screening format
DCP
aspect ratio
1.66:1
sound format
Dolby Surround
original-language
German
subtitles
English
Germany in a near future: queer people have become even more marginalized and under threat. On the last day of winter, Omar is released from prison. On his first stop off, he visits his best friend Ava, who was not expectiong to see him. The world keeps falling apart and fear seems to be defeating hope.
director
Carlos Pereira
Production
Carlotta Cornehl, Clara Puhlmann
Script
Carlos Pereira
Editing
Vanessa Heeger
DOP
Karim Marold
Sound Design
Celine Jünger
Szenenbild / Production Design
Veronika Janovec
Cast
Akin Victor, Banafshe Hourmazdi
film school
Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin (DFFB)
Festivals
2023
Locarno International Film Festival, Switzerland
2023
San Sebastian Festival, Spain
2023
Festival International du Film La Roche-sur-Yon, France
2023
Bucharest International Experimental Film Festival, Romania
(Special Mention)
2023
Short Waves, Poznan, Poland
2023
Adelaide Film Festival, Australia
2024
Achtung Berlin Filmfestival, Germany
(Best Short Film)
2024
FILMFEST DRESDEN - International Short Film Festival, Dresden, Germany
2024
Kurzfilm Festival Hamburg, Germany
2024
Drama International Short Film Festival, Greece
2024
IndieLisboa International Film Festival, Lissabon, Portugal
2024
CURTA CINEMA - Rio de Janeiro International Short Film Festival, Brazil
Awards
2024 Bester Kurzfilm 2023 Preis der Deutschen Filmkritik 2024
School
- Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin (DFFB)
- Friedrich-Krause-Ufer 19
- 13353 Berlin
- http://www.dffb.de
Distribution
- Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin (DFFB)
- Anna Laura Wenzel
- Potsdamer Str. 2
- 10785 Berlin
- +49 30 25759152
- http://www.dffb.de
Sales
- Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin (DFFB)
- Anna Laura Wenzel
- Potsdamer Str. 2
- 10785 Berlin
- +49 30 25759152
- http://www.dffb.de
Production
- Angst & Drang Film
- Clara Puhlmann
- +49 176 66670602
- https://angstdrang.de/
Production
- Angst & Drang Film
- Carlotta Cornehl
Carlos Pereira
Carlos Pereira, born 1989 in Lisbon, is currently studying film directing at the DFFB film school, Berlin. His films have been shown at festivals such as Locarno, Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin, IndieLisboa, Doclisboa, and Vila do Conde.
Filmography
2010 Longe
2018 Histórias de fantasmas
2022 Vulkan
2023 SLIMANE