Forty Elephants
Caught between her love for her fiancé Edvard and her obligations to her gang, the "Forty Elephants",
Marie Britain is confronted with the consequences of being an emancipated woman in the 1920s.
Edvard's rejection of the reverse role model within their relationship forces her to make a final decision.
The film is based on true events of the London women's gang "Forty Elephants".
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Paul Maximilian SchillingDirector
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Paul Maximilian SchillingWriter
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Henner PedaProducer
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Gustav Konradin Ferdinand KerstingProducer
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Alma HasunKey Cast"Marie Britain"Corsage, Woman in Gold
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Hans GurbigKey Cast"Edvard"Volverás
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Ralph SchichaKey Cast"Mr. Goodmans"Triangle of Sadness, Vendetta
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Nadine MenzKey Cast"Diamond Annie"Limbo
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Sonja KerskesKey Cast"Olivia Brown"12 Theses, Bruder Schwester Herz
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Nicolas Enrique HerwigDirector of Photography
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Carlos GernerSet Manager
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Sophie GabergSet Manager
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Nikolai SoricBest Boy
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Ismael Bittaye1st AC
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Marvin Edler2nd AC
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Raoul HeidingsfelderDolly Grip
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Jurij DüsingCrane Operator
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Jonas HerrleinStill Photographer
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Markus WildhagenHistorical Consulting
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Pierre DevauxSet Decorator
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Sophie NassauerProp Maker
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Michael BierhahnSet Builder
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Julia BackmannSet Builder
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Benjamin BajdaSet Builder
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Maren GeisslerSet Builder
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Leslie von PreetzmannSet Builder
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Alexander WatenphulSet Builder
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Martin FriesSet Builder
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Alexander MoussaSound Recordist
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Riccarda GrecoCostume Design
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Georg Maier-PevelingCostume Design
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Jana RußCostume Design
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Laura GertzHair & Make Up Artist
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Mariana FloreaHair & Make Up Artist
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Bianca TentenHair & Make Up Artist
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Felix DammEditor
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Ismael BittayeColor Grading
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Karo "Cage" GärtnerMusic by
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Tom LobryMusic by
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Mehdi JavaheriStudio Technology Manager
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Iris ThenTechnical Assistant
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Fabian TeichertTechnical Assistant
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Felix DammVFX
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Linn Sophie TorstensonFirst Assistant Director
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Sophie NassauerScript & Continuity
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Leonie DannhauerScript & Continuity
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Leo WangSound Design
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Silke ParzichLine Producer
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Beate TorstensonDialect Coach
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Project Title (Original Language):Forty Elephants
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Project Type:Short, Student
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Genres:Period Drama, Drama
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Runtime:17 minutes 37 seconds
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Completion Date:May 11, 2023
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Production Budget:42,000 EUR
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Country of Origin:Germany
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Country of Filming:France, Germany
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Language:German
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:2,39:1
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:Yes - Macromedia University
Paul Schilling was born in Cologne on 20 February 1999. Through his father Johannes Schilling, who works as a gallery owner, he encountered art at an early age. He quickly developed an affinity for art and enthusiastically attended the advanced art course during his secondary school education, in which he also completed his Abitur. Paul Schilling began with photography at an early age and in the course of this developed a passion for arthouse film. This intellectual as well as artistic confrontation with the medium of film impressed him deeply and was a decisive point for taking up his studies in the field of film and television. During his studies, he had the opportunity to gain a great deal of experience in various areas of the film industry. The cooperation with the film production company "Filmschneiderei" enabled him to set up several projects such as music videos, interviews as well as short films in the role of director and author.
The 1920s, especially in terms of aesthetics, literature and art, have always served for me as a historical refuge from the present. The story of the Forty Elephants already tells of an individual emancipation of women a hundred years ago. However, until today there are almost no records as well as artistic developments about it. I find this astonishing, since this material is just as current as it was then. In recent years, film history has been dominated by male protagonists, especially when it comes to the subject of violence or power. We are all aware that this image is simply outdated.