NARRATIVE (PRODUCTION DESIGN)
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LISA IS HERE | 2024 | set designer award-winning short, drama, Director: Ekaterina Velikhova Trailer: click here Using a unique, avant-garde approach to short documentary filmmaking, Lisa is Here carefully scrutinizes common casting practices found the film industries of Moscow and Berlin, especially as they pertain to race. |
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SUSPIRIUM | 2023 | production designer award-winning, short, psychological, comedy horror Directors: Maximilian Carus & Christopher Rüdiger Production Company: Innotale Productions Video: click here In this 80s creature-feature, a man child fights against his daily struggle with severe asthma, anxiety, and a dark secret. All while trying to hold down a job, and his luck at love. |
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DRAGONBALL | 2024 | production designer
martial arts fantasy action, unlreleased Director: Thanh-Long-Vo Dragonball makes an exciting comeback, casually defending civilians from local bullies during a tense bank robbery. |
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BY NORTH | 2026 | production designer Starring: Selena Bakalios, Stella Lutz and Julia Jaime Sparrow Director: Tajona Karhu Producer: Gregory Nunez Perez DP and camera: Zhong To Debut feature, by award winning director Tajona Karhu, exploring the underground world of female bare-knuckle fighting in working-class Berlin. In association with: Examino productions and Box Girls Berlin through Edna Martinez |
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TWO DROPLETS | 2025 | production designer Short, Psychological thriller (in post-production) Director: Sonia Kharitoniouk After years apart, a young woman goes to visit her estranged older sister, only to find out that her secluded commune has more in common with a cult than a yoga camp. (Click here for promo video) |
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METAMORPHOSE | 2023 | co-production designer award-winning, short, psychological drama Directors: Sophia Forst and Theresa Bauer Jaron's long-suppressed childhood trauma is resurfacing after many years. His trusted strategies for keeping the past neatly buried no longer seem to work. Increasingly, he is confronted by his 8-year-old self, with no where to turn. Metamorphose is a sensory journey through the present, the past, and the subconscious. |
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DER GERUCH VON GUTEM ESSEN | 2023 | production designer short, drama (in post-production) Director: Emma Kratt Director of Photography: Moritz Tewinkel Starring: Nala A short educational drama that explores the susceptibility of children, even those from noble, loving, and well-to-do families, in developing eating disorders at an early age. |
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HOTPANTS AM POLAR KREIS | 2024 | production designer short, drama Director: Toni Nolde A feature drama that explores the complexities of sex workers rights, as a young entrepreneur comes up with a new app concept that turns out to be much easier to implement in theory than in practice. |
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DOG DAYS | 2024 | production designer short, drama Director: Madlen Meyer Stuck inside during a heatwave in Berlin, a depressed young woman craving connection gets in over her head when she tries to gain the attention of her best friend's visiting boyfriend. |
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SPRACHLOS | 2023 | assistant director & production designer short, drama Director: Nele Kerßenfischer Like any twenty-one-year old, Marie enjoys getting lost in the music as a means of escape. But when Marie's partying begins to get out of hand, her older brother, Leon, takes notice. Concerned for her already fragile state, he decides to intervene. But in the process, he is left speechless . . . |
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EINE HALBE STUNDE | 2023 | production designer & location scout short, drama Director: Thomas Utsch Production Company: Four Palms Pictures (in Gründung) Unhappily married in a cold shell of a home, Lily Garson finds the warmth she is missing in her marriage in Peter, an emerging archeologist who is about to embark on a new mission in Egypt. Just as Peter's taxi arrives, Lily decides to take the plunge and join him. Not realizing the tremendous implications this will have on both of their lives. |
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HEUTE IST JETZT | 2023 | assistant production designer During a visit to the outdoor pool, Ria is unexpectedly confronted with emotions that every FLINTA has already experienced. In this case, feelings of shame brought on by sexist and outdated views on the still taboo topic of menstruation. Both arthouse and educational, Heute ist Jetz (Today is now) is the sex-ed film you wish your teachers would have shown in class. |
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ABUHA | 2023 | set dresser Abuha (old German for 'evil' and -wrongness') is a bizarre, dark and modern-day love story that juxtaposes faith, tradition and superstition. This 90-minute feature stands out as a new-age horror film that keeps you on the edge of your seat while addressing socially critical topics. Like many films of its genre, it explores the classic and universal topic of social outcasting. Yet it's feminist stance on partnership, cohesion, and diversity give it a unique edge and modern relevance. |
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