Outdoor Cinema
„Short film role“
THURSDAY, AUGUST 6 – FRIDAY, AUGUST 7
6:30 PM – 11:00 PM
Location: Rushmoor Park, 61440 Oberursel
Event start: 6:30 pm
Film starts. at nightfall
Admission is free!
Look forward to an enjoyable evening full of film, music, and culinary diversity – we'll see you at Rushmoor Park.
IMPORTANT: In case of rain, the „Short Film Roll“ event will be moved indoors and
will take place instead in the „KinoKirche“ (Evangelical Christ Church, Oberhöchstadter Str. 18 B, 61440 Oberursel).
The crowd favorite is back!
Experience an atmospheric short film evening under the stars in a special open-air setting. Look forward to many international cinematic highlights, a diverse culinary selection, and a relaxed summer vibe.
This year, selected food trucks will be present again, including Sabai Thai Cuisine as AFRO FUSION KITCHEN. The offering is supplemented by further culinary highlights. Live Music additionally creates a lively and special atmosphere, making the evening a completely atmospheric experience.
LIVE MUSIC & CONVERSATIONS
Rushmoor Park invites you to relax and linger: Enjoy live music in the background and initial conversations with filmmakers, along with a cool drink in a relaxed atmosphere. When it gets dark, the grand open-air cinema experience begins. An event for the whole family! And those who wish to bring their own food are naturally most welcome.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 6 | TIM EDISON (Pop, Ballads)
Tim Edison impresses as an experienced singer and acoustic guitarist with a broad repertoire of pop and soulful ballads. His sensitive interpretations create a special atmosphere to enjoy and sing along to.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 7 | LOST (Jazz)
The jazz band Perdido was formed in 2012 on the occasion of a street festival in Oberursel. The band has since become a fixture in the Oberursel jazz scene. Comprised of professional musicians and participants of the legendary Oberursel jam session, which regularly takes place on Sundays at the Kulturcafé Windrose, Perdido offers a groovy, international cross-section of jazz.
THE SHORT FILMS 2026
Thursday
August 6
FRIDAY
August 7th
THURSDAY, August 6
CLAY AND VINCE
SHORT FILM | AI-GENERATED [OmeU]
Directed by: Loïs Levy
Germany | 2025 | 3 Min.
Miami, 1978. Two petty criminals, Clay and Vince, want to pull off a simple job. But in this city, nothing stays simple for long.
WINTER IN MARCH
SHORT FILM | ANIMATION [Original with subtitles]
Directed by: Natalia Mirzoyan
Armenia/Belgium/Estonia/France | 2025 | 16 min.
NOMINEE
BEST SHORT FILM 2026
Helpless against a repressive state, a young couple leaves their homeland—an escape that turns into a surreal nightmare.
JUST SAMI
+ Live Q&A with the filmmakers
SHORT FILM | COMEDY [Subtitled]
Director: Max Fernandez
Finland | 2025 | 14 min.
NOMINEE
BEST SHORT FILM 2026
Sami, a museum employee in Helsinki, idolizes the visiting art star Camilo Delgado.
Glass child
SHORT FILM | DRAMA [Original Version with Subtitles]
Directed by Anna-Katharina Schubert
Canada | 2026 | 15 min.
Anja lives in the shadow of Finn's Tourette syndrome – caught between caregiving and her own needs, she quietly bears the burden of a „glass child.“.
TODD & THE TOAD
+ Live Q&A with the filmmakers
SHORT FILM | COMEDY [OmeU]
Directed by: Julia Mücke
Germany | 2025 | 12 min.
NOMINEE
BEST SHORT FILM 2026
Todd is paralyzed by social anxiety and avoidance. When a woman from the internet pressures him to meet, he plunges into a bizarre, psychedelic therapy journey that forces him to confront himself.
Lizard hunt
+ Live Q&A with the filmmakers
MUSIC VIDEO (All Ages Allowed)
Directed by Matthias Daenschel
Germany | 2025 | 3 Min.
A giant lizard is terrorizing Paris, but the Lizard Trio is back on the case to catch her.
BLACK & UNLIMITED ADVENTURE SERIES
FEAT. HUNTER JONES
+ Live Q&A with the filmmakers
CONTENT CREATION [Original Score, Underdubbed]
Directed by: Digby
USA | 2026 | 1 min.
Big Strong Man
+ Live Q&A with the filmmakers
SHORT FILM | DOCUMENTARY [OmeU]
Directed by: Timm-Christian Schindel, Jannis Raasch
Germany | 2025 | 10 min.
NOMINEE
BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM 2026
SPOTLIGHT AWARD – INTEGRATION 2026
After 27 years of monotonous assembly line work, Ingo is diagnosed with cancer. He plunges into a crisis and questions his life—has he wasted it?
Friday, August 7th
Story time
MUSIC VIDEO [OmU]
Directed by: Jody Oberfelder
USA | 2025 | 4 min.
Immerse yourself in a fairy-tale world where nightmares and hope will enchant you.
SELF
+ Live Q&A with the filmmakers
MUSIC VIDEO [OmU]
Directed by: Anastasia Habibi, Mona Schmauß
Germany | 2025 | 4 min.
AAIBO
+ Live Q&A with the filmmakers
SHORT FILM | DRAMA – KIDS [SUBTITLED]
Directed by: Shubhank Rishi
India | 2025 | 15 Min.
Two siblings who have a passion for dragon fighting set off to buy a new dragon, and get lost in a maze of alleys along the way.
When the doorbell rings
+ Live Q&A with the filmmakers
SHORT FILM | COMEDY [Subtitled]
Directed by Raphaël Charlier
Belgium | 2025 | 10 min.
NOMINEE
BEST SHORT FILM 2026
One evening, the doorbell rings at Fred and Marie's: Vincent, an old school friend of Marie's, wants to tell her that he is no longer in love with her.
The Sound Man
+ Live Q&A with the filmmakers
SHORT FILM | DRAMA/THRILLER [Subtitled]
WORLD PREMIERE
Directed by: Alexander Griffith
Germany | 2024 | 10 min.
A sound engineer hears a child scream in the woods and encounters a father and son at a nearby restaurant – searching for the truth behind the scream.
NOT WITHOUT!
CONTENT CREATION [OmeU]
Directed by: Philipp Detterer
Germany | 2026 | 2 Min.
This world should be more wonderful.
+ Live Q&A with the filmmakers
SHORT FILM | DRAMA [Original Version with Subtitles]
Directed by: Adam El Nabli
Egypt | 2025 | 7 Min.
On the way to drowning, a man interrupted by an encounter.
FRICTION!
SHORT FILM | SCI-FI/COMEDY [Subtitled]
Directed by: Jaakko Tervonen
Estonia | 2025 | 18 min.
In a bureaucratic future, shy Alvar gets one last chance at love through the state program „Eternal Love.“.