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24 STUNDEN Trailer German | Deutsch
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24 STUNDEN Trailer German | Deutsch

24 Stunden Harald Friedl | AT 2024 | 100 min Kinostart: 11.10.2024 Die 50-jährige Rumänin Sadina Lungu ist 24-Stunden Pflegerin. Seit Jahren kümmert sie sich um die 85-jährige Frau Pöschl in Bad Vöslau. Das Leben Sadinas ist eintönig und kräfteraubend. Einsamkeit nagt an ihr. Fitnessübungen, Rauchen und online-Gespräche mit Familie und Freund:innen in Rumänien helfen ihr durch die Tage. 14 Jahre schon hält Sadina jeweils drei bis fünf Monate am Stück durch, ehe sie für einen Monat heimfahren kann, um mit ihren Liebsten, die sie finanziell unterstützt, zusammen zu sein und das zu tun, was sie gerne möchte. Mit ihren langen Einsätzen ist Sadina eine seltene Erscheinung in der Branche. Wie schafft Sadina ihr Leben fern der Heimat? Was tut sie gegen die Gefahr der Entfremdung von daheim? Wie schafft sie es unter vielfältigen körperlichen und mentalen Herausforderungen bei sich zu bleiben und selbst auch etwas vom Leben zu haben? Harald Friedls Dokumentarfilm 24 STUNDEN schöpft seine emotionale Kraft primär aus der Figur seiner Protagonistin Sadina Lungu, die dem Klischee von Pflegerinnen kaum entspricht. In online-Kontakten mit Kolleginnen erzählt der Film gleichzeitig von den Gefahren und Ausbeutungsverhältnissen in der Pflegebranche, die sich nur wegen der extremen sozialen Schieflage in Europa so hartnäckig halten können. Parallel zur persönlichen, emotionalen Geschichte Sadinas entwickelt der Film große sozialpolitische Relevanz. Denn Sadina steht in diesem Film nicht nur für sich allein, sondern für geschätzte 62.000 Osteuropäer:innen, die in Österreich Pflegedienst leisten. »Eindringliche Bilder der Intimität.« Salzburger Nachrichten »Großes, episches und sehr cineastisches Direct Cinema.« – DOK.fest München »Harald Friedls dokumentarisches Porträt besticht durch die Sorgfalt, mit der hier von Sorgearbeit erzählt wird. Mit großer Zurückhaltung der Kamera bei gleichzeitiger Nähe dokumentiert der Regisseur Sadinas Alltag. Dabei gelingt es ihm, sie nicht als Opfer der Umstände, sondern als Person erscheinen zu lassen, die es entgegen aller Widrigkeiten schafft, sich auch um sich selbst zu kümmern.« Eva Königshofen, Diagonale 2024 Mehr Infos: https://www.polyfilm.at/film/24-stunden/
Sprich mit mir | Trailer (deutsch) [with English subtitles] ᴴᴰ
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Sprich mit mir | Trailer (deutsch) [with English subtitles] ᴴᴰ

KARO (28) ist frisch getrennt und kämpft mit der nicht vorhandenen Beziehung zu ihrem Vater. Als ihre Mutter MICHAELA (50) mit ihr in den Urlaub nach Rügen fahren will, vermutet Karo wieder eine gescheiterte Männergeschichte dahinter. Was als spontaner Trip beginnt, entpuppt sich schnell als Reise in die Vergangenheit zweier Frauen, die unterschiedlicher nicht sein können: Michaela will Ablenkung, Karo will Ruhe. Im Hotel angekommen, lernen sie den frisch geschiedenen JOCHEN (60) und seine Teenager Tochter MARIE (16) kennen. Für Michaela ist Jochen ein Urlaubsflirt und für Karo könnte er die Antwort auf all ihre Fragen und Sehnsüchte sein, Marie hingegen der Spiegel einer Jugend, die Karo nie hatte. Mutter und Tochter begreifen schnell, dass der abwesende Vater eine Leerstelle hinterlassen hat, die größer und schmerzhafter ist, als sie dachten. Alte Wunden werden aufgerissen und beide versuchen auf ihre eigene Art und Weise zu heilen und sich aus ihren gefestigten Rollen zu befreien. Weitere Infos zum Film: https://ucm.one/de/sprich-mit-mir ----------- ENGLISH: KARO (28) is newly separated and struggles with the non-existent relationship with her father. When her mother MICHAELA (50) wants to go on vacation with her to Rügen, Karo suspects another failed male story behind it. What starts as a spontaneous trip quickly turns out to be a journey into the past of two women who couldn't be more different: Michaela wants distraction, Karo wants peace. When they arrive at the hotel, they meet the newly divorced JOCHEN (60) and his teenage daughter MARIE (16). For Michaela, Jochen is a vacation flirt and for Karo he could be the answer to all her questions and longings. Marie, on the other hand, is the mirror of a youth Karo never had. Mother and daughter quickly realize that the absent father has left a void that is bigger and more painful than they thought. Old wounds are torn open and both try to heal in their own way and free themselves from their fixed roles. More information about the movie: https://ucm.one/en/talk-to-me © Darling Berlin / UCM.ONE #darlingberlin #janinhalisch #alinastiegler #peterlohmeyer
"Zwischen Himmel und Erde" - Documentary - Festivaltrailer (2020)
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"Zwischen Himmel und Erde" - Documentary - Festivaltrailer (2020)

Once in the little village of Ahnatal-Weimar, near the city of Kassel, there were three bronze bells hung in the church tower. During World War 1, two of the three bells were taken from the tower to be made into ammunition. In the year 1920, the village decided to trade the one remaining bell for three steel bells. These bells have hung there ever since and have now rusted through completely. The «Three steel sisters» have witnessed 100 years of village history and now their time has come. But every end brings with it a new beginning. The church congegration came together to raise the funds for a set of new bronze bells. Through the process they experience what can be achieved with diligence, team work and the sweat of one's brow. After a long process they finally achieve what they had set out to do. Four new bronze bells finally make their way into the church tower. The filmmaker Zenon Kristen, who grew up in Ahnatal-Weimar himself, accompanies the village on its journey which takes him to places unforeseen. What began as an intimate documentary of Ahnatal-Weimar church's new bronze bells, quickly developed into a much more complicated story that extends far beyond the village borders. It is a film about how a village bands together, the value of peace in turbulent times, an almost forgotten ancient art form, and a sound which is too often ignored. Director, Writer, Editor: Zenon Kristen Produced by Zenon Kristen, Nik Baczewski Director of Photography: Zenon Kristen, Harry Besel by Nosta Films www.nostafilms.com 2020
"Zwischen Himmel und Erde" - Documentary Trailer - 60 seconds (2020)
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"Zwischen Himmel und Erde" - Documentary Trailer - 60 seconds (2020)

Once in the little village of Ahnatal-Weimar, near the city of Kassel, there were three bronze bells hung in the church tower. During World War 1, two of the three bells were taken from the tower to be made into ammunition. In the year 1920, the village decided to trade the one remaining bell for three steel bells. These bells have hung there ever since and have now rusted through completely. The «Three steel sisters» have witnessed 100 years of village history and now their time has come. But every end brings with it a new beginning. The church congegration came together to raise the funds for a set of new bronze bells. Through the process they experience what can be achieved with diligence, team work and the sweat of one's brow. After a long process they finally achieve what they had set out to do. Four new bronze bells finally make their way into the church tower. The filmmaker Zenon Kristen, who grew up in Ahnatal-Weimar himself, accompanies the village on its journey which takes him to places unforeseen. What began as an intimate documentary of Ahnatal-Weimar church's new bronze bells, quickly developed into a much more complicated story that extends far beyond the village borders. It is a film about how a village bands together, the value of peace in turbulent times, an almost forgotten ancient art form, and a sound which is too often ignored. Director, Writer, Editor: Zenon Kristen Produced by Zenon Kristen, Nik Baczewski Director of Photography: Zenon Kristen, Harry Besel by Nosta Films www.nostafilms.com (2020)
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Project Information

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Documentary

Der Fall Tellkamp

DER FALL TELLKAMP - STREIT UM DIE MEINUNGSFREIHEIT

Feature  TV-Documentary · 89 mins · German (OV) · 2022

"Readers and feature pages have been waiting a long time for it, and now it's here: Uwe Tellkamp's new novel "Der Schlaf in den Uhren" is being published by Suhrkamp. There has been a lot of speculation in recent years, including whether the publisher still stands by its award-winning author. The differences seemed too great since Tellkamp positioned himself against Islamic immigration in 2018 and faced massive public criticism. Director Andreas Gräfenstein worked on this film for more than two years. He has lived in Dresden himself, knows places and people involved. His film is an attempt to overcome the speechlessness in the debate beyond the politically extreme."
 
Extracted from 3sat, translated with DeepL

"Grossartiges Porträt einer verletzten und wütenden Seele"
➤ Neue Zürcher Zeitung

"Der "Fall" Tellkamp ist eigentlich ein Fall Deutschland."
➤ CICERO

"Höchst sehenswert"
➤ Berliner Zeitung

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Production // Client STRANDGUTMEDIA · 3sat · ZDF

Producers TORSTEN BERG · SILKE STILLIG

Production JÖRG SCHMIDT (ZDF) 
· SANDRA HELLMANN 
· ANJA MISSING Editorial Assistance ELISA LUTTER

Editorial Office DANIEL FIEDLER · BETTINA PETRY · FRANK VORPAHL 

Voice Over ALEXANDER WEISE Animation SEBASTIAN STUERTZ
Grading ERIC GIESE Sound Mix FLORIAN SCHÄFER 
Co-Editors 
SHABNAM NIMI DIVINGELE · FRANZISKA FETTBACK
 
Editor ZENON KRISTEN

Directors of Photography ULF BEHRENS · CHRIS VALENTIEN

Written and Directed by ANDREAS GRÄFENSTEIN

An Impossible Project

AN IMPOSSIBLE PROJECT

Feature Documentary · 93 mins · English (OV) · 2020

„How often do you look at your phone? Can you even stop? Are you, too, suffering from digital overload? Director Jens Meurer's film 'An Impossible Project' sets out to offer us alternative distractions, and to learn to trust our senses once more.

 

In 2008, as we were all salivating over our first iPhone, an eccentric former biologist, Dr. Florian Kaps - better known as 'Doc' - had a strange calling. He decided to save the last Polaroid factory in the world, in Enschede in the Netherlands. At first the venture failed miserably. But the Doc never gives up and what follows is a heart-warming and inspiring trip into the new power of analogue - taking him to one of the unlikeliest places of all: Silicon Valley.

 

Shot on analogue 35mm film (of course), the original soundtrack was recorded direct-to-disc by a 40-piece jazz orchestra with the sensational Haley Reinhart on vocals and the titles hand-printed by Erik Spiekermann. 'An Impossible Project' is rich in curiosity and good humour, celebrating the potent and lasting connections between humans and technology, and serving as a timely reminder that not only are we all unique, but humans are the most analogue project of all."

 

➤ Extracted from IMDb

As a big fan and friend of all things analog I was happy to edit this beautiful analog documentary together with Michael Nollet and Andrew Bird. 

An Impossible Project Poster

An INSTANT FILM Production with MISCHIEF FILMS / ARRI MEDIA / HEAD GEAR FILMS and METROL TECHNOLOGY / BOHEMIA MEDIA  
Executive Producers JUDY TOSSELL · JOSEF REIDINGER
ANTONIO EXACOUSTOS · FRANK LEHMANN · MICHAEL KÖLMEL · DIETMAR GÜNTSCHE  Co-Produced by RALPH WIESER
Producers PHIL HUNT · COMPTON ROSS  
 
Original Soundtrack SASCHA PERES feat. HALEY REINHART · RYAN TEAGUE · ALICE PHOEBE LOU  
 
Co-Writer // Script Editor FRANZISKA KRAMER  
 
Editors MICHAEL NOLLET · ANDREW BIRD · ZENON KRISTEN

Directors of Photography BERND FISCHER · TORSTEN LIPPSTOCK

Written, Directed and Produced by JENS MEURER

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ARRI 100

Image Series // Documentary Series · 2016-2017

100 years of ARRI

In 2017 ARRI was celebrating their 100th anniversary and asked a series of filmmakers about their art, their techniques and of course their relations to the tools and partnership with ARRI. I was happy to edit 16 episodes of this series, directed by Jens Meurer who interviewed a lot of interesting and famous filmmakers like Wim Wenders, Tom Tykwer, Edgar Reitz and Katja von Garnier as well as the producer Stefan Arndt, the camera women Bella Halben and Judith Kaufmann or the film restorer Davide Pozzi. Watch two of the most inspiring episodes below or click the button to find the whole series at Arri's official 100 years anniversary site.

ARRI 100
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Client // Production ARRI MEDIA
 
Producers NICO FITZGERALD
 
Creative Producer ROSI ROTHENFUSSER

Concept & Compilation HENNING RÄDLEIN
 
Editors MERLE GRIMME · ALEKSEJ BERKOVIC RGC, GREGG BISHOP · LESLIE ECKERT · THOMAS ERICHSEN · CHRISTOPH HUTTERER · SOPHIE KILL · ZENON KRISTEN · FLORIAN LEITL · PIERRE MARTINET · NATHAN MORRIS · ADEE NG. NARGRET RUN · PETRA SCHERER ·  FRANK SCHÖNFELDER · DAVID SCOTT SMITH · HIKARU SUZUKI · BRYAN TANORI · YUYE WANG ·  XEPA CREATIVE (HK) Ltd · MIN-JUNG YEO · ZE YUAN

Directed by HENNING RÄDLEIN · JENS MEURER · TOM FÄHRMANN

Der Palast - Die Doku

DER PALAST - DIE DOKUMENTATION

TV-Documentary · 43 mins · German (OV) · 2021

"Andreas Gräfenstein tells the breathtaking story of this entertainment temple, which stretches from the Weimar Republic to the present day. Stars also performed in the palace during GDR times, earning it the reputation of a "Las Vegas of the East. The accompanying documentary tells what went on behind the scenes of the show stage in the last years of the GDR. How freely could the artists work? What privileges did they have? How was the great revue tradition of the Friedrichstadtpalast written on?" 
 
➤ Extracted from ZDF, translated with DeepL

Production // Client STRANDGUTMEDIA · ZDF

Producers TORSTEN BERG · SILKE STILLIG

Production FRAUKE WOLF (ZDF) 
· SANDRA HELLMANN 
· ANJA MISSING · EKKI WETZEL ·  ELISA LUTTER

Editorial Office ZDF  STEFAN BRAUBURGER  ·  CARL-LUDWIG PEASCHKE

Voice Over SUSANNE GRAWE Animation STUDIO EIGENGRAU
Grading ERIC GIESE

 
Editors OLIVER SZYZA · ZENON KRISTEN · MICHA SAMOLENKO

Directors of Photography PHILIPP BABEN DER ERDE · ROBERT SCHRAMM

Directed by ANDREAS GRÄFENSTEIN

Fiction

The Social Experiment

THE SOCIAL EXPERIMENT

Thriller, Sci-Fi, Drama · 97 mins · German (OV) · 2022

„The Social Experiment" is about a group of young people who are lured into a supposed "Escape Room" adventure by a competition. In fact, however, it is a behavioral analysis experiment. The experiment is conducted by two scientists. In order to be able to tailor the games exactly to the strengths, weaknesses and characteristics of the participants, they have programmed an AI. This starts to play the participants off against each other and confront them with their deepest fears. The friendship is put to the test. A fight to the death begins. Everyone has to question themselves and their beliefs and choose a side. Central themes of the thriller are friendship, manipulation and social media."

➤ Extracted from Gipfelstürmer Film GmbH

"In one of the first virtual productions in Germany, Hamburg-based first-time director Pascal Schröder, producer Andreas Schlieter and DoP Daniel Schua have been exploring the opportunities of virtual production. Inspired by Disney’s The Mandalorian series, they have been shooting their first feature, The Social Experiment, in a newly opened LED studio in Hamburg. “The great advantage of this technology is that there are no limits,” says Schröder. “It is possible to put any set that you can imagine on screen.” Together with scriptwriter Raffaela Kraus, he developed the idea for a story about an escape game, as it gave them utter freedom in terms of style."

➤ Extracted from Cineuropa

The Social Experiment Poster

Production Company GIPFELSTÜRMER PRODUCTION
Distributor TOBIS FILM


Cast MARVEN SUAREZ BRINKERT · ELMO ANTON STRATZ 
THAPELO MASHIANE · EMILIA DJALILI · GUSTAV STRUNZ · RAFFAELA KRAUS · CLAUDIU MARK DRAGHICI ·
MARION VON STENGEL


Executive Producers RAFFAELA KRAUS · JOHANNES LUTSCH · LEONIE MITTMANN · PASCAL SCHRÖDER ·NICK VAN GINNEKEN Producers ANDREAS SCHLIETER · KAI STEINMETZ
 
Music by RUBIN HENKEL · OLIVER C. JENSEN
Sound Designer STEPHAN KONKEN

 
Written by RAFFAELA KRAUS · PASCAL SCHRÖDER
Editor ZENON KRISTEN Directors of Photography DANIEL SCHUA

Directed by PASCAL SCHRÖDER

GRENZER

GRENZER

Short Film · 30 mins · 2023

November 1989 at the inner-German border. The regime-loyal GDR border guard Rudi and his system-weary comrade Frank observe potential border violators. When the Wall unexpectedly falls in the evening, Rudi finds himself confronted with the death of socialism, fear and deep sadness. Delusional, he denies what happened and places a family on the death strip.

Production HxB BEWEGTBILD PRODUKTION
in cooperation with NOSTA FILMS


Starring LUKAS UMLAUFT · JOHANN-CHRISTOF LAUBISCH
ALESSA KORDECK · DANNIE LENNERTZ · TYLER MATTEO · DAVID BARGIEL · MARTIN BERTRAM · WOLFGANG PREUSSGER
 
Director of Photography FERDINAND KOWALKE

Sound MATTI KÄLKE

Written by HARRY BESEL
 · NIK BACZEWSKI
 
Film Editor ZENON KRISTEN

Produced and Directed by HARRY BESEL

Dance

10.04 - 20:30

10.04, 20:30 (Zehnter Vierter - Zwanzig Dreißig)

Short Film · 17 mins · 2018

„It's Annika's birthday. Instead of throwing a party she has invited only her unsuspecting work colleague Niko, in addition to her best friend Max, in a misguided advance. No one is actually having any fun. What unfolds here is far more than just an unpleasant situation. Long and carefully built up resentments make their way to the surface and a breach of trust finally ensures that the evening takes a grotesque turn.“

➤ Zitat: crew-united.com

Production FILMARCHE BERLIN · MATTI REISSIG PRODUKTION

Starring BENEDIKT ZEITNER · LAURA MILDA WEINHEIMER
TOBIAS FISCHER
 
Director of Photography THEO SOLNIK

Sound FLORIAN VLASEK
 
Film Editor ZENON KRISTEN

Directed by MATTI REIßIG

Hither and Thither

HITHER AND THITHER (and more)

Contemporary Dance by Julia Maria Koch · 2015-2017

„'Hither and Thither‘ is a dance-piece in two acts and a prelude and mirrors the act-order of the famous romantic ballets which dedicate the first act to life and the second act to the “other side”. The prelude refers to the "divertissement" in the romantic opera lyrique and gives an absurd preview to what follows in the next two acts. The first act deals with different life-stories, touching the big timeless issues of human relationships like love, power, guilt, cruelty. The characters are inspired in romantic heroes from literature, ballet and also contemporary identities, who all experience a tragic turnaround of their story, which makes them connect with another realm or shifts their awareness. The second act shows the same characters in an otherworldly setting, where the stories start to dissolve and the former individuality melts into sameness, physical formality into de-composition and strong visual suggestions. By the end dissolution offers the resolution and leaves us with the unsettling question of our legacy.“

  Extracted from  www.juliamariakoch.com

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A Choreography by JULIA MARIA KOCH with Music by HÖRðUR MÁR BJARNASON premiered at UFER STUDIOS BERLIN

 

Dancers LAURA GARCIA · ERICK ODRIOZOLA · SOFA ANGELIS · YANNICK NEU

EMMERICH SCHMOLLGRUBER · JULIA MARIA KOCH  

 

Lightning Designer // Producer TORSTEN LIPPSTOCK

Camera FRANK BERTRAM · ZENON KRISTEN · TORSTEN LIPPSTOCK · KRISTINA WEINHOLD · BERNARD LANDEN · FLORIAN SEIDEL

 

Editor ZENON KRISTEN

Concept JULIA MARIA KOCH

In fact 'Hither and Thither' was just the first of a series of dance choreographies by Julia Maria Koch, produced by Torsten Lippstock. We created a warm and inspiring working relationship which led us to new projects like 'Charon', 'zenit_nadir' and 'Deals with God'. I still benefit from the experience I gained during this collaboration with a choreographer. When it comes to movement, expression and unflattering attitudes, you learn a lot from dance...

CHOREOGRAPHIES BY JULIA MARIA KOCH
Non Uttered

NON-UTTERED

Contemporary Dance · 6 mins · 2022

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Dancer JOLINUS PAPE
 
Camera // Grading IAN SIEPMANN BAUM

Assistant LEONIE TÜRKE · SARA VALENTI