screening format
DCP
aspect ratio
1.78:1 (16:9)
sound format
Dolby Digital
languages
Deutsch
Subtitles
Englisch
Julius can't sleep. To empty his head he decides to go on a roadtrip, but somehow he is unable to leave. A hand drawn animation about failure, insomnia, a red motorbike, pretty bar girls, the desolateness of Berlin (even in summer) and waterproof socks.
director
Xaver Xylophon (Böhm)
Animation
Xaver Xylophon
Editing
Xaver Xylophon
DOP
Xaver Xylophon
Production
Xaver Xylophon
Script
Xaver Xylophon
Sound Design
OTO Studios
film school
weißensee kunsthochschule berlin
Festivals
2014
Primanima World Festival of First Animations, Budaörs, Hungary
(SPECIAL MENTION)
2014
video/film tage – screening, Mainz, Germany
(PREIS DES LANDESFILMDIENST RHEINLAND-PFALZ E.V.*)
2014
ANIMPACT Animation Festival, Seoul, Korea (Republic of)
2014
Brno16, Czech Republic
(BEST STUDENT FILM, HONORABLE MENTION ANIMATION)
2014
CineMAiubit International Student Film Festival, Bucharest, Romania
2014
Ozu Film Festival, Sassuolo, Italy
2015
Trieste Film Festival, Italy
Awards
2014 AWARD FOR EXCELLENT DESIGN Animation Academy Award of BFA 2014
Production
- weißensee kunsthochschule berlin
- Xaver Xylophon
- Bühringerstr. 20
- 13068 Berlin
School
- weißensee kunsthochschule berlin
- Bühringstraße 20
- 13086 Berlin
- Germany
- +49 30 477050
- http://www.kh-berlin.de
Xaver Xylophon (Böhm)
Is a freelance artist and filmmaker;
studied at the Kunsthochschule Berlin Weißensee;
has worked for the New York Times and made music videos for many artists;
currently he finished work on his debut feature OH BEAUTIFUL NIGHT;
lives and works in Berlin.
Filmography
2007 Kurzschluss
2011 For Hire! – Bangalore Rickshaw
2011 Bei Ebbe
2014 Roadtrip
2016 Hula Nights
2018 Oh Beautiful Night