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Knockout Dreams

new film type documentary film Production Country Germany production year 2026 runtime 27'00 colour Color
screening format DCP aspect ratio 1.66:1 sound format 5.1 Audiomix original-language German subtitles English

Amid rough times and the tangled jungle of male identity, the 13-year-old boxer Ilias seeks stability both in and out of the ring.

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director Andreas Birkenheier Sound Design Lukas Rabl, Simon Hütt, Nils Gröne Production Andreas Birkenheier Editing Andreas Birkenheier DOP Andreas Birkenheier Script - -
Festivals
2026 Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen, Germany
2026 dokumentART Neubrandenburg, Germany
2026 doxs! dokumentarfilme für kinder und jugendliche, Duisburg, Germany
2026 Festival du Court Métrage en Plein Air de Grenoble, France
2026 IDFA International Documentary Festival Amsterdam, Netherlands (School Program)
Production
  • Andreas Birkenheier
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Distribution
  • Andreas Birkenheier
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Sales
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Andreas Birkenheier

Andreas Birkenheier, born in Koblenz, completed traineeships with several TV productions before studying film at the Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology in Ireland, graduating in 2016. He lives and works in Cologne as an editor and filmmaker.

Filmography
2013 Memory Games
2014 Bed & Breakfast: A Number of Accidental Selfies
2016 Beasts Like Us
2018 Irish Street League
2021 Street Court Mayor
2026 Knockout Dreams