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