Syncope


Short Fiction, 20 min.
On Location, 2023 
Saarbrücken, Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis, Publikumspreis Kurzfilm 2024 (Winner) | Busan Busan International Short Film Festival, Jury Award 2024 (Winner) | Brussels, Brussels Short Film Festival, Mention Spéciale du jury (Compétition Next Generation) 2024 (Winner) | Potsdam-Babelsberg, Sehsüchte International Student Film Festival, Best Genre Film Award 2024 (Winner) | Balchik, International Short Film Festival In the Palace, Best Student Fiction Film 2024 (Winner) | York, Aesthetica Short Film Festival, Best Thriller Award 2024 (Winner) | Sapporo, Sapporo International Short film Festival and Market, Special Jury Award 2023 (Winner) | Sapporo, Sapporo International Short film Festival and Market, Best Screenplay 2023 (Winner)

Production Design: Lina Doll, Manuel Hablützel, Angelika Federer
Director: Linus von Stumberg
DoP: Gaétan Nicholas

Synopsis:
 “After Whim makes it through the unconventional audition for the dance piece Syncope, the choreographer finds himself unsatisfied with her full commitment. But what she and the other dancers experience in the rehearsals is just a glimpse of what his dark vision will demand from them.“