OV with English subs
Followed by a talk with Sheri Hagen and Enoka Ayemba
Riss
Biene Pilavci, Germany 2010, 9'
A couple on their way home get into an argument with a driver who tries to provoke them. They lose their cool and a rift opens up between them for a short while. Can they reconnect?
Auf den zweiten Blick
Sheri Hagen, Germany 2012, 95'
Six lonely people find each other in a wintry Berlin: a widower and a blind jazz musician, a piano tuner and an art dealer struggling with his sexuality, a patient and his therapist who’s going blind.
Enoka Ayemba is a film curator and film critic focusing on African cinematographies, the Nigerian video industry and anti-colonial movements. He has been a consultant for the Berlinale Forum since 2019.