International Short Film Festival Berlin - DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION
To find oneself, it sometimes helps to look at one’s counterpart – whether in the form of animals, so-called ‘LGBT-free zones’ or one’s own digital fictions. People recognise themselves in others and find within this a complex amalgam in a state of constant flux. How do they set themselves apart? How do they assert themselves and grow stronger in the process?
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Awake Before Your Gaze by Yi-Chi Lin
The characters in these five films find their niches in the gaps between dominant narratives and choose their own path to freedom – through both self-definition and solidarity.
Dates
November 2026
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