Earth in the Mouth

In a kaleidoscopic sequence, images search freely for stories that shape lives — faith, patriotism, anarchism, tourism, returns and arrivals, sketches of daily life and nature. Like a photo book, the film creates new images and relationships between shots, reassembling a journey of impressions where the outlines of the world oscillate. Filmed in Poland, Germany, Portugal, Greece and Brasil. Shot in 16 mm, in seven chapters.

Credits

Casting:

Ewelina Rosinska

Camera:

Ewelina Rosinska

Producer:

Ewelina Rosinska

Editing:

Ewelina Rosinska

Sound:

Ewelina Rosinska

Music:

Franz Frenzy

Roman Rosinski

Ewelina Rosinska

Film info

Direction:

Ewelina Rosinska

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:

4:3

Sound format:

Mono

Language:

no dialogue

Version:

OV

Runtime:

20 min

Lucía, Mi Amor

Georg tries to cope with his own life after the loss of his Colombian wife, Lucía. Despite the loving care of his neighbor, Susanne, and the companionship of a goat, which he got as a present from his parents-in-law, he remains withdrawn. Georg decides to give the goat away, however to his surprise, he sees similar behaviors in her to those of Lucía. On the verge of losing all sense, Georg rediscovers with the goat the happiness he thought would be gone forever. Could it be that his beloved Lucía has been reincarnated as a goat?

Credits

Cast:

Jörg Kunze

Julia Schubert

Eva-Maria Kurz

Peter Meinhardt

Script:

Samuel Chalela Puccini

Camera:

Dominik Backhaus

Editing:

Deborah Uhde

Producer:

Victor Buzalka

Tondesign:

Haraldur Thrastarson

Music:

Iván Esteban Meluk

Film info

Direction:

Samuel Chalela Puccini

Genre:

Kurzfilm

Country of production:

Germany

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

Production:

2020

Shooting format:

2K 444

Screening format:

ProRes 4444

Frame rate:

24 fps

Aspect ratio:

1920:1080

Sound format:

5.1 Dolby Surround

Language:

German with English/Soanish subtitles

Version:

OV

Runtime:

19.59 min

Body

A nameless mute appears in an empty field. The widow materialized him from her thoughts to help her out on her farm. Over time, the mute quietly starts yearning to be loved. Once the widow’s son comes to visit, she hides her secret helper in the forest. Overwhelmed with longing, the mute disobeys.

Credits

Cast:

Dustin Schanz

Susanne Bredehöft

Script:

Marijana Verhoef

Camera:

Leyla Hoppe

Editing:

Marijana Verhoef

Marina Palma

Producer:

Elena Zurbuch

Elisabeth Köller

Sound:

Inge Olmheim

Tondesign:

Mladjan Matavulj

Music:

Benedikt Schiefer

Set Design:

Zoë Agathos

Film info

Direction:

Marijana Verhoef

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 with English subtitles

Version:

OV

Runtime:

17.38 min

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