Akiko Takakura ist eine der letzten Überlebenden der Atombombenexplosion in Hiroshima. An Obon, dem japanischen Geisterfest, kehren die Seelen ihrer verstorbenen Ahnen zurück. Akiko wird heimgesucht von ihren Erinnerungen. Ihr Vater ist ein autoritärer Mann und überzeugter Nationalist. Akikos Alltag besteht aus ständigen Zurückweisungen und Schlägen. Doch in den Trümmern einer vernichteten Stadt erfährt Akiko endlich seine väterliche Liebe – ein Animadokfilm.
Filmdetails
André Hörmann & Samo (Anna Bergmann)
Deutschland 2018, 15′, Dokumentarfilm, NRW-Premiere
Produktion: Hörmann-Filmproduction
Screenings/Preise
58th Krakow Film Festival (PL)
2018 Palm Springs Intl. Shortfest (US)
Biographie
Andre Hörmann was born 1975. He studied political science at Humboldt University, Berlin, directing at Filmuniversity, Babelsberg and graduated of Professionals Program in Screenwriting at UCLA. His documentaries have been shown and awarded at many prestigious international festivals. He works as a director, producer and writer in LA and Berlin.
Anna Bergmann was born in Moscow, Russia on 29.08.1980. Dreamed about becoming a clown — or a superintendent. Became animator. Favorite childhood activities were drawing on wall paper, declaiming poems and destroying the family porcelain. 1999 started studying architecture in Moscow. After two years gave up and changed to animation. 2002–2006 was studying art-direction of animated films at VGIK (Film University, Moscow). 2006–2013 was studying animation at HFF “Konrad Wolf” in Potsdam, Germany.
Since October 2011 freelance animator in Berlin and New York. Samo’s films were shown at acclaimed film festivals around the world such as Berlinale, Annecy, Stuttgart, Hiroshima, Encounters FF, Cork FF, Aspen Shortsfest etc.
Filmographie
Anna Bergmann
2016 The Man is Big 9:30, paint on glass
2013 Fish animadoc, 2:00, drawn animation
2012 Little Plastic Figure (with V. Samartseva), 3:10, clay, pixilation, stop motion
2012 Eyes closed animadoc, 6:00, drawn animation
2010 white no white 7:00, sand animation
2009 Hocus-Pocus 4:12, drawn animation
2008 Hello Antenna (together with V. Samartseva), 4:40, cut-out, pixilation
Andre Hörmann
2018 Ari and the Day of the Dead
2016 Tsering — On Top of the World
2015 Crowley — Every Cowboy needs his Horse
Kontakt
Website: www.obonfilm.com
Email: info@cut-up.tv