DOK.shorts
Three films nominated for the Student Award at this year’s DOK.fest. All three take advantage of the formal freedom of the short film format to experiment and explore new cinematic forms. Whether they deal with personal fears, perspectives on European history, or even the curious phenomenon of row houses—thematically, too, this is a highly compelling (iconoclastic) mix.
MEMENTO MURI
Italien 2025 – Director: Jonathan Bugiel – Original language: English – Subtitles: English – Length: 32 min.
We are screening this short film alongside AND THEY LIVE IN ROW HOUSES and ICH ATME DIE GANZE ZEIT as part of the DOK.shorts screenings (8. Mai / 9. Mai / 16. Mai)
Bunkers—whether they are piles of rubble from a war that is gradually fading into oblivion, or spruced-up local history museums—the monuments to Germany’s wartime past still stand. A cautious and evocative exploration on the edge of Europe. J.S.
Biography
Jonathan Bugiel grew up in Berlin; his journey took him through Rome and Jerusalem before finally leading him to Bayreuth, where he studied media studies and ethnology. To pursue his film studies, he moved to the Italian Alps, where he graduated from the ZeLIG Film School in Bolzano in 2025.
Filmography
PYGMALIA, IT, 2024, 17 min
STOA, GR, 2024, 9 min
Nominated for the Student Award
The Student Award of DOK.fest München presents outstanding documentary films by students of German-speaking film schools. The films are nominated for the megaherz Student Award, worth 3,000 Euros.
Production: ZeLIG - School for documentary. Producer: Emanuele Vernillo.
ICH ATME DIE GANZE ZEIT
Deutschland 2025 – Director: Rosa Gocht – Original language: German – Subtitles: English – Length: 34 min.
We are screening this short film alongside AND THEY LIVE IN ROW HOUSES and MEMENTO MURI as part of the DOK.shorts screenings (8. Mai / 9. Mai / 16. Mai)
Director Rosa Gocht is plagued by fears of sudden illness, her mother's death, and other intangible anxieties—all the time. In profound conversations with her family, she attempts to get to the root of her mental illness and uncovers a transgenerational trauma. An intense and courageous journey of discovery. A.M.H.
Biography
Rosa Gocht studied directing at the Film Academy Vienna and the Film University Babelsberg Konrad Wolf in Potsdam. Both her feature films and documentaries deal with the topics of fear and loss of sense of reality. I’M BREATHING ALL THE TIME is her graduation film.
Filmography
VISIT SLOVENIA, DE 2023, 13 Min.
Nominated for the Student Award
The Student Award of DOK.fest München presents outstanding documentary films by students of German-speaking film schools. The films are nominated for the megaherz Student Award, worth 3,000 Euros.
English/Original Title: I'AM BREATHING ALL THE TIME. Writer: -. Camera: Hans Radetzki. Sound: Eva Perháčová. Editing: Nils Düren. Music: Jan Glauser. Production: Filmuniversitaet Babelsberg Konrad Wolf. Producer: Felipa Goltz.
AND THEY LIVE IN ROW HOUSES
Österreich 2025 – Director: Matteo Sanders, Julia Haugeneder – Original language: German – Subtitles: English – Length: 15 min.
We are screening this short film alongside ICH ATME DIE GANZE ZEIT and MEMENTO MURI as part of the DOK.shorts screenings (8. Mai / 9. Mai / 16. Mai)
The standard model of human coexistence is a monoculture: a nuclear family, two generations, under one roof. This promises a sense of security and cozy refuge from a hectic, threatening world. The directing duo interviews “thought artist” Simon Nagy on the topic and embarks on a highly experimental visit to the row houses. J.S.
Biography
Matteo Sanders is a freelance director and is studying screenwriting and directing at the Film Academy in Vienna. Julia Haugeneder studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna and has been exhibiting her work both nationally and internationally ever since.
Filmography
TASCHENGELD - AUT 2025,16 min feature film
33’ 66° - AUT 2023, 16 min DOK.fest 2024
Nominated for the Student Award
The Student Award of DOK.fest München presents outstanding documentary films by students of German-speaking film schools. The films are nominated for the megaherz Student Award, worth 3,000 Euros.
English/Original Title: And They Live In Row Houses. German title: And They Live In Row Houses. Writer: Simon Nagy. Camera: Konrad Milan. Sound: Julia Haugeneder, Simon Nagy, Matteo Sanders. Editing: Julia Haugeneder, Matteo Sanders. Production: Julia Haugeneder, Matteo Sanders. Producer: Julia Haugeneder, Matteo Sanders. International Sales: Gargantua Film Distributions.
