BEST DOKS – Shortlist Student Award
WAKING UP IN SILENCE
Germany, Ukraine 2023 – Director: Daniel Asadi Faezi, Mila Zhluktenko – Original with English subtitles – Length: 17 min.
A barracks in Bavaria provisionally housing Ukrainian children. The no-man’s-land between EU and Belarus and a desperate attempt to maintain communication. The silence in Ahr valley after catastrophic flooding. Three places, three areas of stasis and eerie silence – three short films for our time. Jan Sebening
We show this film together with BORDER CONVERSATIONS und STILLE WASSER.
Biography
Mila Zhluktenko and Daniel Asadi Faezi studied in the documentary department of the University of Television and Film Munich. They have already successfully worked on several films that have been screened at festivals such as Locarno, San Sebastián and Visions du Réel.
Filmography
ARALKUM, UZ/DE 2022, 14 min (joint)
Mila Zhluktenko
OPERA GLASSES, DE 2019, 24 min (produced by Daniel Asadi Faezi)
Daniel Asadi Faezi
THE ABSENCE OF APRICOTS, PK/DE 2018, 49 min.
Nominated for the Student Award
The Student Award of DOK.fest München presents outstanding documentary films by students of German-speaking film schools. The films are nominated for the megaherz Student Award, worth 3,000 Euros.
Writer: Daniel Asadi Faezi, Mila Zhluktenko. Camera: Tobias Blickle. Sound: Kristina Kilian. Editing: Daniel Asadi Faezi, Mila Zhluktenko. Music: Anton Baibakov. Production: Daniel Asadi Faezi. Producer: Daniel Asadi Faezi. International Sales: Square Eyes.
BORDER CONVERSATIONS
Germany 2022 – Director: Jonathan Brunner – Original with English subtitles (foreseen with guest) – Length: 30 min.
A barracks in Bavaria provisionally housing Ukrainian children. The no-man’s-land between EU and Belarus and a desperate attempt to maintain communication. The silence in Ahr valley after catastrophic flooding. Three places, three areas of stasis and eerie silence – three short films for our time.
We show this film together with WAKING UP IN SILENCE and STILLE WASSER.
Biography
Jonathan Brunner is a director for documentaries and commercials. In 2020, he completed his Bachelor in Media Design at the University of Applied Sciences Mainz. Since autumn 2020 he has been studying documentary film directing at the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg. With BORDER CONVERSATIONS he won the Silver Dove of the DOK Leipzig 2022 as best German short film.
Filmography
WEISSE ROSEN, DE 2022, 25 min.
Nominated for the Student Award
The Student Award of DOK.fest München presents outstanding documentary films by students of German-speaking film schools. The films are nominated for the megaherz Student Award, worth 3,000 Euros.
Camera: Marie Scholjegerdes. Sound: Marc Lehnert. Editing: Samuel Albert. Music: Frederic Hellmann. Production: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg GmbH. Producer: Tristan Schneider. International Sales: Eva Steegmayer / Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
STILLE WASSER
Germany 2022 – Director: Kevin Koch – Original with English subtitles – Length: 29 min.
The Ahr Valley half a year after the catastrophic flooding. We have heard a lot about it but don’t have the slightest idea what everyday life entails for the people there. Hope and resignation lie side by side. With a powerful visual language and scenes that are partly touching and partly bizarre, STILLE WASSER manages to find unforgettable images to represent the inconceivable. Stephanie Vierkorn
We show this film together with WAKING UP IN SILENCE and BORDER CONVERSATIONS.
Biography
Kevin Koch has been studying directing at the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg since 2020 and is attending the film school La Fémis in Paris as part of an exchange programme. He is co-founder of the production company Koch Films.
Filmography
EIN ORT DES STÄNDIGEN KAMPFES GEGEN DIE ENTROPIE, DE 2022, 9 min.
OPEN WOUNDS, DE 2021, 5 min.
Nominated for the Student Award
The Student Award of DOK.fest München presents outstanding documentary films by students of German-speaking film schools. The films are nominated for the megaherz Student Award, worth 3,000 Euros.
English/Original Title: STILL WATERS. Camera: Anian Krone. Sound: Timo Kleinemeier. Editing: Emma Holzapfel. Music: Peter Albrecht. Production: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg GmbH. Producer: Franziska Unger.
