THE ONE WHO CROSSED THE SEA (DER ÜBERS MEER KAM) Short Film Competition

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In a makeshift boat, a GDR refugee escapes to West Germany. His newfound freedom is disorienting, and it is only later, with a growing nationalist movement, that he begins to feel at home.

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Jonas Riemer was born near Berlin in 1990 and studied animation at the Film University Babelsberg. His short film MASCARPONE was screened at more than 100 festivals worldwide and won over 25 awards.

Jonas Riemer
mail@jonasriemer.de

Details

Country: Germany

Year: 2020

Director: Jonas Riemer

Screenwriters: Jonas Riemer, Lion Bischof

Producers: Jonas Riemer, Johannes Schubert

Director of Photography: Georg Meyer

Editors: Jonas Riemer, Martin Herold

Production Designer: Max Schoenborn

Music: Robert Pilgram, Marcus Sander

Featuring: Nico Birnbaum

Running Time (minutes): 11

Languges: German, Subtitled

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