The Teenage Tasteless Tourist Tape

The city presents itself as a site of decay and disenfranchisement. People are either alone or fighting over unknown issues. Couples argue in public and the abandoned lie unconsciously in the streets. A mob forms spontaneously,waiting for an explosion. In the mean time everybody is taking pictures. Escape from the city is no longer a remedy since nature disappeared .It's been degraded to a mystical landscape in which one encounters unicorns, witches and lonely rangers: runaway horses, tourist guides and an old lady selling paintings of the forest in the middle of the woods.
From the city to the wilderness and back again. The man with the hat sees the light at the end of the tunnel and the shadows that await him. In reality he is stuck in a traffic jam caused by a deadly car accident. Rebirth without enlightenment. Instead: Children enchanted by the purposelessness of their play and a mad saint who's aware of him being watched.
Almost a fairy tale.

  • Samuel Weikopf
    Director
  • Samuel Weikopf
    Writer
  • Samuel Weikopf
    Producer
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 30 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 17, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    500 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Germany
  • Country of Filming:
    Czech Republic, France, Germany, Norway, Poland, Russian Federation, Turkey
  • Shooting Format:
    hi8
  • Aspect Ratio:
    4:3
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Kotti Shop Art space
    Berlin, Germany
  • Hong Kong Derrick Barge Gallery
    Duisburg, Germany
  • Hong Kong Arthouse Film Festival
    Hong Kong
    January 4, 2016
    asian premier
  • Festival international du Documentaire Étudiant
    paris,france
    April 9, 2016
    national
Director Biography - Samuel Weikopf

Samuel Weikopf is an award winning french-german Filmmaker, graduated from Filmuniversität Potsdam and cofounded the animation studio Talking Animals in 2009. He works as a director, animator and screenwriter in animation projects and experimental films. His portfolio includes traditional cell animation, 3D-CGI and puppet animation as well as experimental documentary and live action films. He also performs and releases music under his Teenage Tasteless moniker. He works and lives in Berlin.

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