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Call of Comfort

film type experimental film, fiction Production Country Germany production year 2018 runtime 8'50 colour
screening format DCP aspect ratio 1.78:1 (16:9) sound format Stereo languages Englisch Subtitles Englisch, Deutsch
screening format Media File (ProRes, mp4, mov) aspect ratio 1.78:1 (16:9) sound format Stereo languages Englisch Subtitles Englisch, Deutsch

“Please agree to the terms and conditions to be a part of the community,” says the Big Data crystal ball as it bathes you in positive affirmations and hyper-personalized ads, “All for your own benefit, of course.” You are a neverending source of energy. Feel your body becoming heavy and relaxed, and just say, “Yes!" - An experimental film about current technology seducing us to sacrifice our privacy, in hope of an optimized life.

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director Brenda Lien Animation Brenda Lien, Julia Merkschien, Leonie Link Original-Filmmusik / Original Score Brenda Lien Bildgestaltung / DOP Brenda Lien, Tim Seger Produktion / Production Brenda Lien Drehbuch / Script Brenda Lien Tongestaltung / Sound Design Brenda Lien, Christopher Weingarten Besetzung / Cast Johanna Miller, Sina Martens, Yodit Tarikwa
Festivals
2018 Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen, Germany
2018 Encounters International Short Film Festival, Bristol, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2018 Uppsala International Short Film Festival, Sweden
2018 Morbido Film Festival, Mexico City, Mexico
2018 BOGOSHORTS Bogotá Short Film Festival, Colombia
2018 DOK Leipzig - Internationales Leipziger Festival für Dokumentar- und Animationsfilm, Germany
2018 Kasseler Dokumentarfilm- und Videofest, Germany
2018 interfilm Berlin: Internationales Kurzfilmfestival, Germany
2018 Furora Film Festival, Berlin, Germany
Awards
2018 Deutscher Kurzfilmpreis Deutscher Kurzfilmpreis 2018
Production
Distribution
  • Kurzfilm Agentur Hamburg
  • Axel Behrens
  • Bodenstedtstr. 16
  • 22765 Hamburg
  • https://shortfilm.com
Sales
  • Kurzfilm Agentur Hamburg
  • Anna Leimbrinck
  • Bodenstedtstr.16
  • 22765 Hamburg
  • Deutschland
  • +49 40 3910 6328
  • http://shortfilmsales.com

Brenda Lien

Brenda Lien is a filmmaker and music producer. Her films have been screened at renowned film festivals worldwide (Berlinale Shorts, Oberhausen, Flickerfest, Uppsala, etc.) and received multiple awards. CALL OF COMFORT won the 2018 German Short Film Award. In 2020 Brenda Lien was awarded the Hesse Newcomer Prize.

Filmography
2015 Der gekerbte Raum aus Stein, gegen ein Ideal aus Glas
2016 Call of Beauty
2017 Call of Cuteness
2018 Call of Comfort

Portrait of Brenda Lien