screening format
DCP
aspect ratio
1.78:1 (16:9)
sound format
Dolby Digital
original-language
German
subtitles
English
An oversized, cheeky rat has moved in with our protagonist. It whistles along with the radio, sits in the fridge, splashes in the tub, and is simply everywhere – loud, pesky, full of life. When it suddenly disappears, he realizes: it's never been this quiet – or this empty.
director
Antje Heyn
Production
Antje Heyn
Script
Antje Heyn, Nadia Budde, Johanna Hochholzer
Editing
Alexander Isert
DOP
Alexander Isert
Cast
Pierre M. Krause, Alexis Krüger
Original Score
Peer Kleinschmidt
Sound Design
Anna von Hammerstein, Joh Weisgerber
Animation
Gigi Chan
Festivals
2025
Curtas Vila do Conde - International Film Festival, Portugal
2025
SCHLiNGEL Internationales Filmfestival für Kinder und junges Publikum, Chemnitz, Germany
2025
Tirana International Film Festival, Albania
2025
DOK Leipzig - Internationales Leipziger Festival für Dokumentar- und Animationsfilm, Germany
2025
ReAnimania International Animation Film and Comics Art Festival of Yerevan, Armenia
2025
Chicago International Film Festival, USA
2025
Animateka International Animated Film Festival, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Production
- Protoplanet Studio
- Antje Heyn
- http://www.protoplanet-studio.de
Distribution
- Kurzfilm Agentur Hamburg
- Anne Jagemann
- Bodenstedtstr. 16
- 22765 Hamburg
- +49 40 39106318
- http://verleih.shortfilm.com
Sales
- Kurzfilm Agentur Hamburg
- Stine Wangler
- Bodenstedtstr. 16
- 22765 Hamburg
- +49 40 39106328
- http://sales.shortfilm.com
Antje Heyn
Antje Heyn is a German animation director. Besides setting her heart on creating characters and bringing them to life, she teaches animation and runs Protoplanet Studio.
Filmography
2010 Lumo
2015 PAWO
2016 Trial & Error
2019 CAT LAKE CITY
2022 META
2024 Für immer Sieben
2025 Vor meiner Tür auf einer Matte
