LOGLINE
The shooting of a sex scene triggers a conflict between an intimacy coordinator and a director on a film set.

SYNOPSIS
An international film crew in the first overtime hour, shortly before sunrise. The hired intimacy coordinator interrupts the filming of a sex scene due to an unarranged move by the actor, which the director has secretly instructed. A conflict arises. The sun threatens to rise. How will the last take be shot?

DIRECTOR’S NOTE
How can we prevent abuses of power in the film industry? What kind of restructuring is needed? When does “too far” begin? A lot of questions in a post Weinstein world. Through a radio report I came across Julia Effertz and her job as an intimacy coordinator. Being the first of her kind in Germany, her job consists of taking care of the actress’/actors safety during intimate scenes. We met for coffee, had a long talk and decided to collaborate in order to raise attention on the importance of her job.

CAST
Donna, the intimacy coordinator - Julia Effertz
Luc, the director - Leon Ullrich
Lara, the directing assistant - Sarina Radomski
Marjeta, the actress - Lia von Blarer
Etienne, the actor - Etienne Bissuel
Agnès, the DOP – Stéphanie Meth
Kumar, the soundman – Kumar Muniandy
Reinhold, Gaffer – Hans Brückner
Boris, the costume designer – Boris Hadzija
Vincent, the 1st AC – Yoav Rolef
Yuri, the intern - Lukas Wesslowski
Shisha, the make-up artist - Shisha Rainbow
Aminata, light department - Aminata Cisse
Jan, light department - Jan Philip Runge
Eddy, the driver - Eddy Shore

CREW
Director, writer, editor, producer: Luis Schubert
DOP: Giulia Schelhas
Sound: Vadim Muehlberg
Intimacy coordinator: Julia Effertz
Set design: Iris Cristidi
Costume design: Marie Akoury
Make up design: Sheila Schatz
1st AD: Lukas Wesslowski
Line producer: Logan Caster
Gaffer: Edoardo Scussel
1st AC: Karl Neubart, Lukas Gevaert
Sounddesign: Cosimo Flohr
Sound mixing: Lorenz Fischer
Color Grading: Benjamin Packer

FESTIVALS
Palm Springs International ShortFest 2021
Encounters Film Festival 2021
Internationale Hofer Filmtage 2021
Slamdance Film Festival 2022
Regard - Saguenay International Short Film Festival 2022
Internationales Filmfest Dresden 2022
Brussels International Short Film Festival 2022
Achtung Berlin Film Festival 2022
CineKink Festival 2022
Big Apple Film Festival 2022
Festival de Cannes 2022 (Next Generation Program)
Videomedeja 2022
Tbilisi International Student Film Festival 2022
Lubuskie Lato Filmowe 2022
filmzeit, Allgäuer Autorenfilmfestival 2022
Festival SPASM 2022
Durham Region International Film Festival
22. Festival de Cine Alemán 2022 – Buenos Aires
38th Warsaw Film Festival
Izmir Short Film Festival 2023
Fest - New Directors/New Films 2023

AWARDS/HONORS
Prädikat Besonders Wertvoll
Next Generation Short Tiger Program 2022
Jurypreis filmzeit, Allgäuer Autorenfilmfestival 2022
Schuljurypreis filmzeit, Allgäuer Autorenfilmfestival 2022
Best Dramatic Short | CineKink 2022

PRESS
Panorama Cinema
T-Port Talent Spotlight

TECHNICAL DATA
Germany | 2021 | short fiction | 00:09:06 | colour | DCP | 24 fps | 1:1,85 | Dolby Surround 5.1 | German with English or French subtitles

CONTACT
Deutsche Film- & Fernsehakademie Berlin GmbH
Potsdamer Str. 2, 10785 Berlin
c/o Josephine Aleyt
+49 30 257 59 152
j.aleyt@dffb.de
www.dffb.de