Student Award
At this film screening we present ECHOES FROM BORDERLAND as the main film and REMEMBER, BROKEN CRAYONS COLOUR TOO as the supporting film.
Cameraperson Lilli-Rose Pongratz and protagonist Nahid Akbari (ECHOES FROM BORDERLAND) as well as director Ursa Kastelic (REMEMBER, BROKEN CRAYONS COLOUR TOO) will be our guests for a subsequent Q&A.
ECHOES FROM BORDERLAND
Deutschland 2023 – Director: Lara Milena Brose – Orig. w/English subt. – w/supporting film; subsequ. Q&A w/camera & protagonist – Length: 70 min.
Ferida, a Bosnian, lives within sight of the EU’s external border. Every day she witnesses refugees’ desperate attempts to reach the EU and her memories of violence and war come flooding back. Nahid is 15 years old and is stranded here after fleeing the Taliban. In this hypnotic narrative, the fading echoes of Ferida’s stories and Nahid’s voicemails intertwine. Jan Sebening
Biography
After a degree in philosophy and two years in Central America, Lara Milena Brose is studying documentary film directing at HFF Munich. People and their fates in harsh realities are central to her work. She is a founding member of the AK49 collective.
Filmography (selection)
MIS NIÑOS DE MADERA, DE/MX, 2022, 25 min. (Co-director: Kilian Armando Friedrich)
ÜBERLEBEN, DE 2021, 30 min.
Nominated for the Student Award
The Student Award of DOK.fest München presents outstanding documentary films by students of German-speaking film schools. The films are nominated for the megaherz Student Award, worth 3,000 Euros.
With supporting film: REMEMBER, BROKEN CRAYONS COLOUR TOO
Nominated for the FFF Talent Award Documentary Film
No youth rating
Writer: Lara Milena Brose. Camera: Natalia Mamaj, Lilly Rose Pongratz. Sound: Hanna Hocker. Editing: Aora Helmzadeh, Lara Milena Brose, Boris Gavrilović. Music: Ludovico Failla. Production: University of Television and Film Munich. Producer: Lara Milena Brose.
REMEMBER, BROKEN CRAYONS COLOUR TOO
Schweiz 2023 – Director: Urša Kastelic, Shannet Clemmings – Orig. vers. w/English subt. – supporting film; subsequ. Q&A w/director Kastelic – Length: 13.20 min.
Shannet’s voice echoes in the night in a European city. She feels around for memories from Jamaica, where she grew up, tracing the path that leads to her identity as a transgender woman. A poetic, courageous film that toys with darkness as skillfully as it does with the sunny moments that Shannet and her new friends experience. Jan Sebening
Supporting film – Tickets for REMEMBER, BROKEN CRAYONS COLOUR TOO can be purchased with the main film ECHOES FROM BORDERLAND.
Biography
A chance acquaintance in Zurich’s university life brought Urša Kastelic and Shannet Clemmings together four years ago. Since then, they have seen each other almost every day. When Shannet told Urša her story, they decided to make a film together. REMEMBER, BROKEN CRAYONS COLOUR TOO is their debut film.
Nominated for the Student Award
The Student Award of DOK.fest München presents outstanding documentary films by students of German-speaking film schools. The films are nominated for the megaherz Student Award, worth 3,000 Euros.
No youth rating
Writer: Shannet Clemmings, Urša Kastelic. Camera: Alvaro Kreyden. Sound: Marin Valentin Wolf, Jonathan Descombes, Zoë Bayer. Editing: Manuel Viktor Troxler. Music: tracy september. Production: Zürich University of Arts. Producer: Zürich University of Arts.
