Demontage

new film type documentary film Production Country Germany production year 2026 runtime 29'59 colour Color
screening format DCP aspect ratio 1.78:1 (16:9) sound format 5.1 Audiomix original-language German subtitles English

On the outskirts of Lüdenscheid in Germany, Sandra runs her late father's car recycling business. It is a place where discarded car parts find new owners, and where people find work, structure, and a sense of belonging. Together with her employees Holger, Markus, and Kevin, who would struggle to find work elsewhere, Sandra has created a fragile utopia. However, a growing chain of external pressures threatens not only the business, but also the lives that are intertwined with it.

director Leonard Mann Editing Justus Hanfland Sound Design Frederic Hellmann DOP Felix von Klitzing Production Leonard Mann Script Leonard Mann film school Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln (KHM)
Festivals
2026 Bundesfestival junger Film, St. Ingbert, Germany
2026 PROVINZIALE - Filmfest Eberswalde, Germany
2026 blicke filmfestival des ruhrgebiets, Bochum, Germany
School
  • Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln (KHM)
  • Heumarkt 14
  • 50667 Köln
  • Germany
  • +49 221 201890
  • http://www.khm.de
Production
  • Leonard Mann
  • http://www.leonardmann.com
Distribution
  • Leonard Mann
  • http://www.leonardmann.com
Sales
  • Leonard Mann
  • http://www.leonardmann.com

Leonard Mann

Leonard Mann is a documentary filmmaker with a BA Communication Design and studying directing at the KHM Cologne. His films are made in close collaboration with his subjects. DANCES WITH CROCODILES was nominated for the Short Film Award. He is a scholarship recipient of the Studienstiftung and lives in Cologne.

Filmography
2024 Der mit dem Krokodil tanzt
2026 Demontage