Anna and the Sudden Grandpa
Elias Koller | 2025 | Comedy, Fantasy, Coming of Age | 14.5 min
Everything’s wrong — then a grandpa shows up.
Everything’s wrong — then a grandpa shows up.
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Boris surprises his 10 year old son Frederik with a fishing trip.
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Three couples who are close friends get together for a leaving party.
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Zwingerlin is stuck in a seaport.
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Antoine and Meier were best friends as teenagers.
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Katharina fährt durch Polen.
12 year old Florian is in love with the much older Juanita.
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I want to know, how someone can learn to tame his/her inner beast.
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The vintner Jean is being replaced by the wine expert Luc.
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Oscar and his father watch Oscar's son play a football match.
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Both say that it was the love of their lives. But this love could not be.
Mary and Jacques are fleeing from the police with their booty on Christmas Eve.
A little boy is standing with his mother in front of the toyshop „Belmondo“.
This film should have been about the former nannies of the director.
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Konrad falls in love with a beautiful, unknown man in a photo.
Film, Opera and Music become one.
One day Lea ruthlessly runs after a new challenge.
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Laila, 18 delivers pizzas, but she dreams of becoming a musical comedy star.
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A couple prepares to receive their guests.
In a letter to a friend, I tell about my thoughts about the flow of life.
The author sends her alterego “Susi” on a search to find the prince of here dreams.
Paul works as an employee in a big office.
A couple takes a car ride in the Alps.
Wesley visits Salome, he had a holiday romance with her in London.
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Maria represses her loneliness by sacrificingly caring for other people's problems.
A round of inconspicuous events.
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Choreographer Barbara Cleff places an advertisement and wakens many dreams.
Rita was the great role model of my childhood.
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We have technology on our side. - Will mother nature be with us, too?
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Today is his best day, today is the supernova.
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A fleeting lighting mood brings a painful memory of the surface.
Man and the power of nature in the mountains.
Der Computerspezialist Adam wird in ein abgelegenes Kloster gerufen.
A young father and pilot takes off for the last flight.
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At a dinner with her boss everything goes wrong for Karin.
An agent is searching for a missing person at Dr. Gruber.
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Love is just a projection.
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Carla loves the vastness of the sky, close to the clouds.
Vanessa gets lost in the timeless labyrinth of her decisions.
Three thefts on an afternoon…
Ein Paar liebt sich in einem Hotel.
An experimental game with the image of the woman.
Boredom and unfulfilled longing determine the life of the young casino owner.
The everyday meanness in life lure Andrea into the sidelines.
One morning we woke up and realized we were ordinary.
Life moves in mysterious ways.
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Can birds fly in the cage?
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Moris must be forced into isolation.
Two horror movies in a love movie.
16.7.1969. Der erste Mensch betritt den Mond. Malcolm ist der Zweite – oder Dritte.
Thorns turn into flowers through love.
Three people, a film crew, one goal. They want to make a sustainable change in society.
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I’m on my way. It leads me through my memories. All the way to home.
Petting mice, styling dogs, killing cows.
An untold war story
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Book antiquarian Karlsen can not get away from his store.
A lonely artist is called by a disembodied voice.
The restless collector Klemens is alone with his vision, he has to clear his storerooms.
The bond between two siblings suffers the burden of domestic violence.
A political hero's journey without a happy ending
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Frida goes through a rollercoaster of emotions, told in a surprising and multilayered way.
A night on an empty campsite turns into a nightmare for three young camp leaders.