Das Geschenk
The Gift

film type fiction Production Country Germany production year 2013 runtime 12'00 colour Color
screening format DCP languages Deutsch Subtitles Englisch, Französisch

Little Thomas is living in a world of cowboys and Indians, for Indians do not know pain. But an argument among his parents starts to infiltrate his dream world. A film about the vicious circle of violence in a family, which a child is exposed to due to its unconditional bond with its parents.

director Mariejosephin Schneider Cast Annette Borchardt, Arno Frisch, Miljan Chatelain, Peter Becker, Richard Dreher, Riduan Pervetica Original Score Richard Dreher, Martin Böttcher Editing Inge Schneider DOP Irma Vecchio Production Clemens Köstlin Script Mariejosephin Schneider Sound Design Ben Duncker film school Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin (DFFB)
Festivals
Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis, Saarbrücken, Germany
Mini Minutes Festival Münster, Germany
Internationales Filmfest Oldenburg, Germany
Europäisches Kurzfilmfestival Köln UNLIMITED, Germany
FILMFEST DRESDEN - International Short Film Festival, Dresden, Germany (Filmförderpreis der Kunstministerin)
interfilm Berlin: Internationales Kurzfilmfestival, Germany (2. Preis Nationaler Wettbewerb)
Distribution
  • Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin (DFFB)
  • Anna Laura Wenzel
  • Potsdamer Str. 2
  • 10785 Berlin
  • +49 30 25759152
  • http://www.dffb.de
Sales
  • Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin (DFFB)
  • Anna Laura Wenzel
  • Potsdamer Str. 2
  • 10785 Berlin
  • +49 30 25759152
  • http://www.dffb.de
School
  • Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin (DFFB)
  • Friedrich-Krause-Ufer 19
  • 13353 Berlin
  • http://www.dffb.de

Mariejosephin Schneider

Born 1976 in Berlin;
since 2003 studies at the German Film and Television Academy Berlin (DFFB)

Filmography
2007 Die letzte Garbe
2009 Action Theatre in Bangladesh
2009 Love Hurts
2010 Jessi