FOFS Munich - Int. Program 1

In the organizer's words:

This program is about searching for memories and one's own identity. A documentary tells the story of an illegal car sport and a brightly colored animated film is about one's own untameable body.

This program is about holding on to memories and finding one's identity. A documentary focuses on illegal automobile racing, while an animated film in vibrant colors deals with the untamable human body.

18+ (no FSK)
OmeU
83 min. + Q&As
Free choice of seats

WE BEG TO DIFFER

In the midst of a rampant health crisis in Northern Ireland, people scarred by life find solace and support in an illegal motor sport. Howling engines and spinning tires are the outlet for mental health problems that an overburdened state no longer cares about.

Amid a rampant health crisis in Northern Ireland, traumatized individuals find solace in illegal automobile racing. Roaring engines and spinning tires provide an outlet for mental health issues that an overburdened state no longer bothers to address.

Ireland 2024, Director: Ruairi Bradley
Documentary, 13 min.

JUMAH (Zhu Ma Ri) 主麻日

Xingyue feels like an outsider. She grew up in a Muslim family in central China. She wants to rebel against the strict cultural constraints with a tattoo. Only a tragic loss makes her realize that family ties are more complex than she thinks.

Growing up in a Muslim family in central China, Xingyue feels like an outsider. She plans to rebel against the restrictiveness of her culture by getting a tattoo. Only after experiencing a tragic loss does she realize that family ties are more complex than she thinks.

China 2025, Director: Qinglin Liu, Hanling Ye
Fiction, 16 min.

AMOS, BIRD

Memories are as fleeting as the clouds in the sky. Amos realizes this when he thinks back to the time he spent with his deceased friend Vogel. A cinematic meditation on the question of what remains in the face of the transience of life.

Memories are as fleeting as the clouds in the sky. Amos realizes this when he reflects on the time spent with his late friend Vogel. A cinematic meditation on the question of what stays with us in the face of life's transience.

Mexico 2024, Director: Iñaki S. G. Miranda
Fiction, 22 min.

FAUSTYNA

Faustyna is searching for her own identity. She has already found it. She just needs to find a way to express it. A documentary portrait of a woman fighting for her sexuality and femininity.

Faustyna is in search of her identity. Yet it's already there; she just needs to find a way to express it. A documentary about a woman's struggle to reclaim her sexuality and femininity.

Poland 2025, Director: Natalia Dutkiewicz
Documentary, 22 min.

MAMBO NO. 2 (Must Must Must)

A message from her love interest sends Betti into pure ecstasy. Quickly get dressed up and off to him. It could be so beautiful if it weren't for the storm brewing in her stomach. A tour de force begins with a flatulent, cathartic outcome.

Betti is ecstatic when she gets a message from her love interest. She'll dress quickly and head over to his place. It could all be so beautiful if it weren't for the turbulence in her stomach. A tour de force ensues, with a flatulently cathartic outcome.

Germany 2024, Director: Anne Feldmeier
Animation, 10 min.

Price information:

Pupils, students, pensioners, people on federal voluntary service, the unemployed, welfare recipients and people with disabilities receive tickets at a reduced price (one reduced ticket per screening) of EUR 7.00. The ID card or certificate must be presented at the entrance to the cinema.