Private Project

Dawn Breaks Behind the Eyes

Having just inherited a run down castle, a dispirited woman and her ill-tempered husband decide to spend the night, as time and reality slowly starts to shift around them.

  • Kevin Kopacka
    Director
    HAGER, HADES, TLMEA
  • Kevin Kopacka
    Writer
    HAGER, HADES, TLMEA
  • Lili Villányi
    Writer
    HAGER
  • Kevin Kopacka
    Producer
    HAGER, HADES, TLMEA
  • Lili Villányi
    Producer
    HAGER
  • Jeff Wilbusch
    Key Cast
    "Gregor Grause"
    The Missing, Oslo, Unorthodox, The Little Drummer Girl, Bad Banks
  • Anna Platen
    Key Cast
    "Eva Ziehnagel"
    Pan, Para - Wir sind King
  • Frederik von Lüttichau
    Key Cast
    "Dieter Menliff / Klaus Moltke"
    Huset, HAGER, Notes of Berlin
  • Luisa Taraz
    Key Cast
    "Margot Menliff, Lilith Tarenbach"
  • Robert Nickisch
    Minor Cast
    Mute
  • Bill Becker
    Minor Cast
    Babylon Berlin
  • Lukas Dolger
    DoP
    HAGER, HADES, TLMEA
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Genres:
    Mystery, Romance, Horror, Gothic, Arthouse, 70s
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 12 minutes 49 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 10, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    450,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Germany
  • Country of Filming:
    Germany
  • Language:
    German
  • Shooting Format:
    35mm, ARRI Alexa
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • FrightFest UK
    London
    United Kingdom
    August 28, 2021
    Theatrical World Premiere
    Winner: Best Film Frightfest 2021 (BloodGuts UK)
  • Popcorn Frights Festival
    Florida
    United States
    August 14, 2021
    Virtual Premiere
  • RandFilm Fest
    Kassel
    Germany
    September 26, 2021
    German Premiere
    Nominated: Best Feature Film
  • Blodig Weekend
    Copenhagen
    Denmark
    October 2, 2021
    Denmark Premiere
  • Santiago Horror Film Festival
    Santiago
    Chile
    October 4, 2021
    Santiago Premiere
    Nominated: Best Feature Film
  • Salem Horror Fest
    Salem
    United States
    October 8, 2021
    Northeast Premiere
  • Dracula International Film Festival
    Brasov
    Romania
    October 16, 2021
    Romanian Premiere
    WINNER: Best Feature Film
  • IFI Horrorthon
    Dublin
    Ireland
    October 23, 2021
    Irish Premiere
  • Nightmare Film Festival
    Columbus, OH
    United States
    October 23, 2021
    Midwestern Premiere
    WINNER: Best Supporting Actor Nominated: Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography
  • LUSCA - Fantastic Film Festival
    Guaynabo
    Puerto Rico
    October 25, 2021
    Carribean Premiere
  • Pumpkin Fantasy Film Fest
    Beijing
    China
    October 29, 2021
    Asian Premiere
    WINNER: Best Feature Film
  • FilmQuest Festival
    Utah
    United States
    November 2, 2021
    WINNER: Best Cinematography
  • Be Afraid Film Festival
    Trieste
    Italy
    November 28, 2021
    Italian Premiere
    WINNER: Best Feature Film & Audience Award
  • Buenos Aires Rojo Sangre
    Buenos Aires
    Argentina
    December 3, 2021
    Argentinian Premiere
    WINNER: Best Feature Film international, Best Cinematography
  • Phenomena Festival
    São Paulo
    Brazil
    December 6, 2021
    WINNER: Best Feature Film
  • Basta La Vista Festival
    Hannover
    Germany
    December 10, 2021
    Nominated (Winnerst tba)
  • Fractured Visions
    Wales
    United Kingdom
    December 12, 2021
    Wales Premiere
  • Monster Fest
    Melbourne
    Australia
    December 12, 2021
    Australian Premiere
    Official Nomination
  • San Francisco Another Hole in the Head Festival
    San Francisco
    United States
    December 9, 2021
  • NOX FILM FEST
    Salto
    Uruguay
    January 12, 2022
    Uruguay Premiere
  • Nevermore Film Festival
    North Carolina
    United States
    February 25, 2022
    North Carolina Premiere
    WINNER: Best Production Design
  • HARD:LINE Film Festival
    Regensburg
    Germany
    April 10, 2022
    Regensburg Premiere
  • Calgary Underground Film Festival
    Calgary
    Canada
    April 24, 2022
    Canadian Premiere
  • BRUGGGORE Film Festival
    Brugg
    Switzerland
    April 29, 2022
    Swiss Premiere
    Official Competition (Winner tea)
  • Panic Fest
    North Kansas
    United States
    May 2, 2022
  • Chattanooga Film Festival
    Chatanooga
    United States
    June 23, 2022
  • Sydney Film Festival
    Sydney
    Australia
    Sydney Premiere
  • Ravenheart Film Festival
    Oslo
    Norway
    August 28, 2022
    Norwegian Premiere
    WINNER: Best Cinematograpy
  • BUT Film Fest
    Breda
    Netherlands
    September 2, 2022
    Dutch Premiere
    Official Nomination
  • Corrorsivo Film Fest
    San Jose
    Costa Rica
    September 4, 2022
    Costa Rica Premiere
  • Monsters of Film
    Stockholm
    Sweden
    September 30, 2022
    Swedish Premiere
  • FERATUM Film Festival
    Michoacan
    Mexico
    November 11, 2022
    Mexican Premiere
  • VII Mostra de Cinema Cine Horror 2022
    São Paulo
    Brazil
    November 17, 2022
  • Horror Island
    Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canarias
    Spain
    December 22, 2022
    Spain Premiere
    WINNER: Best Actress (Luisa Taraz)
  • Grindhouse Paradise: Festival du film fantastique de Toulouse
    Tolouse
    France
    April 16, 2023
    French Premiere
  • Sacramento Midnight Film Festival
    Sacramento
    United States
    April 26, 2023
  • Slaughter Horror Film Festival
    Doljevac
    Serbia
    Serbian Premiere
Distribution Information
  • MPI Media Group
    Sales Agent
    Country: Worldwide
    Rights: All Rights
  • Dark Sky Films
    Distributor
    Country: United States
    Rights: All Rights
  • Fractured Visions
    Distributor
    Country: United Kingdom
    Rights: All Rights
  • Tiberius Films
    Distributor
    Country: Germany
    Rights: All Rights
  • Njuta Films
    Distributor
    Country: Sweden
    Rights: All Rights
    Country: Norway
    Rights: All Rights
    Country: Finland
    Rights: All Rights
    Country: Iceland
    Rights: All Rights
  • Phoenicia
    Distributor
    Country: Turkey
  • LUMIX Media
    Distributor
    Country: Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Kevin Kopacka

Kevin Kopacka is an Austrian / Sri Lankan director, painter and video artist.

Born 1987 in Graz, Austria, lives and works in Berlin.

Education

2007 – 2013 Study of Fine Arts at the University of Arts Berlin (UdK Berlin) in the class of Leiko Ikemura

2013 – Graduation to Master Student at the UdK Berlin

Filmography (Selection)

2021

Dawn Breaks Behind the Eyes – Feature film (73 min) – DE
Producer, writer, director, editor

2020

HAGER – Short Film, Assembly – DE
Producer, writer, director, editor, score

Production company: Crossbones GmbH

2017

DYLAN – Series Pilot (35 min) – DE
Producer, writer, director, editor, score

2016

TLMEA – short (33 min) – DE
Producer, writer, director, editor, score

2015

HADES – short (15 min) – DE
Producer, writer, director, editor, score

2014

Auf die, die noch existieren (For those who still exist) –
documentary (30 min) – DE/AT
Producer, director, editor, score

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