Screenings
Online edition of the 66th KFF
This Suffocating Now
Germany2026documentary16'Short film competition
An intimate film essay by German artist Vika Kirchenbauer exploring the experience of living in a world dominated by systemic oppression. The starting point is her personal observations – ranging from police violence to everyday life in Berlin – situated within the context of debates on Palestine and queer rights. Using an experimental form, Kirchenbauer shows how political and social structures permeate the most intimate spheres of life. The result is a multi-layered narrative about the body entangled in contemporary systems of control.
- directed by
- Vika Kirchenbauer
An artist, writer and music producer living in Berlin. Her work was part of exhibitions and screenings at, among others, the Tainan Art Museum (Taiwan), the Whitechapel Gallery, (London), Kunsthal Charlottenborg (Copenhagen), Berlin International Film Festival, New York Film Festival and Toronto International Film Festival.Two monographs combining the artistic and theoretical strands of her practice have been published by Mousse Publishing. She is currently a professor at the Kunsthochschule Kassel, where she teaches art in a contemporary context.
- cinematography
- Vika Kirchenbauer
- script
- Vika Kirchenbauer
- music
- COOL FOR YOU
- editing
- Vika Kirchenbauer
- production
- Vika Kirchenbauer
- Photo
- Trailer