Since 2022 the german police uses 106 surveillance cameras located in 7 zones of cologne, germany to surveil its people. I surveilled them back over the course of one month. „Countershot“ is a performative film study attempting to symbolically target governmental surveillance in public spaces through individual artistic practice. One super 8 cassette exposed exclusively with single frames; the act of shooting back.

Through a song and a letter, a queer Chinese-American daughter finds words for the love and distance between herself and her mother. In the search for her own identity, she grapples with cultural expectations, her sense of self, and all that remains unspoken.

The friends Frog and Fly want to enjoy a cozy evening in front of the TV, as they do every week. But little by little, the boundaries between reality and the fictional worlds of their favorite shows begin to blur, and they cannot shake the unsettling feeling that a dark threat is looming.

After experiencing trauma, Noah’s sex life is marked by panic attacks and retraumatization. Yet he does not give up trying to regain control over his body.

Louis loses his backpack in Barcelona and finds help from two guys who offer him a place to sleep. In this unfamiliar environment, he struggles with the intimacy of his hosts, finding himself caught somewhere between overwhelm and curiosity. The film explores what closeness between men can look like and how we interpret it.

Our protagonist is born—dressed in a suit, with a phone in hand. From office crusade to collapse: chaos, heart attack, heaven, coffin. But work is calling!