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August

D 2016, 15 min

The last days of the German photographer August Sander (1876-1964).

Synopsis

Shot in 3D, August is based on the life and work of renowned Cologne photographer August Sander (1876-1964). In surreal dream sequences, the artist is haunted at the end of life by the death of his son and the figures he photographed.

World premiere at the exhibition: Omer Fast »Talking is not always the solution«, Martin-Gropius-Bau Berlin

Ausstellungsplakat „Omer Fast »Reden ist nicht immer die Lösung«“. Motiv: Omer Fast: August, 2016. single screen, 3D projection. Courtesy Galerie Arratia Beer / gb agency / Dvir Gallery / James Cohan Gallery / Filmgalerie 451 © Omer Fast. Plakatgestaltung Ta-Trung

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Only in cinemas and at festivals — distributed by Filmgalerie 451

Awards and Festivals

- Soloausstellung Omer Fast, Martin-Gropius-Bau Berlin, Germany, 2016/17
- International Film Festival Rotterdam - Tiger Awards Competition 2017
- Jeonju International Film Festival, South Korea 2017

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Only in cinemas and at festivals — distributed by Filmgalerie 451

Credits

Director and Screenplay
Omer Fast
With
Jens Weisser, Bernhard Schütz, Bastian Trost, Niklas Kohrt, Vito Schlichter, Oleg Tikhomirov, Manuel Tschernik, Nicolas Lehni, Simon David Altmann, Jelto & Jonas Schierhold
Director of Photography
Stefan Ciupek
Production Design
Beatrice Schultz
Costume Design
Silke Sommer
Maske-up Artist
Anke Thot
Sound Mixer
Rainer Gerlach
Boom Operator
Misha Bours
Editing
Janina Herhoffer, Omer Fast
Sound Designer
Jochen Jezussek
Re-recording Mixer
Matthias Schwab
Casting & Assistant Production
Viviana Kammel, Julia M. Müller
Assistant Director & Production Supervisor
Stefan Nickel
Stereographer
Christian Meyer, bvk
Steadicam Operator
Matthias Biber
Music
Dirk Dresselhaus
Colorist
Gregor Pfüller
DIT
Daniel Mock
VFX Supervisor
Jean-Michel Boublil
3D Artists
Héctor Robles Fernández, Cristiano Cesolari
Compositing Artists
Ernest Dios, Benoit Imbert, Simon Moreau, Riccardo Gambi
Matchmove Artists
Héctor Robles Fernández
VFX Editor
Dan Avram
Gaffer
Ki Bun Wedemann
Focus Puller
Kenneth Macdonald
2nd Camera Assistant
Anna Motzel
Key Grip
Thomas Lorch
Grip
Bernd Trasberger
Best Boy
Michael Walsh
Electrician
Mathias Franz
Lighting Assistant
Paul von Heymann
Art Director
Michael Randel
Set Decorator
Marlene Gartner
Assistant Set Decorators
Meyrick Kaminsky, Meike Redeker
Costume Assistant
Ines Casas Corvinos
Additional Make-up
Katharina Pointner
Assistant Production Supervisor
Lennart Romahn
Location
Wolfgang Georgsdorf
Drivers
Konrad Schlaich, Otto Neumann
Line Producer
Heino Herrenbrück
Producers
Irene von Alberti, Frieder Schlaich
Production
Filmgalerie 451 
Commissioned by
Martin-Gropius-Bau, Berliner Festspiele
Production support by
gb Agency, Arratia Beer Gallery, Dvir Gallery, James Cohan Gallery

Distribution Details

  1. Screening Format

DCP (3D, 2K, 25 fps, 5.1)
Aspect Ratio
16:9
Language
German
Subtitles
English
Promotion Material
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License Area
Worldwide
Rating
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