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GERHARD

film type animated film, mockumentary, experimental film Production Country Germany production year 2025 runtime 10'25 colour Color animation technique mixed media
screening format DCP aspect ratio 1.78:1 (16:9) sound format 5.1 Audiomix original-language German, English subtitles English
screening format Media File (ProRes, mp4, mov) aspect ratio 1.78:1 (16:9) sound format Stereo original-language German, English subtitles English

A biopic about the world's most successful living painter. In vivid images, the AI hybrid film explores painting in the tension between creativity, capital, and spirituality – amidst the shift from analog to artificial reproducibility. Gerhard's squeegee technique has sparked global hype. The myth of the "genius" embeds itself as a fairytale homage in the DNA of an increasingly uncontrollable chain of creation.

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GERHARD GERHARD
director Ulu Braun Production Ulu Braun, Niina Lehtonen Braun Script Ulu Braun Editing Ulu Braun DOP Ulu Braun Animation Ulu Braun Szenenbild / Production Design Todor Joe Musev, Jordi Latorre Sound Design Todor Joe Musev, Jordi Latorre
Festivals
2025 International Film Festival Rotterdam, Netherlands
2025 REGARD - Saguenay International Short Film Festival, Québec, Canada
2025 Thessaloniki Film Festival, Greece
2025 Annecy International Animation Film Festival, France
2025 Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen, Germany
2025 VIENNA SHORTS, Wien, Austria
2025 Syncro Film Fest, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Production
  • Ulu Braun
  • http://www.ulubraun.com
Distribution
  • Ulu Braun
  • http://www.ulubraun.com
Sales
  • Ulu Braun
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Ulu Braun

Born 1976 in Schongau, he works and lives in Berlin. He studied painting and film in Vienna, Helsinki, and Potsdam. His video collages and films challenge the borders between visual art and narrative cinema. His works are regularly screened and awarded at film festivals and art institutions.

Filmography
2004 Die Flutung von Viktoria
2009 Westcoast
2011 Maria Theresia und Ihre 16 Kinder
2013 Forst
2014 BIRDS
2015 Architektura
2017 Die Herberge
2021 Das Glitzern im Barbieblut
2022 Saturne
2023 St. Mickeyland
2024 Pacific Vein
2025 GERHARD

Portrait of Ulu Braun