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Mimicry | © R. Schittko / C. Aversente
© R. Schittko / C. Aversente

MimiCry

  • Girlfag (aka Verklemmt) (Working title)
Short Film | 2016-2017 | Coming of Age, Daily Life, Eroticism, Transsexualism | Germany

Shooting data

Start of shooting03/09/2016
End of shooting15/12/2016
Number of shooting days15
LocationsMainz, Frankfurt, Wiesbaden
Filming regionsSouth Germany

Project data

Budget20.000
Film financing
Length of movie26 Min.
Aspect ratio16:9 (1 : 1,78)
Acquisition formatRedcode RAW 4K
Sound formatStereo

Brief synopsis

MimiCry follows the young student Mimi on her quest to find life, love and herself. As a sexual and spiritual road-movie without cars, MimiCry is the first movie ever made about the still unknown phenomenon of the Girlfags in today’s queer spectrum.
MIMICRY tells the story of the protagonist Mimi who identifies as a Girlfag (male homosexuality in females).
Mimi just moved to a new city, she is in her late twenties and lives an ordinary student’s life; she does not seem to know her place in the world just yet. Stricken by self-doubt and confusion she goes on a journey of sexual and spiritual self-discovery through sex, drugs and Techno that leads her into a queer (LGBT) milieu. The journey helps her realise that a person’s character and sexuality are not dependent on their biological sex. The film strives to sketch out the idea of dissolving or fusing socially constructed gender roles, resulting in the protagonist’s inner conflict to be resolved.

(Source: Aug & Ohr)

Cast

ActorRole nameVoice actor / SpeakerVoice actor
Freya KreutzkamMimi [L]
Peter Beck
Lehrer [SR]
Maximilian GehrlingerHenri [SR]
Carole Marie JachtmannJanina [SR]
Bardo BöhlefeldTom [SR]
Jannik GörgerRaver [SR]
Aetschy AetschyDina [SR]
Fabian BaeckerChris [SR]
Philipp MykChris [SR]
Andrea RudolphMimis Spiegelbild [SR]
Brix LangeGay Boy [BP]
Deborah Muriel BlumLesbe
Testa SteronGay Boy

Crew

ActivityNameComment
Digital compositor / compositing artistMatthias Noe
Vfx lighting supervisorChristof Pohl
Director of photographyFelix Harjans
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1st assistant cameraBenjamin Böhm
2nd assistant cameraBianca Büdenbender
Costume designerCosimo Aversente
Costume designerLaura Grossbach
DirectorLars von Schuckmann
1st AD (local system)Sophia Sauer
Crowd 2nd AD (local system)Natascha Zink
Script continuityMatthias Noe
Storyboard artistLars von Schuckmann
EditorLars von Schuckmann
EditorLeonard Ostermeier
Dramaturgical editing advisorLeonard Ostermeier
GafferTobias Graf
GafferTimon Dangel
Lighting technician / electricianFelix Ehlert
Lighting technician / electricianVanessa Dahl
Lighting technician / electricianLouis Caspar Schmitt
Lighting technician / electricianHolger Enck
Key makeup artist/hair stylistRoxanna Löwenstein
Makeup artist / hair stylistTina Wild
ComposerMoritz Gaudlitz
ComposerLion Reggentin
Production designerCosimo Aversente
Production designerPatricia Eva Burban
Set decoratorJueli Kanuma
Set decoratorQuynh Anh Nguyen
Construction coordinatorHannah Schröder
ScreenwriterLars von Schuckmann
Production sound mixerBalthasar Marko
Boom operatorChristopher Gutt
Boom operatorYvonne Simon
Sound supervisorPhilipp Grzemba
Sound designerPhilipp Grzemba
Pr photographerRobert Schittko

Production companies

CompanyComment
Spektrumfilm TV
Hochschule Mainz (formerly FH Fachhochschule Mainz) [de]
Abschlussfilm / BA Zeitbas. Medien
Abschlussfilm / BA Zeitbas. Medien

Distribution / Sales companies

CompanyComment
Aug&Ohr Medien [de]
Film Festival Agency
Film Festival Agency

Facilities

DepartmentCompanyComment
Finance/Law/InsuranceFrank Sobottka
Image (VFX)Matthias Noe Bildwerke [de]
Sound (Postproduction)Zentralstudio [de]

Awards

Award winnerYearAwardCategory 
Lars von Schuckmann2019New Rennaissance Film Festival [nl]
Best LGBT Debut Short
Best LGBT Debut ShortWinner
Lars von Schuckmann2018Capital Filmmakers Filmfestival Berlin [de]
Most Original Story
Most Original StoryWinner