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“Gegenlicht” is a 15 minute drama film about a woman’s confrontation with her own family biography.
During her own mothers funeral, Lucia, a blind woman in her early 30s, breaks into her childhood home, searching for some way to confront her past. As she searches the house, memories start awaking, taking her deeper and deeper down memory lane - a road leading to only one logical and violent conclusion…
Credits
Cast:
Stefanie Wermeling
Niklas Draeger
Tara Kula
Script:
Marie Thönnissen
Camera:
Elisabeth Börnicke
Editing:
Sverre Aune
Producer:
Charlotte Kennel
Sound:
Tsvetelina Valkova
Tondesign:
Cosimo Flohr
Music:
Johannes Börnicke
Film info
Direction:
Sverre Aune
Genre:
Kurzfilm
Country of production:
Germany
Production Company:
Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin
Production:
2021
Shooting format:
Super16 Film
Screening format:
DCP
Frame rate:
24 fps
Aspect ratio:
4:3
Sound format:
Dolby Surround 5.1
Language:
German with English subtitles
Version:
OV
Runtime:
17 min