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North Side Story – part 1

North Side Story – part 1 follows two lovers, torn apart by sudden riches, as they travel across the baltic sea escaping the jurisdiction of a scandinavian monarchy.

premiere: 2024
runtime: 130 minutes

with
: Bella Krieger, Jakob Schmidt, Emma Petzet,
Frederik von Lüttichau
choir: Rosa César Waschke, Kathy Etoa, Florian Müller, Amira Pauletta Pollmann, Toni Meta Leue, Marie Louise Albertine Becker, Mina Halide Guschke, Jonathan Gaspar Walldorf, Jakob Wimberger, Noé J. W. Lausch Alix Heyblom, David Augustin Wehner, Konstantin Maier, Josefa Heinsius, Alan Begeza, Jakob Thorsboe Lundblad, Marie-Sophie Reichel, Ananda Luna Cruz Grünbauer, David Paul Kammerer, Kosmas Schmidt
as judges: Stella Voge, Gina Böhlau
as news casters: Benedikt Kalcher, Tamer Tahan, Lea-Marie Pohl
as guard: Camilla Jeremias

stage design: Martin Gonschorek
costume design: Una Steinbrecher
costume assistant: Charlie Burkhard
make-up: Lucie Loubet Del Par
dramaturgy
: Clara Schiltenwolf
composition: Hans Könnecke
musical assistant: Aaron Ehnes, 
musicians: Fabiola Wörter, Hannah Borchert, Tabea Immelmann, Korbinian Bauer, Maximilian Kremser,Aaron Ehnes
language creation: Thore Walch
3d animation: Louis Caspar Schmitt
assitantsYael Ostermeier, Camilla Jeremias

Der Bär

Der Bär (the bear) tells the story of a bear who’s been stolen his home. After hibernating he wakes up to the forrest having been replaced by a factory, and gets forced to become a worker for the company. 

premiere: 2023
runtime: 35 minutes

with: Nicolas Sidiropulos

SHOWER at ZUHAUSE Festival

SHOWER is an experimental stage text. It premiered at a scenic reading at the ZUHAUSE Festival at the royal danish theatre academy in 2022. The text follows two livers in a co-dependently destructive relationship as they defend into nothingness. 
photos: Tam Vibberstoft

premiere:2022
runtime: 90 minutes

with
: Benedikt Kalcher, Nicolas Sidiropulos, Gustaf Willnauer

stage design
: Louis Caspar Schmitt
dramaturgy: Thore Walch
musical lead: Pablo Lawall
assitants: Giulia Bauer, Rana Eweiss, Kamelia Tavitian

BE MY MAN

BE MY MAN follows four young men as the confront their masculinity. Playfully yet seriously they examine the effects of society, gender norms and pop culture on themselves an their environment. 

premiere:2022
runtime: 90 minutes

with
: Benedikt Kalcher, Nicolas Sidiropulos, Gustaf Willnauer

stage design
: Louis Caspar Schmitt
dramaturgy: Thore Walch
musical lead: Pablo Lawall
assitants: Giulia Bauer, Rana Eweiss, Kamelia Tavitian

Der Sohn des Fallschirmspringers

Der Sohn des Fallschirmspringers (A parachuters son) is a poem by John Sauter. It depicts the longing feeling often connected to german rural narratives. 

premiere:2022
runtime: 5 minutes

with
: Tamer Tahan

text
: John Sauter
assistant: Thore Walch

MANNI

MANNI (AT) is an experimental short film about a romantic relationship between a man and a suitcase. 
The odd relationship quickly proves dysfunctional and Manni has to find a way to part with the suitcase. 

production:2021
runtime: 60 minutes

with
: Tamer Tahan

The Tale of the Tiger (Documentation)

The Tale of the tiger was a monolog theatre show by director Homan Wesa. 

Camera/Edit
production
: 2021
runtime: 72 minutes

directors: Homan Wesa

Das Kunstseidene Mädchen

Das Kunstseidenene Mädchen is a theatrical  short film based on a text by Irmgard Keun.

Camera/DOP
production
: 2020
runtime: 2 minutes

director: Alina Fluck

Die Hände in der Erde

Die Hände In der Erde follows four young adults as they settle into adult life. Bored by by mundane life,  they choose to join a militia in a far away military conflict. 

premiere: 2019
runtime: 90 minutes

with: Benedikt Kalcher, Wassilissa List, Eli Riccardi, Tamer Tahan

dramaturgy: Lucia Gränicher, Katharina Rösch, Thore Walch
assistant: Gretta Sammalniemi

Die Kunst durch Türen zu gehen

Die Kunst durch Türen zu gehen (AT) is a Feature length independent film. 

Camera/DOP
production
: n/a
runtime: 86 minutes

directors: Tim Rieder, Rosi Salomon

ICH WAR DABEI

ICH WAR DABEI – als sich eine Familie von ihrem Vater varbschiedete (I WAS THERE – when a family let their father go) is an experimental short film, depicting the conflicts of sending a parent into a care institution. 

production: 2017
runtime: 9 minutes

with: Arne Löber, Reinhold Ohngemach, Sarah Palarczyk, Selma Kniehl, Simon Kluth

KRÍSA

KRÍSA is  a short film that follows a crime-couple through an argument that ultimately leads to one of their deaths. 

production: 2016
runtime: 7 minutes

with: Guðgeir Óskar Ómarsson, Halldora Markúsdóttir

co directors: Fannar Már Skarphéðinsson, Ingibjörg Lárusdóttir
producer: Ingibjörg Lárusdóttir
camera
: Ágúst Stefánsson
sound: Finnbogi Dabur Sigurðsson, Elvar Marel Áslaugarson
post production: Ágúst Stefánsson
make-up: Margret Valdimarsdóttir
catering: Halldóra Guðjónsdóttir

Grande Amore Vol. 3

Grande Amore Vol. 3 is an experimental short film looping around a film set and the people there. It seeks to explore the relation of reality and romanticism  in film and studio produced material.

production:2016
runtime: 3 minutes


Rautt Reykjavík

Rautt Reykjavík is the pilot to an experimental short format series. It was shot in two versions by different teams.  

Story/Screenplay
production
: 2016
runtime: 11/13 minutes

directors: Marteinn þórsson

Release Trailer „The Schönberg Effect“ Notos Quartett

„The Schönberg Effect“ is a CD by the Notos Quartett published by Sony Classical. A series of teasers was shot to act as a teaser for the CD Release. 
Strong motion blur and Flare inducing optics were used to capture the dynamic nature of the music.

Camera/Edit
production
: 2021
runtime: n/a

for: Notos Quartett

Release Trailer „Paris Bar“ Notos Quartett

„Paris Bar“ is a CD by the Notos Quartett published by Sony Classical. A series of teasers was shot to act as a teaser for the CD Release. 
A rose to light blue colour palette was chosen to fit the french theme and create a romantic colour atmosphere. This was underlined by high Bokeh techniques to soften the overall appearance of the clips. 

Camera/Edit
production
: 2022
runtime: n/a

for: Notos Quartett