Weil es Mitte März ist (Teil 1 & 2)
Because it's middle of march (Part 1 & 2)

film type documentary film, experimental film Production Country Germany, Israel production year 2017 runtime 8'40 colour Color
screening format DCP aspect ratio 1.78:1 (16:9) sound format Stereo languages Deutsch Subtitles Englisch
screening format Media File (ProRes, mp4, mov) aspect ratio 1.78:1 (16:9) sound format Stereo languages Deutsch Subtitles Englisch

An impressionistic film essay about the founding history of the state of Israel: Bodybuilding as the aesthetic leading theme of this movie becomes mixed up with the myth of building the state of Israel and the need for self-protection.

director Leri Matehha Original Score Marin Geier Sound Design Marin Geier Editing Leri Matehha DOP Ofir Perez film school Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln (KHM)
Festivals
2017 Kurzfilm Festival Hamburg, Germany
2017 KFFK/Kurzfilmfestival Köln, Germany
2018 Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, France
Production
  • Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln (KHM)
  • Ute Dilger
  • +49 221 20189 330
  • https://www.khm.de/
Distribution
  • Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln (KHM)
  • Ute Dilger
  • +49 221 20189 330
  • https://www.khm.de/
Sales
  • Leri Matehha
  • +49 152 34399371
School
  • Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln (KHM)
  • Heumarkt 14
  • 50667 Köln
  • Germany
  • +49 221 201890
  • http://www.khm.de

Leri Matehha

Born and raised in Tallinn/Estonia;
studies of philosophy and Scandinavian studies at the University of Cologne;
since 2012 studies at the Academy of Media Arts Cologne with main focus on art film and theory

Filmography
2014 Ein Wabenwunsch
2016 Thomas der Hochspringer
2017 NYE