SHORT, 2016, GERMANY, 30 MIN, ARRI ALEXA

Elke, a young police officer, and her colleague Armin are on patrol close to the Czech border. During a routine stop and search operation a young Czech man resists their police orders and in the heat of the moment gets shot by Elke. As a result, Elke gets suspended while the police investigates internally and she sinks into a deep sense of guilt. While her emotions become unbearable, Elke decides to make her way to the Czech Republic in order to find the family of the man she killed.

 

CREW

Director Felix Ahrens

Producer David Nienhold

DoP Stephan Buske / Sabine Panossian

Editor Marielle Pohlmann

Production Filmuniversity Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF / Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk

Co-Pro CURLYPICTURES GmbH & Co. KG

 

AWARDS & FESTIVALS

2016, Student Academy Award (Studentenoscar), Los Angeles – WON
2016, Kinofest Lünen, audience Award – WON
2016, Max Ophüls Preis, Saarbrücken – nominated
2016, Int. Frauenfilmfestival, Köln – nominated
2016, Sehsüchte Filmfestival, Potsdam – nominated
2016, Alpinale Nenzig, Austria – nominated
2016, Unabhängiges Filmfest Osnabrück – nominated
2016, Sleepwalkers Shortfilm Festival, Estonia – nominated
2017, Filmwochenende Würzburg – nominated
2017, Kurzfilmfestival Landshut – nominated
2017, Berlin & Beyond Film Festival, San Francisco – nominated

 

TV SCREENINGS

26.04.2016 – MDR / TV Premiere
28.09.2016 – MDR
21.12.2016 – MDR
21.02.2017 – BR