Private Project

Family

As the family gets back together for the father's birthday party, there is a big argument about the family business. The lonely daughter leads her brothers to a conversation that reveals feelings and secrets so that the family does not fall apart again.

  • Asena Cakir
    Director
  • Asena Cakir
    Writer
  • Asena Cakir
    Producer
  • Alina Naomi Theis
    Producer
  • Alois Reinhardt
    Key Cast
    "Karl"
  • Elena Otten
    Key Cast
    "Emily"
  • Marvin Moers
    Key Cast
    "Tom"
  • Christina Wiesemann
    Key Cast
    "Julia"
  • Theo Pfeifer
    Key Cast
    "Father/Karl Heinz"
  • Christine Kättner
    Key Cast
    "Mother/ Ilse"
  • Jonas Middelkoop
    Camera
  • Ina Farjam
    Camera
  • DarcMavid
    Music
  • Empty Jacuzzi
    Music
  • Lukas Zschocke
    Lighting
  • Mark Zheng
    Lighting
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Familie
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    18 minutes 6 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    September 10, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    1,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Germany
  • Country of Filming:
    Belgium, Germany
  • Language:
    German
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - FH Aachen
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • Košice International Monthly Film Festival
    Košice
    Slovakia
    Award Winner 3rd Best Student Film
  • Across the Globe Film Festival
    New York
    United States
    Award Winner Best Student Film
  • Across the Globe Film Festival
    New York
    United States
    Finalist Best Short Film/Best Writing/Best Director
  • Luis Bunuel Memorial Awards
    West Bengal
    India
    October 30, 2020
    Award Winner Best Student Film
  • Holidays365 International Film Festival™
    Los Angeles
    United States
    November 27, 2020
    Official Selection
  • The Monkey Bread Tree Film Awards
    London
    United Kingdom
    December 1, 2020
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Asena Cakir

Asena Cakir ist 1997 in Mönchengladbach geboren. Nach der Schule absolvierte sie eine dreijährige schulische Ausbildung zur GTA. Seit 2016 studiert sie Kommunikationsdesign an der FH Aachen. Sie hat schon ein paar Musikvideos und unveröffentlichte Kurzfilme im Rahmen der Ausbildung und des Studiums gedreht, dabei Regie geführt und die Aufnahmeleitung übernommen.

English Version
Asena Cakir was born in Mönchengladbach in 1997. After school, she completed a three-year GTA (training as a design assistent) school education. She has been studying communication design at the FH Aachen since 2016. She has already made a few music videos and unpublished short films as part of her training and studies, directing them and taking over the production management.

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I want to show you the world through my eyes.