Awarded

by Petra Schröder · Germany 2005

DVD Mailorder  |  DVD-Download  |  PAL 16:9  |  Dolby 2.0  |  Region: free  |  19'52 min.  |  2005  |  German  |  Subtitles: English  |  Label: KurzFilmAgentur Hamburg e.V.

The young girls Kate and Echo live in their own land of make believe. When one of them stumbles across the real world, their friendship faces a serious challenge.

Where would Kate be without her Echo? The little temptress Kate needs her friend Echo because she is lovesick. She loves the eccentric artist Bruno, who uses the energy of young talent for his ecstatic parties. Kate recovers from that inside the cave belonging to her wild friend Echo. Sie wants Echo all for herself, until Echo notices the immense power of love.

   

Festivals & Awards

Film Credits

Festivals:  
2006: La Pedrera Short Film Festival; 28th Festival international de films de femmes Créteil; Landshuter Kurzfilmfestival; Festival Internacional de Cine Madrid Móstoles; 15. Festival Internacional de Jóvenes Realizadores Granada; Fest-Festival de Cinema e Video Jovem de Esphino; Sehsüchte Internationales Studentenfilmfestival Potsdam; 52. Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen; European Media Art Festival Osnabrück; 22. Internationales KurzFilmFestival Hamburg; Brooklyn International Film Festival; Her Voice Her View Film Festival Brooklyn; Open-air Filmfestival Weiterstadt; Palm Springs International Film Festival; Kyoto International Student Film & Video Festival / 2007: Tribeca Film Festival

   
Awards:  
2006: Certificate of Merite (Filmbewertungsstelle Prädikat) Wiesbaden: Short Film of the Month May; "Best Art Direction" La Pedrera Film Festival; Honorable Mention, Sehsüchte Internationales Studentenfilmfestival Potsdam; Hanse-Short Jury Prize, 22. Internationales KurzFilmFestival Hamburg

Script: Petra Schröder
Camera: Phillipp Pfeiffer
Music: Constantin Christofidis
Cast: Jytte-Merle Böhrnsen, Boris Aljinovic, Natasha Hockwin, Adrian Topol

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