Beneath the Night

new film type fiction Production Country Germany production year 2026 runtime 13'33 colour Color
screening format DCP aspect ratio 1.85:1 sound format 5.1 Audiomix original-language German subtitles English

A metro driver with colorful hair is unexpectedly chosen as the face of a public transport advertising campaign, blurring the lines between what is visible and hidden.

director Maximilian Karakatsanis Production Maximilian Karakatsanis Script Maximilian Karakatsanis DOP Jeff Schaul Editing Benedikt Strick Original Score Caroline Kox film school Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln (KHM)
Festivals
2026 Premiers Plans Angers, France
2026 Slamdance Film Festival, Los Angeles, USA
2026 Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen, Germany
2026 Palm Springs International ShortFest, USA
2026 Edinburgh International Film Festival, United Kingdom
School
  • Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln (KHM)
  • Heumarkt 14
  • 50667 Köln
  • Germany
  • +49 221 201890
  • http://www.khm.de
Production
  • Maximilian Karakatsanis
Distribution
  • Maximilian Karakatsanis
Sales
  • Maximilian Karakatsanis

Maximilian Karakatsanis

Maximilian Karakatsanis is a director and writer born in 1994. He has studied at the Academy of Media Arts Cologne since 2018. His work ranges from fiction films and documentaries to radio plays and poetry.

Filmography
2016 Sag es nicht
2017 Apathie
2019 Courage
2020 Ewig Gast
2022 Fasolákia
2023 In die Sonne blicken
2026 Beneath the Night