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Jesus lebt (2022)

A woman carries a cake into a garden with a playgroundMara on the phone, worriedProfile in shadow, a woman in the background
Dark dining room with a glowing lamp over the tableTwo women in a kitchen at nightA woman with balloons in a dark hallway

On her birthday, Mara returns to her religious childhood home to celebrate with her mentally ill mother. However, the estranged woman now believes herself to be Jesus. In order to get through to her mother, Mara would have to engage with her hallucinations.

Cast

Mara Konet: Lea Gerstenkorn

Irmgard Konet: Bettina Koch

Crew

Production: Hei-O-Pei Film

Director: Dominic Wittrin & Piet Grünberg

Script: Piet Grünberg & Dominic Wittrin

Editing: Paula Schmitt

Colorist: Jakko Ortlepp

Production Design: Hannah Schäfer

Costume Design: Stella-Lynn Krysztofiak

Gaffer: Shervin Moallem

Shot on

Red Gemini 5k and Sigma High-Speeds

Vimeo link available on request

Awards

  • 20243rd PlaceHammer Kurzfilmnächte
  • 2023Special Jury AwardEuropäisches Filmfestival Göttingen

Selection

  • 2023Braunschweig International Filmfestival
  • 2023up-and-coming
  • 2023Flensburger Kurzfilmtage

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