Hundeleben
Dog´s Life

film type fiction Production Country Germany production year 2004 runtime 7'00 colour
screening format 35mm aspect ratio 1.66:1 sound format Dolby SR

A homeless boy steals two sausages, two plates and a candle at a market. Then he prepares dinner. He spreads a newspaper and combs his hair. He takes a puppy out of a box and together they enjoy their delicious meal. The angry market vendors arrive, but retreat once they see the boy and the puppy.

director Veit Helmer Besetzung / Cast Asset Imangaliew, Gasisa Abdinabiewa, Malik Bidibekow, Stanislaw Botew Original-Filmmusik / Original Score Enis Rotthoff Schnitt / Editing Moritz Steinkohl Bildgestaltung / DOP Stanislaw Samoilow Drehbuch / Script Veit Helmer
Production
  • Veit Helmer
  • Wormser Str. 4
  • 10789 Berlin
  • +49 30 2177777
Distribution
Sales
  • Kurzfilm Agentur Hamburg
  • Stine Wangler
  • Bodenstedtstr. 16
  • 22765 Hamburg
  • +49 40 39106328
  • http://sales.shortfilm.com

Veit Helmer

Born 1968 in Hanover;
studied at the University of Television and Film Munich;
member of the European Film Academy;
taught at film schools in Beirut, Tbilisi, Jakarta and Tashkent;
lives in Berlin

Filmography
1995 Surprise
2000 Tuvalu (feature film)
2003 Gate to Heaven (feature film)
2005 Behind the Couch - Casting in Hollywood
2005 Caspian Bride
2008 Absurdistan (feature film)