Meine Wunderkammern (II) (Film)

Cabinets of Wonder (II) (Film)

If childhood is a place, where is it, and what is there to discover? Four children between the ages of 11 and 14 take us on a journey into their secret world. There, there is no bullying, no racism, and no money. Instead, there’s plenty to discover: lion-tongue fights, experiences of fleeing, cat people, and shimmering blue beetles.

Wisdom, a boy of Cameroonian heritage; Joline, the girl who never wants to grow up; Elias, who lives on his own planet; and Roya, who came to Germany from Iran five years ago, travel to a fantastical place where they can be freely be themselves.Although very different, they have one thing in common in their everyday lives in Germany: they don’t quite fit into the norms of our society. They stand out, they rub people the wrong way, and they often feel like they don’t belong. Adult society has various labels for them: migration background, autism, or learning disability. Our children break out of these categories; their song says: “You’re not weird or different, you’re unique—show it!” For the film, they wrote and composed their own music, built props, invented stories, and, above all, revealed their dreams and fears.

It has become their film—a fantastic world they want to share with other children.

Director: Susanne Kim
Germany, 2021, children’s documentary, 79 min., German version, FSK 0

[PLEASE NOTE: This film will be shown in its original German version without subtitles.]


Cinema: Karlstorkino, Marlene-Dietrich-Platz 3, 69126 Heidelberg

Admission:
€9 regular admission
€6.50 reduced admission
€5 for members of the Medienforum Heidelberg

Tickets online oder an der Kinokasse.
karlstorkino.de



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