The Shift
The film not only presents a generalized portrait of a contemporary Russian builder, but also overthrows habitual notion of physical labour as the occupation of uneducated people. We show that the old “soviet builder” …
The Shifting Sands
Philosophical reflections on Israel blend into a personal struggle for identity: The filmmaker’s father came to Israel in 1946 as a Jewish refugee. The call for harmonic co-existence is imprinted in the falling grains…
Shifu
In the poor backstreets of a Chinese megacity, Shaolin temple healer explains qi energy. Is his story true? How long can old traditions survive in the face of modernity? What is their place in the fast changing Chinese…
Shimmer
A collage of fragmented shots of an apartment captured on 16mm film might seem mundane at first glance, but in the urgent density of light, material, and movement, it evokes a special emotional rhythm, which is…
Shitcredit
You take out a loan and then have to pay several times over the loaned sum or you lose your house for a few thousand or you find yourself in debt for the rest of your life. Chang the rapper talks about "Shitcredit".…
Shoe Shine - about shoes and shoe lovers
„ Shoe Shine" is about much more than only achieving the perfect polish. The film portays several people for whom shining shoes is not just a necessary evil, but a cherished part of their lives. They gather at the shoe…
Shooting for Mirza
Sarajevo, 1993. Mirza Delibasic, a European basketball legend decides to combat his enemy doing what he best knew: playing basket. He lead the first Bosnian basket team to escape under enemy fire to play the Eurobasket.
The Shopkeeper
An all-goods store at the local social care institution. All sorts of customers visit the store - some just to do shopping, others, for instance, to sing a song.
Short Break
The life story of jazz singer Yvonne Sanchez. Behind the applause and admiration on the stage, we discover the dark side of her controversial life-full of ups and downs and paradoxes.