PROJECT DETAILS
Original Title: Unterbrochen
English Title: Cut Off, Somehow
Country of Production: Germany
Year of Production: 2026
Format: Animated Short Film
Genre: Animated Documentary
Duration: 5 min
Screening Format: DCP, 24 fps, 4K
Sound Format: Surround (5.1)
Language: German
Subtitles: English
Directed by Pola Rader
Music by Jens Heuler
Sound Design by Sebastian Struck
With Tilda Reifenroth
SYNOPSIS
What does it feel like to be interrupted?
In her own, searching and personal voice, twelve-year-old Tilda recounts her everyday experiences of being interrupted while speaking — in school, at home, in conversation. Her words unfold with clarity and quiet precision, revealing moments that might otherwise remain unnoticed.
The film traces these interruptions as they take on a sensory form — thoughts dissolve, sentences fracture, and inner images drift away before they can fully emerge.
Without accusation, yet with growing resonance, Unterbrochen touches on a familiar dynamic: whose voice is heard, and whose is cut short. What begins as a personal account opens into a wider reflection on attention, agency, and the fragile space of being allowed to speak.
A short animated documentary that moves between observation and imagination — accessible to younger audiences, yet resonant far beyond.
