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Contains mature themes. Goodbye My Dove contains a scene of war violence. Viewer discretion is advised.
This short film set awakens the quiet sentience of place, honoring its sacredness and subtle influence in our lives. It opens with We Used to Take the Long Way Home, following a protagonist’s return from emigration and revealing – through moments of reunion – how both she and her homeland have quietly changed. These shifts echo in Little Bird, where home becomes a fragile background: a disheartened woman must choose between evicting tenants from a crumbling unit or risking her job to stand in solidarity with fellow refugees. Surrender continues this exploration of displacement within the confines of a hospital ward, as a mother and daughter confront separation while navigating care systems rarely honoring the complexities of Asian American life.
The theme of place and identity deepens in Today Is My Day Off (Von 0 Auf 180), where a father and daughter face the imminent closure of their family bistro – a space that has long sustained both their bond and their livelihood, and whose loss surfaces long-buried emotions. The set closes with Goodbye My Dove, a quietly resonant story in which two siblings search for their mother and, in the process, find a deeper connection with the land itself – a place where peace and conflict quietly coexist. Across city streets, rustling leaves, and four enclosing walls, these films transform space into a living character – its rhythms woven into the fabric of the everyday.
By Jenn Thảo Nguyễn
In the short film “Von 0 auf 180”, the daughter is called by her father to eat in his bistro. At the table, the father pours his heart out in shame as he is toying with the idea of closing the store. However, it is not just an ordinary bistro where customers eat and leave, it is also a place where the family spends time together. So what does it mean if the store soon no longer exists? What does that mean for the family? The short film shows vulnerable moments between father and daughter when they don't see eye to eye. However, the two have one thing in common: they both just want a daughter-father relationship.
- Year2024
- Runtime14:55
- LanguageGerman, Vietnamese
- CountryGermany
- DirectorMandy Krahn
- ScreenwriterMandy Krahn
- ProducerLiliann Marie Haase
- CastTrang Le Hong, Long Dang Ngoc
- CinematographerAws Hwajeh
- EditorHannes Linhard
- Sound DesignDaniel Fehl
Contains mature themes. Goodbye My Dove contains a scene of war violence. Viewer discretion is advised.
This short film set awakens the quiet sentience of place, honoring its sacredness and subtle influence in our lives. It opens with We Used to Take the Long Way Home, following a protagonist’s return from emigration and revealing – through moments of reunion – how both she and her homeland have quietly changed. These shifts echo in Little Bird, where home becomes a fragile background: a disheartened woman must choose between evicting tenants from a crumbling unit or risking her job to stand in solidarity with fellow refugees. Surrender continues this exploration of displacement within the confines of a hospital ward, as a mother and daughter confront separation while navigating care systems rarely honoring the complexities of Asian American life.
The theme of place and identity deepens in Today Is My Day Off (Von 0 Auf 180), where a father and daughter face the imminent closure of their family bistro – a space that has long sustained both their bond and their livelihood, and whose loss surfaces long-buried emotions. The set closes with Goodbye My Dove, a quietly resonant story in which two siblings search for their mother and, in the process, find a deeper connection with the land itself – a place where peace and conflict quietly coexist. Across city streets, rustling leaves, and four enclosing walls, these films transform space into a living character – its rhythms woven into the fabric of the everyday.
By Jenn Thảo Nguyễn
In the short film “Von 0 auf 180”, the daughter is called by her father to eat in his bistro. At the table, the father pours his heart out in shame as he is toying with the idea of closing the store. However, it is not just an ordinary bistro where customers eat and leave, it is also a place where the family spends time together. So what does it mean if the store soon no longer exists? What does that mean for the family? The short film shows vulnerable moments between father and daughter when they don't see eye to eye. However, the two have one thing in common: they both just want a daughter-father relationship.
- Year2024
- Runtime14:55
- LanguageGerman, Vietnamese
- CountryGermany
- DirectorMandy Krahn
- ScreenwriterMandy Krahn
- ProducerLiliann Marie Haase
- CastTrang Le Hong, Long Dang Ngoc
- CinematographerAws Hwajeh
- EditorHannes Linhard
- Sound DesignDaniel Fehl