Sound Design | Singing


The Swarmers

Schwarmtiere

Short Fiction (30 min) | German OV | 5.1 Surround Sound | 2022

A prestigious boarding school, the anxieties of adolescence, competition and a teenager who refuses to be a victim. Karla takes a stand against the tradition of hazing at the Sankt Severin school, organised with the tacit approval of the school management. She gets into a conflict with her friend, which leads to further consequences. Beneath the surface there are even more problems hiding. This non-obvious, dense and formally intriguing film was inspired by Rainer Maria Rilke’s 1902 short story ‘Die Turnstunde’ about military school students. The director enters into a dialogue with the literary original and transfers the events to the present. All this happens amidst the buzzing of a bee swarm, not the only one in the story.


Writer & Director | Alison Kuhn

Producer | Angelina Hermann & Laura Zeuch

DOP | Antonia Pepita Giesler

Production Designer | Lucia Eifler

Editor | Lena Köhler

Music | Marcus Sander

Sound Designer & Singer | Larissa Kischk

Re-Recording Mixer | Justus Wirth

Main Characters | Gwentsche Kollewijn, Karly Kadyrov, Linda Rohrer, Jan Fassbender, Berfin Sönmez


Awards (selection)

Winner | Special Mention - International Short Fiction Film | Krakow Film Festival | 2022
Alison Kuhn

Nominated | First Steps Award | Medium-Length Feature Film | 2022
Alison Kuhn

Nominated | First Steps Award | Michael-Ballhaus-Prize | 2022
Antonia Pepita Giesler

TRAILER The Swarmers


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