MAN AND FOOTBALL

25/09  KSuns  22.30

I LOVE HOOLIGANS, Jan-Dirk Bouw, animation, Netherlands / Belgium, 2013, 12'26'

A football hooligan feels unconditional love for his club. However, being gay, he has to hide his identity in order to survive in this world that is so precious to him.

MY CIRCUMCISION /
MEINE BESCHNEIDUNG, Arne Ahrens, fiction, Turkey / Germany, 2013, 17''

Nine-year-old Ümit does not want to go to Turkey with his family. He is haunted by the thought of his upcoming circumcision and he misses his friends in Germany. Tradition demands him to step up and face his fears, but not without his Mesut Özil football shirt.
A small but beautiful short story about childhood, coming of age and an exceptional friendship.

BAGHDAD MESSI, Sahim Omar Kalifa, fiction, Iraq, 2013, 16'30'

Iraq, 2009. Little Hamoudi (10) is totally obsessed with soccer. Just as the rest of the world, he and his friends are eagerly looking forward to the Champions League final FC Barcelona-Manchester United. The long awaited clash between Messi and Ronaldo.
But then Hamoudi’s television breaks down...

GOAL FOR MESSI /
GOL DE MESSI, Christian León Brazao, fiction, Spain, 2013, 1'27''

Juan, a retired Argentinian, wakes up to watch the FC Barcelona game. It seems that nothing could interfere him from seeing the goals of his favorite player, Lionel Messi. Nevertheless, several situations will interfere with his desire.

GROUNDSMAN, Jonny Blair, fiction, UK, 2013, 15''

When a lonely football groundsman from the rural Scotland finds out his club has gone out of business, he decides to keep his stadium running instead of acknowledging his past affairs.

AS A TEAM /
EN ÉQUIPE, Steve Achiepo, fiction, France, 2012, 22''

Cergy, suburb of Paris. Bastien, sixteen years old, has just won a decisive match with his team. While he celebrates the victory, Sekou, his best friend, announces the stunning news in front of all the teammates: Lauriane, the attractive girl with the red scarf, wishes to meet him...

Curated by Christoph Gabler