The Sug­ar Tow­er

Five Romanian seasonal workers share a hotel room on the outskirts of a German city. Cami finds a figurine that resembles her, sparking uncertainty about her place. She longs to break away, but hesitates. Outside, a confident young woman moves effortlessly through the world. Rici, the youngest, withdraws to his hiding place each night – until one morning, he wakes in an unfamiliar landscape. Time has passed.

Credits

Cast:

Hanitra Wagner

Voicu Dumitras

George Birsan

Johannes Krimmel

Ramona Olasz

Greta Schneider

Jörg Maske

Leo Geisler

Margrit Traupe

Script:

Hedda Bednarszky

Camera:

Philip Müller

Producer:

Henry Kho

Sound:

Marta Piras

Tondesign:

Shadi Farid

Jonathan Lubasch

Editing:

Hedda Bednarszky

Film info

Direction:

Hedda Bednarszky

Genre:

Kurzfilm

Country of production:

Germany

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

Production:

2025

Shooting format:

16mm

Screening format:

1:1,85

Frame rate:

25 fps

Aspect ratio:

1:1,85

Sound format:

5.1

Language:

Romanian and German with German or English subtitles

Version:

OmU

Runtime:

19 min