GRRL HAUS Cinema Best of 2025 Shorts Screening

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GRRL HAUS CINEMA – Best of Shorts
Short Films by Women, Trans, and Non-Binary Filmmakers in DIY and Experimental Cinema

GRRL HAUS CINEMA presents the Best of Shorts program for a special one-night event at IL Kino on May 7, 2026, featuring two programs at 18:30 and 20:30, with filmmakers in attendance for Q&A.

The program brings together international and local filmmakers working across experimental filmmaking, surreal imagery, personal storytelling, dark humor, animation, documentary, DIY, and narrative. The films explore family memory, migration, gender identity, queer joy, playful satire, and personal transformation.

Screening Information
GRRL HAUS CINEMA — Best of Shorts
May 7, 2026 • IL Kino • Nansenstraße 22, 12047 Berlin
Program 1 — 18:30
Program 2 — 20:30
Tickets: https://ilkino.de

Screening 1 (1 hr 45 min)
THE BIRTH OF NAIKEE — Clementine Decremps
My Grandmother is a Skydiver — Polina Piddubna
But What a Moment — Johanna Falke
I Might Regret This — Aurélie van Oost
Careful — Camille Lagaisse
Loneliness Doesn't Come Alone — Amanda Valle
Not Alone — Momo Cao
trannies live forever: turn your eyes to the sky — Merit Thursday

Screening 2 (1 hr 39 min)
LUMINOUS MATTER — Bianca Arnold, Moss Berke
The Ozard — Ciska Meister
Field of Fog — Giulia Palombino
Blossoming Wasp — Nessa Norich
AFTERLIFE — Sia Rass
Mommy — Manon Praline
The Magic Orange — Ali Burns
Lacy's World: Mission — Lois Talullah
Perverse Feminine — Kalen Aradia

More info: grrlhauscinema.com | info@grrlhauscinema.com

On May 6 in Cambridge, MA, two other programs will be screening at The Brattle Theatre. Both the Massachusetts and Berlin programs will also be available to watch online for a limited time May 11–18.

GRRL HAUS CINEMA is an international screening program dedicated to showcasing independent films by women, trans, and non-binary filmmakers, with a focus on experimental, underground, and DIY cinema.