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Jan Zabeil was born in 1981 in Berlin. He studied Cinematography at the University of Film and Television ‘Konrad Wolf’ in Potsdam from 2003-2009. With his short films L.H.O. (2007) and WAS WEISS DER TROPFEN DAVON (2007) he received several awards at national and international festivals. THE RIVER USED TO BE A MAN (DER FLUSS WAR EINST EIN MENSCH, 2011) is his feature film debut.

Kristof Kannegiesser was born in 1977 in Halle/Saale. During his studies of German Literature and Journalism in Berlin from 2000-2005, he also worked as assistant DoP, writer and director. Since 2005, he has been studying Directing at the Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg. His films include: Dunkle Nacht (2000), Das Maerchen vom Hochzeitstag (2003), Klopfzeichen (2004), Wiebke (2004), Lieber Onkel Werner (2005), and L.H.O. (2007).

Genre Tragicomedy
Category Short
Year of Production 2007
Directors Jan Zabeil, Kristof Kannegiesser
Screenplay Kristof Kannegiesser, Sebastian Hocke
Director of Photography Jan Zabeil
Editor Florian Miosge
Production Design Geertje Jacob
Cast Michael Haebler
Producer Knuth Sorgers
Voice Axel Strothmann
Production Company Hochschule für Film und Fernsehen "Konrad Wolf"/Potsdam-Babelsberg
Length 3 min
Format 35 mm, color, b&w
Original Version English
Sound Technology Dolby Digital
Festivals Ophuels Festival Saarbruecken 2007, Montreal 2007 (Short Competition), Molodist Kiev 2007
Awards Jury Award Montreal 2007

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