Private Project

Turning Man - 81RPM

Jürgen Leppert, also known as "Der Dreher" or "der Kreisel" is a graduate engineer, speaker inventor, 360 degree dancer, gifted Frisbee player and thoroughbred 68er.
Everything revolves around the Karlsruher legend, and not just on the dance floor.
A declaration of love to music, dancing and rebellion.
A portrait of a tough person who still swims against the stream and the living proof that 81 years is far from too old for hard raves.

  • Robin Trouillet
    Director
  • Jürgen Leppert
    Key Cast
  • Josua Wielandt
    DoP
  • Matthis Waetzel
    1AC
  • Jan Pattscheck
    Sounddesign & Mix
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Der Dreher - 81RPM
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Experimental, Student
  • Genres:
    portrait, music, technician, dancing, shortfilm, biography, passion, documentary
  • Runtime:
    13 minutes 58 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 15, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    600 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Germany
  • Country of Filming:
    Germany
  • Language:
    German
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Hochschule Offenburg
  • Flensburger Kurzfilmtage 2021
    Flensburg
    Germany
    October 5, 2021
    Audience Award
  • Filmz - Festival des deutschen Kinos 2021
    Mainz
    Germany
    November 9, 2021
    Best short film
  • Filmfestival Münster 2021
    Münster
    Germany
    September 25, 2021
    Best short film
  • Bristol Independent Film Festival 2021
    Bristol
    United Kingdom
    May 9, 2021
    Best student documentary
  • Best Documentary Award
    London
    February 23, 2021
    - Best student documentary
  • Trinationales Filmfestival am Oberrhein Offenburg 2021
    Offenburg
    Germany
    April 30, 2021
    Best film of university Offenburg
  • Watersprite Filmfestival 2022
    Cambridge
    United Kingdom
    March 6, 2022
    Winner for Documentary // Nominee for Edit and Cinematography
  • Dock of the Bay Music Documentary Film Festival 2022
    San Sébastian
    Spain
    May 2, 2022
    Basque Land
    Audience Award
  • Santorini Filmfest 2022
    Santorini
    Greece
    July 15, 2022
    Best short documentary
  • Kurzsüchtig - Mitteldeutsches Kurzfilmfestival
    Leipzig
    Germany
    June 30, 2022
    Audience Award Documentation
  • Short Shot Fest 2022
    Moscow
    Russian Federation
    – Best Documentary 2022
  • Fia Fest 2022
    Bogota
    Best International Documentary Short Film 2022
  • Student World Impact Film Festival 2022

    Honorable Mention
  • La Meko Landau 2022

    Germany
    Publikumspreis Dokumentarfilm
  • Mannheim Arts und Film Festival 2022
    Mannheim
    Germany
    Honorable Mention
  • Kurzfilmfest Dreiländereck 2022

    Germany
    Best Short Documentary
  • Firenze Film Festival 2022
    Florenz
    Italy
    Best Short Documentary
  • Europäisches Filmfestival Göttingen 2022
    Göttingen
    Germany
    Honorable Mention
  • Student Los Angeles Film Awards
    Los Angeles
    United States
    Finalist
  • Kalamata Short Docs Film Festival 2023

    Best International Student Film Award
  • + 29 screenings and nominations
Director Biography - Robin Trouillet

Robin Trouillet, 27, studies media, art and production in Offenburg. With internships in Hamburg and Munich such as cooperations in several projects he gained his experiences in film.

As a filmmaker and director he searches storys and pictures that affect people no matter which genre. Beside his studies he works as a freelancer and is always open for new unconventional ideas.

"Killing in the name of" (Mockumentary 2017)
"Herzblut" (Short Doc 2018)
"WayOut" (Short film 2019)
"Der Dreher - 81RPM (Short Doc 2021)

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