Student Award
At this screening, the Director and her team (LIMINAL SPCAE: DIVING WITHIN) will be our special guest for a subsequent Q&A.
LIMINAL SPACE: DIVING WITHIN
Deutschland 2022 – Director: Anahita Safarnejad Choobary – Original with English subtitles (Q&A with VFX-artist Anahita Tinett) – Length: 22 min.
The final memories of a father and the liminal spaces he left behind. Three children who cannot see invite us to play with their magic creatures and a granddaughter tries to understand how silence feels. Three poems for the screen, three explorations that could not be more different. Jan Sebening
We show this film together with DAS EINHORN MIT DER SCHNEEHOSE RANNTE PLÖTZLICH LOS and ICH FÜHL' DEINE STILLE.
Biography
Anahita Safarnejad Choobary was born in 1991 in Tehran, where she studied cinema and directing at Soore University from 2004 to 2008. Through an exchange programme, she found her way to Babelsberg Film University in 2014, where she has been studying production since 2016 and directed LIMINAL SPACE: DIVING WITHIN.
Filmography
THE HUMDRUM LIFE, IR 2014, animation, 8 min.
USTA MUSA, IR 2012, 30 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.
German title: LIMINAL SPACE: INS INNERE EINTAUCHEN. Writer: Anahita Safarnejad Choobary. Camera: Janis Brod. Sound: Vincent Merfort. Editing: Daniel Schramm. Music: Babak Safarnejad Choobary. Production: Filmuniversität Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF. Producer: Tinett Marie Kähler. International Sales: Filmuniversität Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF. Distribution: Filmuniversität Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF.
DAS EINHORN MIT DER SCHNEEHOSE RANNTE PLÖTZLICH LOS
Deutschland 2022 – Director: Philipp Schaeffer – Original with English subtitles – Length: 18 min.
We show this film together with LIMINAL SPACE: DIVING WITHIN and ICH FÜHL' DEINE STILLE.
Biography
Philipp Schaeffer
After graduating in philosophy from King's College London, Philipp Schaeffer spent two years working between Los Angeles, Berlin and the Canadian Arctic. He is currently pursuing advanced studies in documentary directing at the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg. His work has been shown at festivals such as Sundance and Tribeca.
Filmography
DONBAS DAYS, DE 2021, 45 min.
EGGS, ROCKS, HUMAN BEINGS, DE 2020, 21 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: THE UNICORN IN SNOWPANTS SUDDENLY RAN OFF. Camera: Leon Hörtrich. Sound: Frederic Hellmann. Editing: Jan Wollenschläger. Production: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg GmbH. Producer: Fabian Leonhardt.
ICH FÜHL' DEINE STILLE
Deutschland 2023 – Director: Laura Heinig – Original with English subtitles – Length: 17 min.
The final memories of a father and the liminal spaces he left behind. Three children who cannot see invite us to play with their magic creatures and a granddaughter tries to understand how silence feels. Three poems for the screen, three explorations that could not be more different. Jan Sebening
We show this film together with DAS EINHORN MIT DER SCHNEEHOSE RANNTE PLÖTZLICH LOS and LIMINAL SPACE: DIVING WITHIN.
Biography
Laura Heinig studied Cultural Studies in Frankfurt (Oder) and Santiago de Chile, as well as a Master's degree in Anthropology at Radboud University in the Netherlands. Since 2019 she is studying at the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg with a focus on documentary film directing.
Filmography
HEXENWERK, DE 2021, 21 min.
VENTANAS, CL/DE 2021, 14 min.
OSO HORROROSO, ES/DE 2020, 11 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: I FEEL YOUR SILENCE. Writer: Laura Heinig. Camera: Simon Schares, Laura Heinig. Sound: Tongestaltung: Frederic Hellmann, Set-Ton: Daniela Fritz. Editing: Paula Meier. Music: Frederic Hellmann. Production: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg. Producer: Laura Heinig. International Sales: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg Distribution: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
