I Want to Return Return Return

I Want To Return Return Return combines fictional and non-fictional elements to depict the neighbourhood Wrangelkiez in Berlin. The people portrayed tell their life stories. One woman came to the neighbourhood a decade ago to work in Berlin’s still unfinished Brandenburger Airport, one man reminisces his childhood on a Tobacco farm in Kentucky, another speaks of an exceptional day in an otherwise monotonous workplace. These portraits are interwoven with the story of Elpi, a Greek woman who is waiting for the long overdue visit of an old important friend. The outcome of this mixture is a film which captures the lives and perspectives of some of Wrangelkiez’s most commanding citizens, while at the same time evoking the loss that change and time passing means for places and for people.

Credits

Cast:

Elpiniki Saranti

Maria Kalach

Ramses Komuro Boubaker

Robert Hamill

Stefan Keuneke

Katarzyna Pacura

Ellen Edmar

Angelika Mertens

Script:

Elsa Rosengren

Camera:

Giulia Schelhas

Editing:

Esteban Álfaro

Elsa Rosengren

Producer:

Margarita Amineva

Sound:

Frank Behnke

Art Direction:

Tatiana Bastos

Film info

Direction:

Elsa Rosengren

Genre:

Kurzfilm

Country of production:

Germany

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

Production:

2020

Shooting format:

16mm

Screening format:

DCP

Frame rate:

24 fps

Aspect ratio:

1:1,66

Sound format:

5.1 Dolby Surround

Language:

English/German/Schwedish/Wolof, english subtitles

Version:

OV

Runtime:

30 min

Bundestag

The German Bundestag (parliament) is the center of power, the political heart of the Federal Republic of Germany – a highly symbolic place loaded with expectations. We accompany four members of the Bundestag through their everyday routines, plunging in at eye level. The documentary Bundestag shows how politics is done today, how complex the processes and formalities behind the scenes are – a closer look at this “center of power”.

Credits

Cast:

Dr. Petra Sitte

Prof. Dr. Matthias Zimmer

Josephine Ortleb

Jörg Schneider

Script:

Hendrik Reichel

Camera:

Sebastian Fremder

Moritz Friese

Editing:

Zubin Zethna

Producer:

Gunter Hanfgarn

Sound:

Hendrik Reichel

Tondesign:

Lorenz Fischer

Tonmischung:

Alexandre Leser

Film info

Direction:

Hendrik Reichel

Genre:

fictional

Country of production:

Germany

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

Production:

2020

Shooting format:

Digital

Screening format:

DCP

Frame rate:

25 fps

Aspect ratio:

16:9

Sound format:

5.1 Dolby Surround

Language:

German with English subtitles

Version:

OV

Runtime:

90 min

El Canto de la Crisálida

Bird chirps, light and city life sneak through the cracks of the windows. Spaces clad in walls, wrap our hibernators, interwoven by gestures and daily rituals.

Credits

Cast:

Ute Aurand

Gabriel Galíndez Cruz

Matthias Lintner

Hyoung Min-Kim

Eva Minor

Leonie Minor

Iván Orlín Ariza

Ewelina Rosinska

Lanxi Ruan

Wataru Saito

Carlos Vásquez

Script:

Francisco MeCe

Producer:

Cecilia Trautvetter

Camera:

Francisco MeCe

Editing:

Francisco MeCe

Tondesign:

Louis McGuire

1. Kameraassistenz:

Carlos Vásquez

Diego Sapienza

Film info

Direction:

Francisco MeCe

Genre:

Kurzfilm

Country of production:

Germany

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

Production:

2021

Shooting format:

16mm

Screening format:

DCP

Frame rate:

24 fps

Aspect ratio:

1:1,66

Sound format:

Stereo

Language:

without dialogue

Version:

OV

Runtime:

20 min

Dustborn

In the near future, an increasingly hot planet forces people into a constant fight for survival. Far from this shattered civilization, the hermit Fritz has created his own microcosm in a desolate wasteland and lives off canned food and self-grown vegetables. With daily rituals and strict routine, Fritz outwits time and loneliness. When suddenly a young taciturn girl appears in front of his hut dying of thirst, he is forced to reconsider his way of life.

Credits

Cast:

Christian Kerepeszk

Imogen Burrell

Script:

Max Kern

Camera:

Leyla Hoppe

Producer:

Elena Zurbuch

Editing:

Max Kern

Sound:

Manfredi Rignanese

Music:

Johannes Stegemann

Oberbeleuchter:

Raban Jakob Friedrich

Film info

Direction:

Max Kern

Genre:

Kurzfilm

Country of production:

Germany

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

Production:

2020

Shooting format:

2K

Screening format:

DCP

Frame rate:

24 fps

Aspect ratio:

2:1

Sound format:

5.1 Dolby Digital

Language:

Bulgarian with English subtitles

Version:

OV

Runtime:

20 min

Pommes Paradies

This is a story about death, love, french fried and broken hearts.

Credits

Cast:

Kaya Leonie Boch

Safinaz Sattar

Marion Alessandra Becker

Cornelia Werner

Barbara Colceriu

Vladyslava Vorobiova

Elvis Nowatzki

Nick Jakoby

Script:

Paulo Menezes

Gordon Dohle

Camera:

Elisabeth Börnicke

Editing:

Kamil Goerlich

Producer:

Charlotte Kennel

Elisabeth Köller

Sound:

Franziska Neumeister

Film info

Direction:

Paulo Menezes

Genre:

Kurzfilm

Country of production:

Germany

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

Production:

2020

Shooting format:

Digital

Screening format:

DCP

Frame rate:

24 fps

Aspect ratio:

2:1

Sound format:

5.1 Dolby Surround

Language:

German

Version:

OV

Runtime:

20 min

I go now

Paula and Hektor, a couple in the second half of their twenties, are moving into their new flat because they are expecting a child. In the house of her childhood, Paula tries to convince her father to finally let go of her, meanwhile Hektor sneaks away. Back in the city he tracks down an old love affair. He wants to understand: how do you leave without looking back?

Credits

Cast:

Stellan Torrn

Kristin Suckow

Lena Reinhold

Michael Kind

Script:

Oliver Moser

Camera:

Moritz Friese

Editing:

Oliver Moser

Producer:

Romana Janik

Music:

Matthias Petsche

Film info

Direction:

Oliver Moser

Genre:

Kurzfilm

Country of production:

Germany

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

RBB

Production:

2019

Shooting format:

Digital

Screening format:

DCP

Frame rate:

24 fps

Aspect ratio:

16:9

Sound format:

5.1 Dolby Surround

Language:

German

Version:

OV

Runtime:

23.15 min

Across

Maditha is witness of an accident in the flat next to hers. The short encounter with her neighbor doesn't let her go. She wants to find out more about the accident- again and again she rings at the doorbell of her neighbor and makes a research on burning wounds. Her engagement in her neighborhood doesn’t resound in a community, it is an isolation. Through the constant observation of the neighbors flat that remains closed to her, her perception becomes distorted. The phantasy of Maditha grows through the distance and she starts to drift away from reality.

Credits

Cast:

Gina Henkel

Sandra Nedeleff

Script:

Viviane Petrescu

Camera:

Nina Reichmann

Editing:

Alan Zejer

Producer:

Charlotte Kennel

Viviane Petrescu

Sound:

Jaime Guijarro-Bustamante

Music:

Yu-Chun Huang

Film info

Direction:

Viviane Petrescu

Ewa Wikieł

Genre:

Kurzfilm

Country of production:

Germany

Production Company:

DFFB in Zusammenarbeit mit Arte/SWR

Production:

2019

Shooting format:

Digital

Screening format:

16:9

Frame rate:

25 fps

Aspect ratio:

16:9

Language:

German

Version:

OV

Runtime:

5 min

Waiting

Feeling isolated by smartphone technology, a man expresses his deep concerns of being ghosted by his dream girl.

Credits

Cast:

Lasse Holdhus

Script:

Lasse Holdhus

Camera:

Alexander Brack

Editing:

Lasse Holdhus

Producer:

Lisa Roling

Sound:

Timo Bénit

Film info

Direction:

Lasse Holdhus

Genre:

Kurzfilm

Country of production:

Germany

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

Production:

2019

Shooting format:

Digital

Screening format:

DCP

Frame rate:

24 fps

Aspect ratio:

4:3

Sound format:

5.1 Dolby Surround

Language:

Norwegian with german or english subtitles

Version:

OV

Runtime:

8.16 min

Papa bear

Martin is a lucky guy who lies to almost everybody: his clients, mistresses and even his woman who’s highly pregnant. Martin deals with design furniture (fake and real one) with success. But one day he receives a letter from the tax office and his world starts to tremble. The salvation seems to be a easy: Martin founds in internet the famous Papa Bear - an original and very rare armchair! It belongs to the old lady who moves to the retirement house. Martin’s way of thinking is very simple: buy cheaply, sell for much more. But in this case he encounters a real problem: the old lady can sell everything but not this object! Martin doesn't give up. With a help of his faithful companion Tomasso he tries to get the armchair and then pay all his debts and reconquer the love of his woman. As a lucky guy he knows very well: the winner takes it all!

Credits

Film info

Direction:

Michal Ostatkiewicz

Genre:

Kurzfilm

Country of production:

Germany

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

Production:

2017

Shooting format:

Digital

Screening format:

DCP

Frame rate:

24 fps

Aspect ratio:

1:1,85

Sound format:

5.1 Dolby Surround

Language:

German/ Englisch / Polish / Russian

Version:

OV

Runtime:

22 min