Lorenzo Gandolfo, Lauro Cress, gefördert vom Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg

Production:

2023

Shooting format:

Digital

Screening format:

1:1,66

Frame rate:

25 fps

Aspect ratio:

1:1,66

Sound format:

Dolby 5.1

Language:

German with German and English subtitles

Version:

OmU

Runtime:

104 min

Love

Rosi (60) ist seit ihrer Geburt spastisch gelähmt. Ihr Ehemann muss sie bei den körperlichen Aufgaben des Alltags unterstützen, während sie, aufgrund seiner geistigen Behinderung, für das Organisatorische zuständig ist. Diese symbiotische Beziehung hat sich über 30 Jahre hinweg bewährt. Doch im Alter baut Richard mental immer weiter ab und Rosi fühlt sich nicht mehr zu ihm hingezogen. Im Internet lernt sie nun einen jungen und einfühlsamen Callboy kennen, den sie für eine romantische Nacht zu sich nach Hause einlädt.

Credits

Cast:

Hiltrud Walter

Peter Pankow

Kumar Muniandy

Script:

Timo Bénit

Co-Autor:

Oliver Grüttner

Camera:

Konstantin Kann

Szenenbild:

Victoria Hermsdorf

Kostüm (Credit):

Luise Kleuser

Maske:

Leonie Sondermann

Editing:

Paul Gröbel

Timo Bénit

Sound:

Vadim Mühlberg

Producer:

Grischa Sautter

Bernhard Schneider

Amir Soufi

REKA Pictures GmbH

Film info

Direction:

Timo Bénit

Genre:

Kurzfilm

Country of production:

Germany

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

Production:

2022

Shooting format:

Digital

Screening format:

1:2,39

Frame rate:

24 fps

Aspect ratio:

1:2,39

Sound format:

Dolby 5.1

Language:

German

Version:

OmU

Festivals:

18th edition of ÉCU – The European Independent Film Festival (14.-16.04.2023)

41. Festival Tous Courts (29.11.-02.12.2023)

21st Bogotá Short Film Festival - BOGOSHORTS (05.-12.12.2023)

30. Internationale Kurzfilmwoche Regensburg (07.-17.03.2024)

53. Lubuskie Filmsommer Festival (23.-30.06.2024)

Seattle Film Festival online (25.05.-12.06.2024)

Runtime:

26 min