A year after her son's act of violence, a mother comes to terms with his actions, caught between unconditional love and the weight of his terrible legacy.
CAST
Karoline Eichhorn
Luka Omoto
Petra Mott
Carl Benzschawel
Levi Tounkara
Frederik Krischer
CREDITS
Writer/Director: Kevin Koch
Producer: Michael Uchenik, Anton Fischer-Appelt
Executive Producer: Sultan Al Saud
Director of Photography: Anian Krone
Editor: Emma Holzapfel
Casting Director: Greta Baumann
Production Design: Milena Schieber
Costume Design: Luisa Holzapfel, Lene Lohrmann
Hair & Make-Up: Viktoria Holstein
Location Sound Mixer: Sebastian Schmitt
Sound Supervisor & Sound Mix: Elias Gürtler
Composer: Giovanni Berg
Commissioning Editor: Brigitte Dithard
Colorist: Imri Agmon (sec. Studio)
Production: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
Co-Production: SWR (Südwestrundfunk)
Festival Distribution: Jannis Alexander Kiefer, Frithjof Stückemann (shortlisted.films)
World Sales: Interfilm Berlin
Shot on 16mm Kodak Film
Developed at Silbersalz Cinelab Berlin
part of SHORT EXPORT – Made in Germany 2026 by AG Kurzfilm
FESTIVALS
48th Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival 2026 / International Competition
27th Landshut Short Film Festival 2026
27th Shorts - Trinationales Filmfestival Offenburg 2026 / Audience Award
22nd Achtung Berlin Film Festival 2026 / Best Short Film
55th Sehsüchte International Student Film Festival Potsdam 2026
13th Golden Ger Film Festival Ulanbaatar Mongolia 2026
40th Tel-Aviv Student International Film Festival 2026
41st Cinema Jove Valencia Film Festival 2026
51st Odense International Film Festival 2026
20th Fünf Seen Filmfestival 2026
3rd UpWard Student Film Festival Kosovo 2026
49th Drama International Short Film Festival 2026
32nd Alexandre Trauner Art/Film Festival 2026
31st Split Film Festival 2026
21st Shorts México 2026
67th Brno16 Film Festival 2026
41st Brest European Short Film Festival 2026
30th Portobello Film Festival London 2026
