Silent Night

film type documentary film Production Country Germany production year 2024 runtime 13'40 colour Color
screening format DCP aspect ratio 1.78:1 (16:9) sound format Dolby Digital original-language Arabic, English subtitles German, English, French, Spanish

A group of international tourists travel to Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank to visit and see religious sites. But what they do not see is even more striking.

director Jonathan Schaller, Philipp Schaeffer Production Philipp Schaeffer, Jonathan Schaller Script Philipp Schaeffer, Jonathan Schaller DOP Philipp Schaeffer Editing Jonathan Schaller, Jouri Hoepfner Sound Design Jan-Eric Heitland
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Jonathan Schaller

Jonathan Schaller, born 1996 in Cologne, took philosophy, history, and media-culture studies. During that time, he made numerous short films that where shown at national and international film festivals. Since 2019 he has studied directing at the Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg.

Filmography
2017 Sonntag
2019 Stella
2019 Jona
2022 Unfertiges Land
2024 Silent Night

Philipp Schaeffer

After graduating in philosophy from King's College London, Philipp Schaeffer spent two years working between Los Angeles, the Canadian Arctic, and Berlin. He is currently studying documentary directing at the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg.

Filmography
2019 A Jester's Tale
2020/2021 Eggs, Rocks, Human Beings
2022 Das Einhorn mit der Schneehose rannte plötzlich los
2024 Silent Night