Film University Babelsberg Konrad Wolf

In his costal village, Nemo is an outsider. With his diving suit and the huge helmet he looks different than everybody else and won't fit in. But his life is about to change when he meets Laika, an astronaut.

A 27-year-old Indonesian, Tim, is having a family vacation with both of his parents on a remote island far from the city, where they learn about the myth of a reincarnated deer that exists somewhere along the beach. Island locals believe that seeing the deer is a sign of meeting one’s soulmate. Tim is the only one who secretly hoping to discover the deer, hiding his desire from his very devout Christian parents.

The Vietnamese Nghi has a bad feeling as she sees the foreign Chinese groom for the first time on the day of her daughter’s wedding. Nghi and Phuong decided that the 17 years old should get married to relieve the family of their debts. But then, the bride disappears after the ceremony and the mother faces the decision what she is ready to give for her family's happiness.

A short magical realism dance film explores the quirky personalities and awkward encounters that one only finds in a nail salon.

In the southern United States, two young women meet by chance in the back of a police car and, without saying a word, experience the injustice hovering above them.