BAFNET: Zwischen den Zeilen, zwischen den Welten

In cooperation with BAFNET
Reading, discussion and film screening (in German)

Ta-Som Helena Yun reads from her book Oh Sunny. Yannic Han Biao Federer presents texts from his novels. After the reading and subsequent discussion, there will be a break with delicious food before a film is shown that picks up on the themes of the evening. (BAFNET)

Ta-Som Helena Yun is an author of Korean origin. In her texts, she deals with questions of belonging, family and language. She lives in Berlin.

Yannic Han Biao Federer is a writer of German and Chinese origin. His works explore memory, identity and life between different cultural influences. He lives in Cologne.

The Berlin Asian Film Network (BAFNET) e.V. is a discrimination-critical initiative pushing for diverse, nuanced representations of Asian-German lives in film and TV. We support young BIPOC filmmakers by building networks and creating space for their stories – especially in curated diasporic settings.

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This short film by Mandy Krahn (second-year film 2024 at the Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF) depicts a sensitive moment between a father and daughter when he tells her about the possible closure of his bistro. Different expectations and cultural influences make communication difficult, but the film opens up space for closeness and dialogue on equal terms.

Unfamiliar Familiar
The medium-length film Unfamiliar Familiar by Hae-Sup Sin (2022) accompanies a Swiss-Korean woman who travels to South Korea during the pandemic to come to terms with the death of her mother and spend the quarantine in the deceased's house. With a sensitive eye, the director tells a story of grief, belonging, and family expectations—and opens up a space for reflection on home and letting go.

Mandy Krahn is a born Berliner and, since 2022, a directing student at the Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF, addresses personal and social issues in her short films and is currently working on her graduation film Die neue Frau (AT).

Hae-Sup Sin is a Swiss-Korean director from Opfikon and master's student in feature film directing at ZHdK, narrates stories between cultures in his work and is currently developing his first feature film, Some Korean Summer.