FLURFLIMMERN
FILM EVENING ON MENTAL HEALTH
Friday, 18 July 2025, 8:30 PM
in cooperation with DER FLUR
Doors open: 8 PM, Film screening starts: 8:30 PM
FLURFLIMMERN meets Kunstverein: MENTAL HEALTH
An evening curated by the artist collective DER FLUR – hosted by screenwriter and director Gina Wenzel.
How do people deal with inner pressure, illness, or exclusion? Where does psychological vulnerability begin – and how can it be made visible?
This evening features five award-winning short films that explore mental health in the tension between body, society, and the inner self.
PROGRAM
Alex in den Feldern (Short film, 2024, 29 min)
Director: Marie Zrenner
Two young men on a therapy farm: Adrian is struggling with addiction; Alex comes to visit. A poignant study of healing, intimacy, and emotional vulnerability in a protected space.
Xanh (2022, short film, 12 min, animation)
Director: Thi Dang An Tran
A touching animated dialogue between a daughter and her father about experiences of racism – and the silent helplessness passed down through generations.
Gör (2022, short film, 9 min)
Director: Anna Roller
A single mother pushed to the brink: When her son is accused of theft, the situation spirals out of control. A stark and deeply moving short film about fear, responsibility, and psychological overwhelm.
Pandas don’t cry (2020, series pilot, 15 min)
Director: Gina Wenzel
A farm. A few chickens. A few sheep. And seven inner-city kids between parties, drugs, petty crime, and the search for meaning – given one last chance for a fresh start on a therapy farm.
Trübes Wasser (2020, short film, 10 min)
Director: Elena Wiener
The protagonist lives with an autoimmune disease – and increasingly loses herself in psychological isolation. A powerful mix of animation, live action, and sound design brings her inner world to life.
Afterwards: Talk with director Elena Wiener ("Trübes Wasser")
DER FLUR is a Dortmund-based studio and cinema collective that has been organizing short film evenings with a focus on diversity since 2023 - Pina Mirall Wenzel (illustrator and costume designer) and Gina Wenzel (director and author)
“Flurflimmern – The Diverse Short Film Screening – Pop-Up 2025” is a project within the Kreativ.Quartiere Ruhr programme, funded by the Ministry of Culture and Science of North Rhine-Westphalia and ecce – european center for creative economy.
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