General Information
Duration: 6 min 54 sec
Genres: Animation, Experimental, Short
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Country: Germany
Submitted By: Eva Ludwig
Festival Rating 7.9
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DirectorsEva Ludwig
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ProducersEva Ludwig
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WritersEva Ludwig
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MusicEva Ludwig
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MusicEva Ludwig
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Film TypeAnimation, Experimental, Short
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Genres
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Runtime6 minutes 54 seconds
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Production BudgetUSD
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Country of OriginGermany
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Country of Filming
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Film ColorColor
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Student ProjectNo
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First-time FilmmakerNo
Short Film Slam presented by the Madlab Post
United States
Philadelphia
11/03/2023
Official Selection
Berlin Cine Week Film Festival
Germany
Berlin
10/09/2023
Winner
Stop Motion Film Festival
Spain
Barcelona
09/22/2023
Finalist
Lion International Film Festival
Italy
Firenze
08/04/2023
Official Selection
Brandenburg International Film Festival
Germany
Berlin
08/02/2023
Best Experimental
Brussels World Film Festival
Belgium
Brussels
07/28/2023
Semi-Finalist
Paris Awards Film Festival
France
Paris
07/15/2023
Official Selection
Rotterdam Independent Film Festival
Netherlands
Rotterdam
07/11/2023
Semi-Finalist
Gladiator Film Festival
Turkey
Istanbul
06/30/2023
Best Experimental
Tokyo Shorts
Japan
Tokyo
05/31/2023
Semi Finalist
Ukrainian Dream Film Festival
Ukraine
Odesa
05/28/2023
Official Selection
Festival of Arts and Cinema
United Kingdom
London
05/07/2023
Official Selection
Stockholm Short Festival
Sweden
Stockholm
03/17/2023
Best Experimental
Liverpool Indie Awards
United Kingdom
Liverpool
03/16/2023
Official Selection
Metroplois Film Festival
Italy
Milano
01/14/2023
Official Selection
Tokyo Film Awards
Japan
Tokyo
01/05/2023
World Premiere
Best Experimental
Director's Biography
I am an independent filmmaker, videographer and visual artist from Bonn, Germany.
My forms of expression as an artist include oil painting as well as experimental animated film with 2D and 3D animation. The two constantly feed off each other.
As far as experimental film is concerned, I am increasingly dedicating my artistic work to political and social aspects.
I always produce the music myself and work it out with a view to the subsequent visualization.
Director's Statement
They rule with an iron hand, monitor people even in the most private way, determine what should be written, spoken or even thought. They have a military at their disposal and demonstrate their power again and again in large parades. They lock up those who are too inconvenient or not system-compliant enough, and some even kill them so as not to jeopardize their own goals. They are misogynistic, in many cases corrupt, try to make people equal - and they wage wars. It is the powerful, the state leaders of this world, who wield the scepter relentlessly, who not only exploit their own people or let them starve, while they themselves reside in palaces and plenty. Nor do they take responsibility towards other peoples who are affected by their actions. It is these kinds of rulers who establish systems that undermine peace, freedom, equality and individuality. But those who rule in this way threaten to destroy everything, even at the risk that this means perishing themselves in the end.
With this film I want to draw attention to the fact that in an increasingly complex world there is a frighteningly simple pattern: Where power - the scepter - knows no boundaries, where it is not subject to higher rules but only to itself, abuse, violence and oppression follow.