Shortcutz Berlin

09/06/2026

Elif Demiroglu brings the wonderful film Cherry Flavored Death: When a pathologically well-behaved woman is told she will die in 24 hours from a condition caused by emotional repression, she finally begins to feel—rage, defiance, desire—only to survive and discover that the institution that diagnosed her cannot allow her to live. We're sure you're curious to say the least? Join us tomorrow at Z-Bar Berlin for our last screening of the season.

08/06/2026

Feferle, a whimsical and childlike being, awakens one fateful day with the unsettling knowledge that something terrible has happened. The beautiful film"Feferle" by "Alica Khaet
unfolds as a touching tale of a young woman's quest to make sense of her past, finding solace amid the artifacts that narrate not just her father's life but the rich mosaic of a bygone era.

07/06/2026

Rainer Cook Tonkin brings us the amazing and topical film Taiko - Writing under the Cuban Regime. Painting the streets of Havana, we follow emerging graffiti writer Taiko, as he navigates being a young creative in contemporary Cuba. The film explores the unique conditions of graffiti-repression in Cuba while Taiko and his partner Lou give their bleak overview of the country's political situation. When Lou manages to obtain a visa to move to Donald Trump’s America, Taiko gains notoriety at home and the story takes a dramatic twist. Unintentionally, the film becomes a powerful critique of the American dream amidst the subtle evolution of a Cuban graffiti artist’s rebellious spirit. Come meet Rainier and watch this wonderful film with us on Wednesday!

06/06/2026

At a fancy flower spa, Sam prepares for their blooming and bodily transformation. Their mother, however, isn’t quite ready to let go. On their final day together, between petal pampering, quiet conversations, and echoes of childhood, tension and fear rise, but something tender begins to take root. Come be delighted by this beautiful story "I Am A Flower" by Ariel Victor in our next screening on Wednesday.

05/06/2026

11/05/2026

Hitzeflimmern by Liselotte Krieger is beautiful coming of age film that tells us the story of Merle and Lasse who live in a small village in eastern Germany. And it is to this very village that Juli comes every summer from the city. The two of them are like a home to her there, her “friends for as long as she can remember”.
Surrounded by gentle hills and golden fields, the three of them drift through the summer. Just like every year, they thought. But between swimming in the canal, cycling along the d**e and summer boredom, it dawns on them that this year is different. They’ve finished school, ready for the life they’ve dreamed of for so many summers: a shared flat in the city. Yet on their journey into adulthood, they encounter new responsibilities, dreams and expectations that seem to be driving them apart.
No one says it out loud, because even the thought of it weighs heavily, like a stone in the stomach. It is a bittersweet farewell to the weightlessness of their childhood and the feeling of togetherness, perhaps even a farewell to their home.
Come watch this beautiful film with this Wednesday at Z-Bar Berlin.

10/05/2026

Carolina Cruz brings us the fantastic Recordari (Film University Babelsberg Konrad Wolf). Set in Santiago, Chile, the 1980s: Camila and Paula are seven years old, neighbors and best friends. Outside their own four walls, the everyday life of children and adults is determined by Pinochet's military dictatorship - with strict discipline, curfews, harassment, and protests.
Come fall in love with this film with us on Wednesday during our next screening at Z-Bar Berlin.

09/05/2026

Nelson Algomeda returns to Shortcutz Berlin with the amazing A Bull Calls: in Berlin, Rosalinda Azuaje is haunted by the call of a bull. It brings back memories of home and her traumatic childhood on a farm in Venezuela. As she flies back to her hometown to meet her father one last time, she learns both of her father’s frail state and the selling of the family’s cattle ranch. She decides to crash the family’s farewell party for the ranch, where she will confront the siblings hat drove her away from home, as well as the father and bull that brought her back.

07/04/2026

Two partygoers, a local German woman, and a shopkeeper cross paths early one Sunday morning in Neukölln. This is Remember The Sabbath by the the amazing John D Adams. Don't miss out on our screening The Art of Pretending tomorrow at Shortcutz Berlin.