Spotlight: 4 Short Films

Echter Mann (Real Man)
Vinsley, Germany 2024, 8 min. German

Schwarze Früchte (Black Fruit) (excerpt)
Elisha Smith-Leverock, David Uzochukwu, Germany 2024, 15 min. German

I Was Never Really Here
Gabriel Bihina Arrahnio, Germany 2022, 23 min. German, English, Twi with Englisch subtitles

Billie (teaser)
Sheri Hagen, Germany 2025, 1 min. German with English subtitles

Followed by a talk with Vinsley, Vincent Edusei, Lamin Leroy Gibba and Sheri Hagen. 

In Echter Mann, Samuel struggles with depression and takes the step to seek help. Schwarze Früchte accompanies Lalo on his search for identity after the loss of his father.  I Was Never Really Here tells the story of Sam, who falls in love with Kwesi, but their relationship is fraught with uncertainty.  In Billie, two friends find themselves caught up in an absurd hostage situation. (EOTO)

Lamin Leroy Gibba is an actor, author, director, and producer. With short films like Hundefreund, he has won international awards. His play Doppeltreppe zum Wald received the audience award at the Heidelberger Stückemarkt. His series Schwarze Früchte screened at Tribeca and is available on the ARD Mediathek.

Vinsley is a director and film author. After studying business administration, he taught himself filmmaking. With works like Last Symphony or IamChosen, he uses film as an art form and a social mouthpiece to awaken empathy and open up new perspectives.

Vincent Edusei, German-Ghanaian producer from Berlin, studied at the Filmuniversität Babelsberg and has been head of the production company Carousel Film since 2024.