Brunch

Deniz is presented with the dilemma of coming out to his sick father. The request from his best friend and her partner to be their sperm donor would allow him to make his father happy. But his boyfriend is against it.

  • Caner Sunar
    Director
  • Kasper Bisgaard
    Director
  • Kasper Bisgaard
    Writer
  • Caner Sunar
    Producer
  • Frieder Unselt
    Producer
  • Kasper Bisgaard
    Producer
  • Caner Sunar
    Key Cast
    "Deniz"
  • Adrienne Lejko
    Key Cast
    "Christine"
  • Stefan Kuk
    Key Cast
    "Lukas"
  • Laurenz Knill
    Key Cast
    "Martin"
  • Luise Klepper
    Montage
  • Frieder Unselt
    Director of Photography
  • Annelène von Lücken
    Camera Assistant and Light
  • Anasol Michael Febres
    Camera Assistant and Light
  • Joshua Seibel
    Sound on Set
  • Moritz Schetter
    Sound on Set
  • Sinah Griessler
    Costume Design
  • Danyue Li
    Set Design
  • Meike Hildebrand
    Make-up Artist
  • Trace Polly Müller
    Composer Original Music
  • Moritz Zuchantke
    Sounddesign and Mastering
  • Lukas Link
    Color Grading
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Brunch
  • Project Type:
    Feature, Short, Student
  • Genres:
    chamber play, dramedy, drama, comedy
  • Runtime:
    28 minutes 30 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 23, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    3,500 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Germany
  • Country of Filming:
    Germany
  • Language:
    English, German, Turkish
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital Fullframe, XAVC-I
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1,85:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • 20th achtung berlin Filmfestival
    Berlin
    Germany
    April 11, 2024
    Berlin Premiere
    Wettbewerb 'Made in Berlin-Brandenburg' - Bester Mittellanger Film
Director Biography - Caner Sunar, Kasper Bisgaard

Caner Sunar, born in 1993 in Antakya, Turkey, studied at the Thomas Bernhard Institute of the Mozarteum University Salzburg. During his acting studies, he gained first stage experience at the Tiroler Volksschauspiele, Landestheater Salzburg, Salzburg Festival, Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus, and Werk X in Vienna. Since the 2017/18 season, he has been a permanent ensemble member at the Deutsches Theater Berlin. He appeared in the film projects "L'Arabo E La Santa" and "Risse im Fundament" by Gerald Sommerauer and Eugenia Leis.

Kasper Bisgaard Laursen was born in Denmark, 1993. He holds a bachelor in Dramaturgy from Aarhus University and Freie University Berlin. From 2019-21 he was a part of the writer collective GROW at Blaagaard Teater in Copenhagen. His texts have been performed on several stages in Copenhagen. For his play ‘Brunch’ he received jury praise in the playwriting competition ‘Dramatisk Debut’.
As an assistant, he has worked with several theatre directors, such as Tue Biering and Lilja Rupprecht. As of 2023 he is assistant director at Deutsches Theater Berlin.

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Director Statement

How does a queer lifestyle differ from heterosexual living? One significant contrast is the question of biological family, which occurs through parents or the desire to have children.
For many, family is a feeling of belonging, support and love. However, it usually represents a heteronormative construction that queer people are either excluded from or have to adapt to. How difficult is it to break this construction if you have grown up with this concept and have internalised it? Is it even possible to think of something else? We wanted to explore these questions in a chamber play with queer characters who could break these conventions.