Editor
28 min | Color | 1.33:1 Aspect Ratio | Germany 2019
Credits
Directed by Anna Roller
Written by Anna Roller & Wouter Wirth
Produced by Mahnas Sarwari & Adrian von der Borch
Director of Photography Felix Pflieger
Edited by Sebastian Husak
A HFF München Production
Synopsis
In the countryside, siblings Leah and Theo live with their grandmother in an isolated farmhouse. But it’s when their grandmother suddenly dies, and the two kids find themselves completely on their own, that Leah – on the brink of puberty – has her first encounter with the opposite sex. We watch as Leah struggles to cope with being the woman of the house, and we see her torn between taking responsibility for her brother, and being thrust into womanhood. As a thunderstorm approaches and, along with it, a group of troublesome teenagers, Leah and Theo’s paradise is threatened to be destroyed forever.
Screenings
*ENERGA CAMERIMAGE* – Official Selection in Competition (Student Etudes) – **WINNER** – Bronze Tadpole Award
*DEUTSCHER KAMERAPREIS 2020* – **WINNER** – Nachwuchspreis – Official Selection in Competition (Newcomers) – Link zur Online-Preisverleihung
*40. FILMFESTIVAL MAX OPHÜLS PREIS* – World Premiere and Official Selection in Competition (Medium Length Film)
*FLIMMERN&RAUSCHEN* – Out of Competition
*20. LANDSHUTER KURZFILM FESTIVAL* – Official Selection in Competition (Germany-Austria-Switzerland)
*9. CA’ FOSCARI SHORT FILM FESTIVAL* – Official Selection in Competition (International) – **WINNER** – Special Jury Award
*FiSH! FESTIVAL IM STADTHAFEN ROSTOCK* – Official Selection in Competition
*filmreif! – BUNDESFESTIVAL JUNGER FILM 2019* – Official Selection in Competition – **WINNER** – Best Director: Anna Roller
*54. WERKSTATT DER JUNGEN FILMSZENE* – Official Selection in Competition (International)
*19. WENDLAND SHORTS* – Official Selection in Competition
*54. KARLOVY VARY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL* – Future Frames – Out of Competition
*26. OPENEYES FILMFEST* – Official Selection
*RANDFILMFEST* – Official Selection in Competition
*BRNO16* – Official Selection in Competition
*FILMZ – FESTIVAL DES DEUTSCHEN KINOS* – Official Selection in Competition
*19. INTERNATIONAL FILM SCHOOLS FESTIVAL AWARD – URUGUAY* – Official Selection in Competition – **WINNER** – Best Fiction Film by the Professional Jury – **WINNER** – Special Mention by the Students Jury
*INTERFILM 35TH INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL BERLIN* – Out of Competition (Special 30 Minute Program)