Gasp

film type fiction Production Country Germany production year 2012 runtime 15'00 colour Color
screening format DCP aspect ratio 2.35:1 (CinemaScope) sound format Dolby Digital original-language German, French subtitles English, French
screening format HDCAM aspect ratio 2.35:1 (CinemaScope) sound format Stereo original-language German, French subtitles English, French

A seventeen-year-old boy. All he wants is to feel something. Anything. One day, he pushes his longing to the limit.

director Eicke Bettinga Cast Gianni Scülfort, Jan Amazigh Sid, Julie Trappett, Philippe Jacq Editing Oliver Szyza DOP Eicke Bettinga Script Eicke Bettinga, Samuel Huang Production Samuel Huang Sound Design Ireneusz Szumlanski
Festivals
Internationale Hofer Filmtage, Germany
ZINEBI - International Festival of Documentary and Short Film of Bilbao, Spain
Izmir Short Film Festival, Turkey
Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis, Saarbrücken, Germany
FILMFEST DRESDEN - International Short Film Festival, Dresden, Germany
BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival, United Kingdom
Achtung Berlin Filmfestival, Germany
Sehsuechte – Internationales Studierendenfilmfestival Sehsüchte, Potsdam-Babelsberg, Germany
Huesca International Film Festival, Spain
2012 Festival de Cannes - Internationale Filmfestspiele von Cannes, France (Nominiert für Goldene Palme (Offizieller Wettbewerb))
2013 San Francisco International Film Festival, USA
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Eicke Bettinga

Eicke Bettinga is a writer and director known for his diverse work across genres. A graduate of the UK's National Film and Television School (NFTS), he's made award-winning shorts, documentaries, commercials and fictional work. Three of his shorts premiered at Cannes, with one nominated for the Golden Palm.