Film Archive

Kids DOK 2021
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Saka sy Vorona – Cat and Bird
Franka Sachse
A simple yet fast-paced silhouette animation: The black cat and white bird's world unravels when they venture into each other's space.
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Saka sy Vorona – Cat and Bird

Saka sy Vorona – Katze und Vogel
Franka Sachse
Kids DOK 2021
Animated Film
Germany
2021
8 minutes
without dialogue
Subtitles: 
None

Black and white, white and black. At first everything seems well-ordered in this bicoloured world. The black cat lives in the white field, the white bird in the black one. Each in their place. But when the two venture into each other’s space, nothing stays the same and their world unravels. A fast-paced silhouette animation.

Lina Dinkla

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Director
Franka Sachse
Producer
Uli Seis
Sound
Christian Schunke, Florian Marquardt
Score
Andreas Kuch
Animation
Franka Sachse, Aline Helmcke
Funder
MDM, Kulturstiftung des Freistaates Sachsen, BKM
Kids DOK 2023
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Spin Cycle
Gurli Bachmann
A pair of socks lose sight of each other during the spin cycle of the washing machine. Being suddenly alone gives rise to new encounters and puts the socks’ friendship to a tough test.
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Spin Cycle

Schleudergang
Gurli Bachmann
Kids DOK 2023
Animated Film
Germany
2022
7 minutes
without dialogue
Subtitles: 
None

A pair of socks used to be inseparable and lived as soulmates in their drawer. But they lose sight of each other during the spin cycle in the washing machine. How awful to be suddenly alone, one of the socks thinks. But for the first time it becomes aware of the other clothes around it. These new encounters put the socks’ friendship to a tough test.

Lina Dinkla

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Director
Gurli Bachmann
Producer
Gurli Bachmann
Sound
Tiago Tobias Cabral Fernandes
Sound Design
Arzu Saglam
Animation
Gurli Bachmann, Leonard Ermel
Kids DOK 2022
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Soon May the Musifants Come
Meike Fehre
Ship ahoy, the musifants are afloat again! Charlie and Grandpa Günter get mail from the small green cactus in New Zealand. They set sail, singing their special shanty.
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Soon May the Musifants Come

Seebärenlied
Meike Fehre
Kids DOK 2022
Animated Film
Germany
2022
4 minutes
German
Subtitles: 
None

Ship ahoy, the musifants are back! This time, Charlie and Grandpa Günter get mail from the small green cactus in New Zealand and set sail with Fox and Captain Krause. On the way, they fish the little wild sow Svenja from the sea and sing their special shanty. The waves rise when the retired circus elephant makes musical forays into 1920s and 1930s song collections.

Lina Dinkla

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Director
Meike Fehre
Cinematographer
Sabine Dully
Editor
Thomas Schmidl
Producer
Meike Fehre
Co-Producer
Nina Paysen
Sound
Günter Röhn
Score
Eike Hosenfeld, Moritz Denis
Animation
Vera Lalyko
World Sales
Sara Cooper
Broadcaster
RBB Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg
Kids DOK 2020
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Seahorse
Nele Dehnenkamp
Hanan thinks her little brother should know how to swim. When she came to Europe in a rubber dinghy she was terrified of water. Today she is a swimming instructor.
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Seahorse

Seepferdchen
Nele Dehnenkamp
Kids DOK 2020
Documentary Film
Germany
2020
16 minutes
German
Subtitles: 
None

“Guess what we’re doing! We’re going to practice swimming.” Hanan accompanies her brother to classes in the public pool. The first swimming badge is called the Seahorse, their instructor explains, because it “stands” in the water and doesn’t drown. When Hanan’s family came to Europe in a rubber dinghy, she couldn’t swim. To forget this experience, she learned not to go under in the water – like a seahorse.

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Director
Nele Dehnenkamp
Cinematographer
Tobias Winkel, Sina Diehl
Editor
Jana Briesner
Producer
Christine Duttlinger, Nele Dehnenkamp
Sound
Johann Meis, Simon Droessler
Score
Paul Chriske
Kids DOK 2022
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Shirampari: Legacies of the River
Lucía Flórez
Ricky is a boy from the Ashéninka tribe who lives with his family in the Peruvian Amazon Forest. He wants to overcome his fears and goes hunting for a huge catfish.
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Shirampari: Legacies of the River

Shirampari: Herencias del río
Lucía Flórez
Kids DOK 2022
Documentary Film
Peru,
Spain,
USA
2022
15 minutes
Ashéninka
Subtitles: 
English, German (Overvoice)

Ricky is a boy from the Ashéninka tribe who lives with his family deep in the Peruvian Amazon Forest. But even here, the children’s favourite pastime is watching videos on their mobile phones. One day, Ricky is faced with the task of overcoming his fears and going hunting for a huge catfish that can only be caught by hook. This is where his journey to adulthood begins.

Lina Dinkla

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Director
Lucía Flórez
Cinematographer
Diego Pérez
Editor
Dana Bonilla
Producer
Chémi Pérez
Sound
Irazema Vera
Sound Design
Martin Baus
Score
Martin Baus
Kids DOK 2022
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Sister
Kasia K. Pieróg
Two sisters travel to the realm of clouds on a paper plane, in search of the big tree with the golden leaf. Slowly they get closer to each other and their goal.
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Sister

Siostra
Kasia K. Pieróg
Kids DOK 2022
Animated Film
Poland
2022
12 minutes
without dialogue
Subtitles: 
None

Two sisters travel to the realm of clouds on a paper plane. They are looking for the big tree with the golden leaf. Their plane has to be mended again and again, and the big sister is worried. When she falls ill, the little sister takes control. Slowly they get closer to each other and their goal on this arduous journey.

Lina Dinkla

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Director
Kasia K. Pieróg
Editor
Kasia K. Pieróg
Producer
Marcin Podolec
Sound
Kacper Zamar
Score
Hubert Zemler
Animation
Kasia K. Pieróg, Jakub Baniak, Agnieszka Czachór, Przemysław Świdada, Dudek Pulit, Michalina Musialik, Adrianna Matwiejczuk, Karolina Kajetanowicz, Alicja Grotuz
Kids DOK 2023
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Skate the City
Lies Van der Auwera
Pippa and Victoria are avid skaters. But there are “NO SKATING” signs at every corner. A street contest is needed to find allies and take back the streets.
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Skate the City

Skate the City
Lies Van der Auwera
Kids DOK 2023
Documentary Film
Belgium
2023
15 minutes
Dutch
Subtitles: 
German Subtitles for deaf and hard-of-hearing

Pippa and Victoria’s favourite pastime is skating. But there are new frustrating “NO SKATING” signs cropping up everywhere in the city. The two refuse to let this get them down and forge a plan to take back the city. They want to organise a street contest to find more allies – and to finally skate again!

Lina Dinkla

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Director
Lies Van der Auwera
Cinematographer
Jef Van de Langenbergh
Editor
Leen Anthonissen
Producer
Katleen Goossens
Co-Producer
Wim AH Goossens
Sound
Sarah Vanheuckelom
Sound Design
Marius Heuser
Score
Mick Lemaire
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Manu Van Hove
Kids DOK 2023
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Somni
Sonja Rohleder
The sun is setting in the jungle. The little monkey rocks from leaf to leaf. His dreams are wild and colourful … A filmic lullaby that definitely won’t make anyone fall asleep.
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Somni

Somni
Sonja Rohleder
Kids DOK 2023
Animated Film
Germany
2023
3 minutes
without dialogue
Subtitles: 
None

The sun is slowly setting in the jungle. The little monkey closes his eyes. He rocks and glides from one green leaf to the next, gently drifting off into sleep. But what is this? Suddenly the world of dreams becomes darker, more colourful and wilder. Mysterious plants, creatures and shapes are lining the path through the night … “Somni” is a filmic lullaby, though no one is likely to fall asleep here.

Lina Dinkla

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Director
Sonja Rohleder
Script
Sonja Rohleder
Cinematographer
Sonja Rohleder
Producer
Sonja Rohleder
Sound
Michał Krajczok
Score
Jens Heuler
Animation
Sonja Rohleder
World Sales
Cord Dueppe
German Distributor
Cord Dueppe
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Katharina Trentau
Kids DOK 2020
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Souvenir
Paloma Canonica, Cristina Vilches Estella
Father and daughter climb up high, glide through water, travel over land, fly through the air and into space. A film about collecting souvenirs.
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Souvenir

Souvenir
Paloma Canonica, Cristina Vilches Estella
Kids DOK 2020
Animated Film
Spain,
Switzerland
2020
14 minutes
without dialogue
Subtitles: 
None

The day begins for father and daughter. They climb beyond their treehouse, glide over and under water, cross blooming landscapes, travel through the air and fly on into space. By ship, bicycle, balloon or on foot. A film about travelling, collecting souvenirs in passing and the question of what’s left at the end of a life.

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Director
Paloma Canonica, Cristina Vilches Estella
Script
Cristina Vilches Estella, Alicia Bayona Casas, Paloma Canonica
Cinematographer
Alicia Bayona Casas, Cristina Vilches Estella, Paloma Canonica
Editor
Cristina Vilches Estella
Producer
Cristina Vilches Estella, Paloma Canonica
Sound
Cristina Vilches Estella, Eric Martín Álvarez
Score
Sofía Oriana Infante
Animation
Cristina Vilches Estella, Paloma Canonica
Kids DOK 2020
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Proud of You
Jens Schanze
Asude is studying for her school-leaving examinations but there’s one thing she wants more: Kickboxing! Become European Champion! Her coach and sisters support her on her way to the European Championship.
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Proud of You

Stolz auf dich
Jens Schanze
Kids DOK 2020
Documentary Film
Germany
2020
29 minutes
German
Subtitles: 
English

Asude lives in Lower Bavaria. Her grandparents came to Germany from Turkey in the 1970s. She’s currently studying for her school-leaving examinations and, at the same time, training for her dream of becoming a kickboxing champion. Unreservedly supported by her sisters, Asude competes in the European Championship in Skopje. It is her first fight in the jersey of the German national team.

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Director
Jens Schanze
Cinematographer
Börres Weiffenbach
Editor
Jens Schanze
Producer
Jens Schanze, Judith Malek-Mahdavi
Sound
Claudia Leder
Funder
FilmFernsehFonds Bavaria
Kids DOK 2021
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Stories from the Shower
Teresia Fant
The gym locker room is the epitome of awkward moments in every teenager’s life. Every week the same questions comes up: Shower today, or can I do without?
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Stories from the Shower

Fortellinger fra dusjen
Teresia Fant
Kids DOK 2021
Documentary Film
Norway
2021
25 minutes
Norwegian
Subtitles: 
German Subtitles for deaf and hard-of-hearing

The gym locker room is an unavoidable chapter in the life of teenagers and the epitome of awkward moments. Happy the person who has a relaxed relationship with their body. Teresia Fant’s documentary gives the floor to those who are forced to enter this place every week and ask themselves: Shower today, or can I do without?

Lina Dinkla

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Director
Teresia Fant
Cinematographer
Teresia Fant, Jonathan Bjerstedt
Editor
Geir Fjermestad Rolandsen
Producer
Sarah Winge-Sørensen
Sound
Anna Nilsson, Filmreaktor
Score
Nicolas Lehtola
Kids DOK 2020
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Shtum
Anna Theil
An animated documentary about a family secret: Katharina’s father was suspected of murder as a former Stasi employee – he’s probably innocent, but the doubts remain.
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Shtum

Stumm
Anna Theil
Kids DOK 2020
Documentary Film
Germany
2020
7 minutes
German
Subtitles: 
English

Katharina’s father used to work for the GDR secret service. In the mid-1990s he was arrested for a murder ordered in connection with his former job … and released. Ever since then, Katharina has feared that the doubts about her father’s innocence might throw a shadow on her life, too. A film about family secrets and the question whether some things hadn’t better remain hidden.

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Director
Anna Theil
Script
Sven Heußner
Producer
Anna Theil
Sound
Achim Burkart
Animation
Daniela Gast
Kids DOK 2023
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Summer 96
Mathilde Bédouet
Every summer, Paul’s family has a picnic on a small island that can be reached via a causeway at low tide. This year the tide takes them by surprise and they are forced to spend the night.
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Summer 96

Été 96
Mathilde Bédouet
Kids DOK 2023
Animated Film
France
2023
12 minutes
French
Subtitles: 
English

Every year on 15 August, Paul, his family and friends have a picnic on the island of Callot, which can be reached via a causeway at low tide. Summer holidays, carefree beach games – awesome! This time, however, they are surprised by the flood, because Paul’s father accidentally packed last year’s tide calendar. Now they are forced to spend the night on the island.

Lina Dinkla

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Director
Mathilde Bédouet
Script
Mathilde Bédouet
Cinematographer
Nedjma Berder
Editor
Catherine Aladenise, Albane du Plessix
Producer
Ninon Chapuis, Thibault de Gantes, Lucas Le Postec
Co-Producer
Simon Ingelaere
Sound
Pierre-Albert Vivet, Frédéric Hamelin
Sound Design
Pierre-Albert Vivet, Frédéric Hamelin
Score
Jonathan Leurquin, Thomas Rossi
Animation
Flora Molinié, Mathilde Bédouet, Marta Gennari, Jérémie Cousin
World Sales
Annabel Sebag
Kids DOK 2022
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Suzie in the Garden
Lucie Sunková
Suzie and her parents spend a lot of time in their garden on the outskirts of town. One day she discovers a hole in the fence. Creepy! But then she dares to slip through anyway.
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Suzie in the Garden

Zuza v zahradách
Lucie Sunková
Kids DOK 2022
Animated Film
Czech Republic,
Slovakia
2022
14 minutes
Czech
Subtitles: 
German (Overvoice)

Suzie and her parents cycle out to their garden on the outskirts of town on the weekend. This is where Suzie feels at home! Digging, picking flowers, nibbling berries – gorgeous! One day a black dog crosses her path and she discovers a mysterious site. Who could be the owner? Suzie is a little scared, but dares to slip through the fence anyway.

Lina Dinkla

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Director
Lucie Sunková
Cinematographer
Jaroslav Fišer
Editor
Anna Ryndová
Producer
Martin Vandas
Co-Producer
Simona Hrušovská
Sound
Martin Večeřa
Score
Aliaksandr Yasinski
Animation
Lucie Sunková
World Sales
Georg Gruber
Kids DOK 2022
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If Not Now, Then When …?
Jens Rosemann
On a beautiful summer day, Sven is finally going to take the plunge: to jump from the ten-metre board. But first a shower. Now he’s ready, but … perhaps better tomorrow?
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If Not Now, Then When …?

Sven nicht jetzt, wann dann …?
Jens Rosemann
Kids DOK 2022
Animated Film
Germany
2021
3 minutes
German
Subtitles: 
English

It’s a beautiful summer day and Sven is finally going to take the plunge. He’s at the public pool, at the foot of the ladder leading up to the ten-metre board. Today he is going to jump. Now! Or perhaps some chips as a start? And it would be good to take a shower first. But then he’ll be ready, though …? Oh no, the queue behind him is waiting, there’s no turning back. Sven climbs up the tower.

Lina Dinkla

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Director
Jens Rosemann
Producer
Jens Rosemann
Sound Design
Christoph Fleischer, Jan Soutschek
Animation
Jens Rosemann
Kids DOK 2023
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Swimming with Wings
Daphna Awadish Golan
Leaving home to live in a new country isn’t easy. Lyri talks about her experiences. It feels like learning to swim in street clothes.
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Swimming with Wings

Swimming with Wings
Daphna Awadish Golan
Kids DOK 2023
Animated Film
Netherlands,
Israel
2023
10 minutes
Dutch,
Hebrew,
English
Subtitles: 
German (Overvoice)

Leaving home to live in a new country isn’t easy at all. Lyri moves to the Netherlands with her family and talks about her experiences. Given the choice, she would have preferred to stay in Israel. So many things are foreign and different now. What strikes her most, though, is that the children here learn to swim in their street clothes.

Lina Dinkla

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Director
Daphna Awadish Golan
Script
Daphna Awadish Golan
Cinematographer
Daphna Awadish Golan
Editor
Daphna Awadish Golan
Producer
Richard Valk
Co-Producer
Amit Russell Gicelter
Sound
Erez Eyni Shavit
Sound Design
Erez Eyni Shavit
Score
Ady Cohen
Animation
Daphna Awadish Golan, Gal Kinan, Yali Herbet, Amit Cohen
World Sales
Sydney Neter