2014 | Short Fiction | HD (Arri Alexa) | 11 minutes
The enthusiastic young director Flori rehearses a fringe theatre production of Igor Stravinsky’s revolutionary ballet “The Rite of Spring”. She is dissatisfied with the performance of her much older soloist Helen, who seems unable to accept the role of the female sacrifice, who literally dances herself to death in an act of devotion. Flori therefore uses manipulative directing strategies to force Helen into her part as the victim.
CAST
Jella Haase | FLORI
Effi Rabsilber | HELLEN
Uwe Preuss | FATHER
CREW
Director | Steffen Köhn
Producer | Henrika Kull
Screenplay | Steffen Köhn, Henrika Kull, Jonas Zimmermann
DoP | Phillip Kaminiak
Editor | Steffen Köhn
Choreographer | Saskia Oidtmann
Music | Igor Stravinsky
SCREENINGS AND AWARDS (SELECTION)
Montréal World Film Festival
Lubuskie Film Summer
Landshut International Short Film Festival
Berliner Kurzfilmrolle, Freiluftkino Friedrichshain, 2nd audience award
Prädikat “Wertvoll”, Deutsche Film- und Medienbewertung (FBW)