DVD Short Feature Films

My Parents	Fragile	Gregor’s Greatest Invention
Talks	Dead, at the Moment	Small Change
Great	Björn oder die Hürden der Behörden	Got to Go

The world of young Germans in short films: Tragicomedy on the relationships of daughters and sons to their parents (“My Parents”), on the loves and losses of a youth gang (“Got to Go”), on dealing with physical suffering (“Gregor’s Greatest Invention”). Bittersweet tales of death and farewells (“Fragile”, “Dead, at the Moment”). Reports on mobile phone jargon and communication (“Talks”). Amazing stories of the social situation in Germany before and after Reunification (“Great”, “Small Change”, “Björn — the Hurdles of Bureaucracy”)….

The films on the DVD were mostly made in 2002 and 2003. The directors are all young and not too many years removed from the world of high school and college students. The films can be shown in the original German or with the addition of German subtitles. Experience has shown that the latter improves understanding by about 30%.