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© Sylvain Cruiziat
© Sylvain Cruiziat
Short Film | 2019 | Fiction, Satire | Germany

Project data

Length of movie20 min
Aspect ratioWidescreen USA (1 : 1,85)
Sound formatDolby SRD / Dolby digital (5.1, 6 channels)

Brief synopsis

Performance artist Vittoria Hopkins has made a career out of large tableaus of half-naked people, addressing the guilt of the viewer in the face of their vulnerability. Her latest work THE RAFT has all the ingredients of a landmark: classical references, naked body painted people lying still on a canvas for hours and an accusatory monologue, written from the perspective of a drowning man in the Mediterranean sea. As the art world gathers to watch Vittoria’s stunning, clean and bankable scandal they must witness it has a leak. Before long, some blood must spill...

Cast

ActorRole nameVoice actor / SpeakerVoice actor
Gala MoodyVictora Hopkins [L]
Elit IsçanPolly [L]
Thomas ArnoldWendt [SR]
Verena BurattiMaria [SR]
Jonathan Joèl AlbrechtJoseph [SR]
Bless AmadaPerformer [SR]
Michael KoschorekEmil [SR]
Beatrix DodererLaura
Heike KoslowskiRebecca

Crew

ActivityNameComment
Digital compositor / compositing artistNikolai Huber
Director of photographyNikolai Huber
2nd unit dopThomas Rotsching
1st assistant cameraThomas Rösing
Alexa Zusatz 1DT
Alexa Zusatz 1DT
1st assistant cameraMichele Cherchi Palmieri
2nd assistant cameraAnna Wagler
Still photographerVivien Graute
Casting directorEmilia Möbus
Costume designerKiana Betz
Costume designerTinka Valerie Knoll
Costumer / wardrobeSophia Schramm
DirectorSylvain Cruiziat
1st AD (local system)Sebastian Husak
1st AD
1st AD
Crowd 2nd AD (local system)Sophia Kretschko
Crowd 2nd AD (local system)Leon Algrim
Script continuityMoritz Adlon
EditorFlorian Duffe
Key gripThomas Apel
Key gripAdrian Huber [1]
GafferThomas Spitschka
GafferFlorian Czermak
Lighting technician / electricianJonas Meyer [1]
Lighting technician / electricianJohannes U. Wagner
Lighting technician / electricianOlaf Lennert Maria Weber
5 DT
5 DT
Key makeup artist/hair stylistLea Reitberger
Makeup artist / hair stylistFelix Niederleitner
Makeup artistFelix Niederleitner
Fx makeup artistMaxi (Maximiliane) Schwarzkopf
Additional make up artistEva Müller [2]
Body makeup artistTiziana Darr
3. Make-up assistance
3. Make-up assistance
ComposerGiovanni Berg
ProducerSebastian Fehring
ProducerPhilipp Maron
ProducerTristan Bähre
Assistant to producerCarolina Oswald
Production designerRebecca Hanke
Production managerPhilipp Maron
Production assistantPhilipp Hobucher
Production assistantFabienne Sailer
ScreenwriterSylvain Cruiziat
ScreenwriterDaniel Thomé
Production sound mixerPhilip Hutter
halbe Drehzeit - mit Daniel Hallhuber
halbe Drehzeit - mit Daniel Hallhuber
Production sound mixerDaniel Hallhuber
Sound re-recording mixerAndrew Mottl
additional
additional

Production companies

CompanyComment
Maverick Film
BR Bayerischer Rundfunk [de]
Koproduktion
Koproduktion
Arte [de/fr]
Koproduktion
Koproduktion

Distribution / Sales companies

CompanyComment
Magnetfilm GmbH [de]

Awards

Award winnerYearAwardCategory 
Nikolai Huber2020Deutscher Kamerapreis [de]
Kurfilm
KurfilmNominated
Sylvain Cruiziat2020Filmfest Dresden [de]
National Competition
National CompetitionNominated
Sylvain Cruiziat2019Toronto International Film Festival [ca]
Short Cuts Award - Best International Short Film
Short Cuts Award - Best International Short FilmNominated

Festivals

YearCountryFestivalComment
2020GermanyFilmfest Dresden
National Competition
National Competition
2020AustraliaFlicker Fest
International Competition
International Competition
2019CanadaToronto International Film Festival
Sektion Short Cuts
Sektion Short Cuts

Cinema releases and premieres

TypeCountryDateComment
PremiereThursday, 05/09/2019Toronto International Film Festival