My Father Is Sleeping

Summer. Half a day, chosen virtually at random, in the life of 10-year-old Mika, who lives in the countryside with his family in reduced circumstances. His father is very ill and is unable to handle the daily work on the farm. Mika’s help is needed. But he is easily distracted by his 6-year-old sister, who is still enjoying the carefree days of childhood, regarding the farmyard as her playground.

Credits

Cast:

Maximilian Kirchner

Denise Manicke

Vitus Zeplichal

Heidi Köhler

Script:

Grzegorz Muskala

Camera:

Raphael Beinder

Editing:

Grzegorz Muskala

Producer:

Sol Bondy

Sound:

Oliver Krause

Film info

Direction:

Grzegorz Muskala

Genre:

Kurzfilm

Country of production:

Deutschland

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

Production:

2007

Shooting format:

S16 mm

Screening format:

1:1,85

Frame rate:

25 fps

Aspect ratio:

1:1,85

Sound format:

Dolby Digital

Language:

German

Version:

OV

Runtime:

14

Over the seven mountains and far away

At dead of night the boy without a name is seeking his luck. On a crowded party he runs into Jessica and Adriano, they claim to be his friends. They leave the club in the basement druggy and get lost in the woods. Somewhere between dreaming and the waking hours, between the magical places of childhood and the dark vaults of reality the enjoy a love triangle. In a world where there seem no boundaries by society. A world behind the seven mountains, where an unquenchable desire arises. But what lasts, when happiness collapses? A dark fairy-tale for adults.

Credits

Cast:

Adrian Zwicker

Natascha Hockwin

Thomas Harbort

Aurel von Arx

Camera:

Kai Miedendorp

Drehbuch (Credit):

Josa-David Sesink

Producer:

Paul Zischler

Editing:

Carsten Weißenfels

Günther Franke

Sound:

Marko Weichler

Robert Damrau

Szenenbild:

Daniel Witt

Maske:

Miriam Waldmann

Kostüm (Credit):

Hanna Ewers zum Rode

Film info

Direction:

Günther Franke

Genre:

Kurzfilm

Country of production:

Germany

Production:

2011

Shooting format:

16mm

Screening format:

16:9

Frame rate:

25 fps

Aspect ratio:

16:9

Sound format:

Dolby SR

Language:

German

Version:

OV

Runtime:

30

A/T “Pool”

My Father. My Uncle.

A moving documentary, chronicling the story of 26-year old, Iraq-born Sinan, who was adopted at birth by his uncle Farouq and his German wife Brunhilde. Following the couple’s split a few years later, he was taken by his mother to Darmstadt, Germany, where he has lived ever since. In ‘My Father, My Uncle’, we watch as Sinan prepares to meet his original family, now exiled from Iraq and based in Sharjah, UAE. Knowing little about his Arabic origins or culture, Sinan views the impending meeting with trepidation. However, while the reunion brings a complex tangle of emotions to the surface, the experience proves to be an enriching and insightful experience for all concerned, as their respective cultures and ideologies are shared and debated.

Credits

Cast:

Sinan Al Kuri

Script:

Christoph Heller

Camera:

Manuel Kinzer

Editing:

Sophia Kambaki

Producer:

Christoph Heller

Sound:

Marko Weichler

Music:

Christof Vonderau

Film info

Direction:

Christoph Heller

Genre:

documentary

Country of production:

Germany

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

Bonsai Film

Production:

2009

Shooting format:

HDV

Screening format:

16:9

Frame rate:

25 fps

Aspect ratio:

16:9

Sound format:

Dolby SR

Language:

German, Arabic, English

Version:

OV

Runtime:

80

Counting Sheep

In the supermarket young Lena happens to meet an old friend from school. For a little while, meeting him allows her to dream of another life - a life without her children...

Credits

Cast:

Alissa Jung – Lena

Knut Berger – Boris

Script:

Marylise Dumont

Camera:

Emma Rosa Simon

Editing:

Gregor Bartsch

Herstellungsleitung:

Myriam Eichler

Producer:

Jonas Weydemann

Marieke Bittner

Jakob D. Weydemann

Film info

Direction:

Marylise Dumont

Genre:

Kurzfilm

Country of production:

Germany

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

Weydemann Bros.

Production:

2010

Shooting format:

Super 16mm

Screening format:

16:9

Frame rate:

25 fps

Aspect ratio:

16:9

Sound format:

Stereo

Language:

German

Version:

OV

Runtime:

23

The House

Karin is a young woman working for a newspaper. The chief editor allows her to research her first own story: A young man has killed an entire family in a car accident. His body is missing, though. Karin sets out to find him. At the place of the accident she finds out the address of his family. When she arrives at the house, Karin is welcomed by the boy's grandmother. The old woman seems to be very friendly, lets her inside and offers her coffee and cake. After a while, the grandmother falls asleep and Karin starts to investigate for her story. Then a boy in a wheelchair appears...

Credits

Cast:

Julischka Eichel

Dominik Bender

Niels Bormann

Liane Düsterhöft

Jan Pohl

Script:

Thorsten Klein

Florian Röser

Camera:

Raphael Beinder

Editing:

Florian Röser

Producer:

Sol Bondy

Sound:

Ingo Reiter

Music:

Sven Kaiser

Film info

Direction:

Florian Röser

Genre:

Kurzfilm

Country of production:

Germany

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

Production:

2008

Shooting format:

Digi Beta

Screening format:

1:1,85

Frame rate:

25 fps

Aspect ratio:

1:1,85

Sound format:

Dolby SR

Language:

German

Version:

OV

Runtime:

30

Westerntown

The „Spreepark Plänterwald“ was the most popular amusement park in the DDR. After the fall of the wall the park was mismanaged into financial ruin. For 4 years this area at the edge of Berlin lies in a state of hibernation: nature is taking back its land; the fairground rides are overgrown with ivy; the fencing has numerous holes, making the job harder for the security personnel. Inside this zone lays a small westerntown. Here Peter and Nancy Schiller live with their five children. They are all hardy country fans.

Credits

Cast:

Peter Schiller

Nancy Schiller

Max Schiller

Mandy Schiller

Gina Schiller

Billy-Joe Schiller

Kevin Jacobi

Gerd Jacobi

Script:

Nicolas Wackerbarth

Camera:

Istvan Imreh

Editing:

Stefan Stabenow

Producer:

Eva Weerts

Sound:

Jörg Kidrowski

Film info

Direction:

Nicolas Wackerbarth

Genre:

documentary

Country of production:

Germany

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

Production:

2006

Shooting format:

DV

Screening format:

4:3

Frame rate:

24 fps

Aspect ratio:

4:3

Sound format:

Dolby SR

Language:

German

Version:

OV

Runtime:

38

Security Camera

When a Gay couple is attacked by three, very scary looking men, even the security camera turns away. A spot against looking away and against violence a spot for more civil courage.

Credits

Cast:

Maurice Baker

Antonio Vasile

Bastian Michael

Tim Oermann

Camera:

Marian Engel

Editing:

Christoph Heller

Producer:

Christoph Heller

Sound:

Tobias von dem Borne

Nikos Welter

Film info

Direction:

Christoph Heller

Genre:

spot

Country of production:

Germany

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

Bonsai Film

Production:

2006

Shooting format:

DV

Screening format:

1:1,85

Frame rate:

24 fps

Aspect ratio:

1:1,85

Sound format:

Dolby SR

Language:

Version:

OV

Runtime:

1

Maybe forever

Surja has to force him, otherwise Sid wouldn’t climb the rusty gate with his elegant jacket. She’s very curious and wants to take pictures... Big heights, tumbling stones and a roof truss gutted by fire – there are many reasons for Sid to not enter the industrial ruin. But he can’t refuse Surja. The reward is a mesmerizing sunset. It will be their last and at the same time first one together. There is just one thing that’s for sure: Sid will never forget Surja.

Credits

Cast:

Jytte Merle Böhrnsen

Tomas Sinclair Spencer

Script:

Thorsten Klein

Lena Vurma

Camera:

Kai Miedendorp

Editing:

Julius Eisel

Producer:

Anne Kathrin Lewerenz

Lena Vurma

Sound:

Philipp Lange

Music:

Steven Parry

Film info

Direction:

Thorsten Klein

Genre:

Kurzfilm

Country of production:

Germany

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

Production:

2009

Shooting format:

35 mm

Screening format:

1:1,85

Frame rate:

25 fps

Aspect ratio:

1:1,85

Sound format:

Dolby Digital

Language:

English

Version:

OV

Runtime:

5

Adems Son

Ali wants to talk to his father about the past. But his sin has separated him from his family with no return. A story about guilt, atonement und the pain coursed by an irreversible act – the murder of the sister.

Credits

Script:

Hakan Savan Mican

Max Honert

Camera:

Sebastian Lempe

Editing:

Hakan Savas Mican

Sebastian Lempe

Producer:

Christin Geigemüller

Sound:

Matthias Maier

Suzanne Kaupp

Franziska Lehmann

Music:

Daria Marshinina

Tamer Yigit

Film info

Direction:

Hakan Savan Mican

Genre:

Kurzfilm

Country of production:

Germany

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

RBB

Production:

2008

Shooting format:

S16 mm

Screening format:

1:2,35

Frame rate:

24 fps

Aspect ratio:

Letterbox Cinemascope 1:2,35

Sound format:

Dolby Stereo

Language:

German, Turkish

Version:

OV

Runtime:

30