directed by
Till Kleinau
YEAR
2024
written by
Till Kleinau, Katja Tauber
Genre
Comedy, Family
starring
Zoe Trommler
Carla Hüttermann
Christoph Marx
BEAR ON ICE shows a summer day in the life of nine-year-old Pippa. She and her dad live in a trailer on a big gravel pit. Each morning, Pippa tunes into the police radio, hoping to catch any lead on her missing dog, Pepper. She’s convinced Pepper has fallen victim to a crime. With determination, persistence, and a stack of missing dog reports, she sets out to save her fluffy companion. This marks the beginning of an absurd quest, during which Pippa encounters the eccentric residents of her neighborhood.
directed by
Till Kleinau
YEAR
2021
written by
Till Kleinau, Katja Tauber
Genre
Thriller, Mystery
starring
Stefan Preiss
Stefanie Winner
Simon Russig
Susanne Kubelka
Markus Friedmann
Cosima Viola
The passing of Georg’s wife opens a portal that devours five people and interweaves their fates. Unknowingly linked by their intolerable isolation and guidance from the wife’s spirit, their paths cross in earthly conflicts. Incapable of dealing with these encounters, the events ultimately lead to the death of a young man, acceptance of the self, and a reunion in another world.
Winner (selection)
Deutscher Kamerapreis 2021 (DP: Katja Tauber)
Nomination (selection)
Filmz – Festival des Deutschen Kino
Kölner Design Preis
Author’s International Film Festival / FIC AUTOR
Shanghai Short Film Festival
NOX FILM FEST
directed by
Till Kleinau
YEAR
2021
written by
Till Kleinau, Friederike Dörffler
Genre
Documentary, Music
starring
Thomas Meixner
Ensemble Musikfabrik
Thomas, a lifelong professional drummer, receives an unusual invitation to revive Harry Partch’s lifework. Set in his small garage in Cologne, the documentary follows Thomas as he embarks on the daunting task of reconstructing all 75 custom-made instruments crafted by Partch. With only two years until the grand premiere at the National Theater in Taiwan, 75/1 delves into the depths of a man navigating insomnia and isolation, showcasing his unwavering de termination to complete the ambitious project he has undertaken.
Winner (selection)
“Best Short Documentary« FIC AUTOR
SHORT DOCUMENTARY: Wales International Film Festival
Nomination (selection)
Deutscher Wettbewerb DOK. LEIPZIG
Deutscher Kamerapreis
Pune Short Film Festival
Madrid Indie Film Festival • MADRIFF
Beeston Film Festival
directed by
Katja Tauber, Vera Grinblat
YEAR
2018
written by
Katja Tauber
Genre
Documentary, Human Rights
starring
Isa
Sadan Ashqa
The Arab named Abu Akka unfolds his life story through a mosaic of recollections, inviting us on a stroll through the streets of his hometown Akka in Israel/Palestine. The backdrop is far from ideal, marked by a childhood prank gone awry that landed him in the Israeli prison. Now he is trying to face the demons of his past, though struggling with the present.
Nomination (selection)
STRANGER THAN FICTION
Sound & Image Challenge Macau
SHORT to the point
Tel Aviv Student Film Festival
FIAfest Comsabana
Santiago Independent Film Awards
created & directed by
Till Kleinau, Jade Li
YEAR
2018
written by
Clare Macdonald
Genre
Comedy
starring
Kris Marshall
Tony Way
Angelique Cavallari
Ineffably powerful Supreme Beings travel through space and time to dispense gifts on randomly selected denizens of any given planet. When it comes to Earth however their selection process seems to have hit a glitch and settles on Greg, who’s been having a bad day at the office. Zapped up to the space embassy by an overwhelmingly enthusiastic Ambassador, thrilled to be in the presence of a human, Greg fails to grasp the nature and scope of his opportunity, thinking he is talking to management about about his working conditions.
Winner (selection)
Beijing Student Film Festival Audience Award
Nomination (selection)
Filmfestival Max Ophüls
Filmkunstfest Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
International Student Film Festival Tel Aviv
Rüsselsheimer Filmtage
Fusion Festival
Little Wing Filmfestival London
Filmzeit Kaufbeuren
International Student Film Festival Peking
FilmZ Mainz
Arc Film Festival
