BEBEN
During water therapy for his chronic spasms, Leon is involved in an incident that gradually disrupts all aspects of his life.
Director: Rudolf Fitzgerald Leonard
Germany, 2022
16:16 min | trailer
Rudolf Fitzgerald Leonard is an Australian director, screenwriter, and producer based in Berlin. After completing his studies at the Victorian College of the Arts School of Film and Television, Fitzgerald Leonard’s graduate short film ‘Kin‘ would receive the ‘Emerging Australian Filmmaker Award’ at the Melbourne International Film Festival.
His award-winning short films have screened at numerous international film festivals, including the Directors’ Fortnight in Cannes, the Toronto International Film Festival, the Busan International Short Film Festival, Filmfest Dresden, and Palm Springs International ShortFest.
Fitzgerald Leonard is currently developing his debut feature film, ‘Replica’, which was recently selected to be presented at the TIFF Filmmaker Lab and the impACT Lab at the Cannes Film Festival.
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