HERMAN THE GERMAN

film type fiction Production Country Germany production year 2015 runtime 15'00 colour Color
screening format DCP aspect ratio 1.78:1 (16:9) sound format Stereo languages Deutsch Subtitles Englisch
screening format Media File (ProRes, mp4, mov) aspect ratio 1.78:1 (16:9) sound format Stereo languages Deutsch Subtitles Englisch

Herman is one of the most experienced bomb defusers in Germany. During a medical examination Herman learns that he suffers from the rare Kahnawake syndrome, which caused him to be inured to the emotion fear. Hence, he is forced to try all types of phobia to return to normalcy.

director Michael Binz Animation Frank Pingel Cast Anke Engelke, Dolunay Gördüm, Enno Kalisch, Gustav Peter Wöhler, Hans-Martin Stier, Igor Novic, Kerstin Thielemann, Mareike Hein, Piet Fuchs, Thorsten Franzen Szenenbild / Production Design Claudia Mertens Editing Tom Vennekötter DOP Jesse Mazuch Production Maike Drinhausen Script Michael Binz Sound Design Judith Nordbrock film school Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln (KHM)
Festivals
2015 Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis, Saarbrücken, Germany
Production
  • Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln (KHM)
  • Ute Dilger
  • +49 221 20189 330
  • https://www.khm.de/
Distribution
  • Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln (KHM)
  • Ute Dilger
  • +49 221 20189 330
  • https://www.khm.de/
Sales
  • Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln (KHM)
  • Ute Dilger
  • +49 221 20189 330
  • https://www.khm.de/
School
  • Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln (KHM)
  • Heumarkt 14
  • 50667 Köln
  • Germany
  • +49 221 201890
  • http://www.khm.de

Michael Binz

Born 1987 in Cologne;
freelance comic artist for several magazines after community service;
2014 graduated in directing and script writing from the Academy of Media Arts Cologne

Filmography
2010 Placebus - Waiting for Godot's Bus
2011 Into the abbey
2012 Zähne zeigen
2013 Der Maismann
2013 Aus den Augen, aus dem Sinn