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To the happy few

film type experimental film Production Country Germany production year 2003 runtime 4'00 colour
screening format 16mm languages Deutsch

The film is structured around the mystical idea of the mandala, in this case pictures of (fake) suns, galaxies and planets. These images are in sync with an Indian Bollywood song to enhance the pseudo-psychedelic effects.

director Stella Friedrichs, Thomas Draschan Schnitt / Editing Stella Friedrichs, Thomas Draschan Bildgestaltung / DOP Stella Friedrichs, Thomas Draschan Drehbuch / Script Stella Friedrichs, Thomas Draschan

Stella Friedrichs

born 1968 in Frankfurt/M., 1990-1995 degree course in sociology at the University Frankfurt/M., since 1995 copywriter and conceptionist for various advertising agencies in Frankfurt

Thomas Draschan

born 1967 in Linz, 1992 degree course in film studies at the State Academy of Art in Frankfurt/M., 1995 degree course at Cooper Union New York, since 2000 managing director of the Hessian Film Bureau

Filmography
1997 IN NEAPEL
1999 ITALIEN
2000 METROPOLEN DES LEICHTSINNS
2002 YES? OUI? JA?
2003 ENCOUNTER IN SPACE