DISFF travels to the National Museum of Contemporary Art (EMST)

Drama International Short Film Festival “travelled” for the first time to the National Museum of Contemporary Art (EMST).

In collaboration with CineFIX, on Thursday, December 11 at 20:00, and within the framework of the exhibition “Why Look at Animals? A Case for the Rights of Non-Human Lives”, it presented a a special film evening featuring five new short films from Greece and abroad.

These works form a cinematic tribute to the relationship between humans and animals, challenging the dominant perception of non-human animals as commodities for human use and highlighting the intrinsic value of non-human life.

From documentaries capturing the realities of non-human existence in technological and urban environments to fictional works exploring lyrical, ethical, and emotional entanglements, each film opens up a shared space for reflection on the worth of life beyond the human.

Leila Fatima Keita, Felix Klee

Accidental Animals, 2024
10′

Film School: University of Television and Film Munich
While cartographing the world, the Google Street View car sometimes crosses paths with animals. The film examines these encounters between the machine of technical reproduction and creatures like spiders, donkeys, or dogs.

Neritan Zinxhiria

Noi, 2025
15′

Revenge whispers: at what temperature does blood boil upon snow? When the older brother is killed by his beloved horse, the younger must decide—through nightmares and visions—whether to take the creature’s life or grant it forgiveness.

Lena Dandanelle, Carolin Kubut, Lea Majer

We Used to Be Friends , 2024
6′

For a long time they were an integral part of our society, today they live neglected in our cities and are deemed a problem. The pigeon is a relic of the past that still affects us today