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STYX Poster | ©Georg Mikis Rees
©Georg Mikis Rees
Short Film | 2018 | Arthouse, Film-Noir, Mystery, Psycho thriller, Psychodrama, Religion | Germany

Main data

Shooting data

Number of shooting days5
LocationsKreis Eberswalde, Brandenburg
Filming regionsGermany - Brandenburg

Project data

Length of movie18 Min.
Aspect ratioCinemascope (1 : 2,39)
Acquisition formatProRes
Distribution formatDCP
Sound formatDolby surround (4 channels)

Brief synopsis

The 45-year-old pastor Johannes cannot overcome the death of his son. The relationship with his wife Katharina is also threatening to break down. Abandoned by faith and hope, he no longer sees himself in a position to proclaim the tidings of joy and to exercise his profession. Johannes slides into a deep crisis of meaning. He staggers between different states of perception. The pastor no longer seems to be master of himself, wants to escape the oppressive situation. However, he is caught up in the past and becomes entangled in a dark, uncanny story in which the boundaries between reality and imagination, consciousness and unconsciousness, life and death become increasingly blurred.
A film about unprocessed grief and the fluid boundaries of our consciousness.

Cast

ActorRole nameVoice actor / SpeakerVoice actor
Peter HofmannPastor Johannes [L]
Johanna DählerKatharina [L]
Willelm KammererDavid [SR]
Phillipp MorlockSchattenmann [SR]
Thomas MunderKüster Frieder [SR]

Crew

ActivityNameComment
ColoristElmar Weinhold
Director of photographyLucas Maibaum
1st assistant cameraRoman Haenicke
2nd assistant cameraLeon Vogel
Costume designerSophia Sigel
DirectorGeorg Mikis Rees
EditorLeon Vogel
Additional editorGeorg Mikis Rees
Key gripPhillip Kożuch
GafferManuel Musch
Best boy electricSimon Lütkehaus
Lighting technician / electricianLouis Schmidt
Lighting technician / electricianBenjamin Knaus
Makeup artist / hair stylistMelika Poshtdar
Makeup artist / hair stylistMelika Poshtdar
ComposerJonathan Söhngen
ProducerGeorg Mikis Rees
Production designerAlejandro Gasser Daza
Assistant production managerAndré Teufel
Set manager/ floor managerErik Leibfritz
Production assistantNils Schimitzek
Set runnerNico Stähle
ScreenwriterGeorg Mikis Rees
Production sound mixerJohann Ott
Sound re-recording mixerJonathan Söhngen
Sound designerJonathan Söhngen

Production companies

CompanyComment
Refugium Film UG [de]

Awards

Award winnerYearAwardCategory 
Georg Mikis Rees2018Camgaroo Award [de]
Sci-Fi/Mystery
Sci-Fi/MysteryNominated

Festivals

YearCountryFestivalComment
2018GermanyBerlin Independent Film Community
Open Screening
Open Screening
2018SwitzerlandGreller Keller Bern
2018GermanyCamgaroo Award Munich
Nominated for best short film (mystery)
Nominated for best short film (mystery)
2018GermanyInternational Low & No Budget Video Film Festival 2020