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Vom Duft der Roten Beete und den Menschen, die ewig leben
The Scent of Beetroot and the People Who Live Forever

film type animated film Production Country Germany production year 2023 runtime 12'29 colour Color, animation technique 2D computer animation, 3D computer animation, mixed media
screening format DCP aspect ratio 1.78:1 (16:9) sound format Dolby Surround original-language German subtitles English

On a distant planet not unlike our own, a scientist called Tikhon discovers the key to immortality - the scent of beetroot. Those who surround themselves with its scent live forever. Through the excessive use of the beet scent, an impenetrable magenta atmosphere soon envelops the entire planet. Immortality spreads like a virus: death is now not only avoidable, but impossible.

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director Petra Stipetić, Maren Wiese Production DokFront Wittmoser&Kim Sound Design Christian Wittmoser Script Petra Stipetić, Maren Wiese Editing Petra Stipetić, Maren Wiese Animation Petra Stipetić, Maren Wiese, Yannick Stark DOP Petra Stipetić, Maren Wiese Original Score Thomas Höhl film school Kunsthochschule Kassel
Festivals
2023 FILMFEST DRESDEN - International Short Film Festival, Dresden, Germany
2023 Fest Anča International Animation Festival, Bratislava, Slovakia
School
  • Kunsthochschule Kassel
Production
  • GbR
  • DokFront Wittmoser&Kim
Distribution
  • Petra Stipetić
  • https://www.petrastipetic.de/
Sales
  • Petra Stipetić
  • https://www.petrastipetic.de/

Petra Stipetić

Petra Stipetić is an animation artist and director. Her short films have been screened and awarded at numerous international festivals. In addition to her artistic work, she teaches animation and storytelling at universities. She is also involved in curating and compiling short film programs for various film festivals.

Filmography
Strangers with Hats (2026), Vom Duft der Roten Beete und den Menschen, die ewig leben (2023), jeijay (2021), brush my hair until i’m dead (2019), Nauru (2019), Your Future (2019), Liebe im Schlamm (2018), Regrets (2018)

Portrait of Petra Stipetić

Maren Wiese

Born 1990 in Lingen, Germany, she is an animator working in Kassel. She has studied animation at the Kunsthochschule Kassel art school since 2014. In 2016, she founded the collective fishyfilms together with Petra Stipetic.

Filmography
2015 Boyfriend
2016 Sara
2017 Hesitation
2017 Die Maus, die brüllte
2018 Your Future Game
2019 brush my hair until i’m dead
2019 Nauru
2019 Your Future
2021 Jeijay
2023 Vom Duft der Roten Beete und den Menschen, die ewig leben

Portrait of Maren Wiese