GOLDFISCHE KÖNNEN 30 WERDEN

Shared circle of friends, shared apartment, shared goldfish. For Jan and Jule marriage seems like the logical conclusion to their perfect relationship. But till death do us part? That seems kind of long. They must realize that eventually they will have to break up. And they want to be prepared for that. So, while other friends plan for their wedding, the two rehearse their separation. And as suppressed conflicts come to light, their goldfish Oskar becomes a tragic witness…

Directors: Emanuel Ramin Funck, Nicolas Schönberger, Thomas Hütte
Germany, 2022
6:52 min

Thomas Hütte wuchs in Potsdam auf, wo er bei verschiedenen Produktionsfirmen erste Filmerfahrung sammelte. In Maastricht und Hong Kong studierte er Internationale Beziehungen und Konfliktforschung. Anschließend arbeitete er als Journalist in Hamburg und Köln, u.a. für Formate wie Arte Re: oder ZDF Zoom.
Aktuell studiert er Dokumentarfilm-Regie an der Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg.

Nicolas Schönberger arbeitete als Regieassistent am Hans Otto Theater Potsdam und studierte Medienkunst an der Bauhaus-Universität in Weimar, sowie an der Université Aix-Marseille. Sein letzter Kurzfilm „Nicht wie du“ lief auf diversen Filmfestivals im In- und Ausland (Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis, Sehsüchte International Student Film Festival, London Short Film Festival). Zur Zeit studiert er Szenische Regie an der Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg.

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