Piecht

film type fiction Production Country Germany production year 2023 runtime 29'54 colour Color
screening format DCP aspect ratio 1:1 sound format Dolby Surround original-language German subtitles English

Johanna has to tell her mother Ursula that she has not been accepted to take her final exams. She joins Ursula on a short vacation to Piecht, in order to catch her at a quiet moment. Ursula, who does not want to admit that her daughter is growing up, is actively looking for a substitute community, and finds a direct kinship in Piecht. It becomes more and more difficult for Johanna to stay in touch with Ursula, until finally her non-admission to the final exams becomes the least of her problems.

director Luka Lara Steffen Script Luka Lara Steffen DOP Hannah Platzer Production Sophia Lorena Gamboa Huamán Szenenbild / Production Design Ella Knopf Sound Design Jannis Hannover Original Score Mario Waxenegger, Björn Peng Editing Luka Lara Steffen, Jan Liesefeld Cast Alida Stricker, Kerstin Thielemann, Elif Kardesseven, Corinna Nilson, Simon Kirsch, Christopher Heuer film school Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln (KHM)
Festivals
2023 Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis, Saarbrücken, Germany
School
  • Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln (KHM)
  • Heumarkt 14
  • 50667 Köln
  • Germany
  • +49 221 201890
  • http://www.khm.de
Distribution
  • Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln (KHM)
  • Ute Dilger
  • +49 221 20189 330
  • https://www.khm.de/
Production
  • Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln (KHM)
  • Ute Dilger
  • +49 221 20189 330
  • https://www.khm.de/
Sales
  • Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln (KHM)
  • Ute Dilger
  • +49 221 20189 330
  • https://www.khm.de/

Luka Lara Steffen

Luka Lara Steffen studied screenwriting and directing at the Academy of Media Arts Cologne from 2014 to 2022. During her time there, she made several short films and a long documentary. In 2022 she was awarded the "Shoot" award from the IFFF Dortmund+Köln.

Filmography
2018 Safe Space
2020 Passionsspiele
2023 Piecht