ACTUALLY LITERALLY ARM IN ARM
Between deep conversations and silly sidewalk fights, between becoming a woman and wanting to stay a child, between sexist Instagram comments and Germany’s next Topmodel… In this portrait, we dive into the world of a group of female friends, discover well-known problems and new challenges, and experience first-hand what it’s like to be an adolescent and read as a woman in the year 2022.
Director: Natalie Fischer
Germany, 2022
15:00 min
Natalie Fischer has after smaller short film projects in the documentary and fictional field then started in October 2021 the directorial studies at the Film University Babelsberg Konrad Wolf.
YOUNG SHORTS
Movies
WHEN THE BEAT DROPS
On a breezy summer night Maya and Sem look up at the starry night sky. Life is smiling down at them. Everything makes sense... until the beat drops. Tragedy hits them. Swiftly and ruthlessly....
YAMA
Independence Day in Athens. A girl is not allowed to play with the boys. Neither is a small boy, an immigrant’s son. The girl lights a small fire and tells a small lie about the boy. Small lies easily get out of control. So do small racist fires....
ACTUALLY LITERALLY ARM IN ARM
Five adolescent girls sharing what moves them and shown in what holds them together: their friendship....
HELD
Charles is attacked and stabbed, leaving him traumatised. Journeying home, he soon runs into a friend, but his shame of being a victim stops him from reaching out. Finally, Charles makes it back to the safety of his own home and the one person he knows will not judge. But Mum isn’t answering the door... ...
WHITE LIE
A night ride in a taxi of three teenagers forces Rani to face the difference between him and his best friends....