Pro­tag­o­nist

Berlin, in an alternative present. Rora drifts through a lifeless routine as a corporate consultant: printing, sipping instant coffee, having sex. After reaching a tipping point, she takes mental health leave and is replaced by a double. As the double’s performance of Rora’s life slips from precision into obsession, a strange bond forms between them.

Credits

Cast:

Serafina Sampu – Rora / Double

Baonan Wang – Ui

Arthur Chruszcz – Boyfriend

Nadine Milzner – Boss

Hyun Wanner – Perfume Representative

Script:

Nathalie Seidl

Regieassistenz:

Ali Motamedi Dehbarez

Camera:

Ari Salazar

Producer:

Tanya Tsyganova

Sound:

Teri Mirbaha

Tondesign:

Luka Barajević

Editing:

Celine Jünger

Grading:

Sergi Sanchez Rodriguez

Music:

Ellie Lizbeth Brown

Kostüm (Credit):

Anna Philippa Müller

Zeichnungen:

Niklas Buescher

Film info

Direction:

Nathalie Seidl

Genre:

Kurzfilm

Country of production:

Germany

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

Production:

2025

Shooting format:

16mm

Screening format:

16:9

Frame rate:

25 fps

Aspect ratio:

16:9

Sound format:

5.1

Language:

English with German or English subtitles

Version:

OmU

Runtime:

19.06 min