Private Project

Herr Schöpken and the light of the World

Herr Schöpken works as an installer replacing day-by-day the fluorescent lights in billboards, until a flickering brakes his daily routine.

  • Till Gombert
    Director
  • Till Gombert
    Writer
  • Till Gombert
    Producer
  • Frank Albrecht
    Key Cast
    as Herr Schöpken
  • Miguel Abrantes-Ostrowski
    Key Cast
    as Co-worker
  • Dominic Thiel
    Director of Photography
  • Leonie Ohlow
    Production Designer
  • Jason Stewart
    Chief Lighting Technician
  • Vreni Sarnes
    Montage
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Herr Schöpken und das Licht der Welt
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Drama, Realism, Magical Realism
  • Runtime:
    19 minutes 15 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    July 1, 2018
  • Country of Origin:
    Germany
  • Country of Filming:
    Germany
  • Language:
    German
  • Shooting Format:
    ARRI ALEXA
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1:2.35
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Karlsruhe University of Arts and Design
  • Beijing International Short Film Festival
    Beijing
    China
    September 18, 2018
    World Premiere
  • Phenicien International Short Film Festival
    Lyon
    France
    March 14, 2019
    European Premiere
  • Inshort Film Festival
    Lagos
    Nigeria
    December 26, 2018
    African Premiere
  • Guest Lecture at Thakur College of Science and Commerce
    Mumbai
    India
    September 26, 2018
  • Pune Short Film Festival
    Pune
    India
  • Anniversary Film Screening "Wanderschaft" HfG Karlsruhe
    Freiburg
    Germany
    April 1, 2019
  • Anniversary Film Screening "Wanderschaft" HfG Karlsruhe
    Karlsruhe
    Germany
    December 9, 2018
  • Rundgang Screening at Karlsruhe University of Arts and Design
    Karlsruhe
    Germany
    July 18, 2019
  • Selected for Cinema Avantgarde, Kommunales Kino
    Freiburg
    Germany
    June 28, 2022
Director Biography - Till Gombert

In 1991, Till Gombert was born in Freiburg (Germany) to a family of photographers. When he was 13 years old, he founded the filmmakers collective "Blackwood-Films“, which is still a productive film platform for schoolchildren and students today.

Since 2014 he has been studying at the State University of Arts and Design Karlsruhe with a major in Media Art / Film (Prof. Răzvan Rădulescu, Prof. Andrei Ujica) and is currently working on his first feature film. His short films have been selected in various festivals, i.a. Beijing Int. Short Film Festival, Szczecin European Film Festival and Filmschau BW.
In October 2020, he will continue his studies at renowned Academy of Media Arts Cologne.

www.tillgombert.de

Add Director Biography
Director Statement

Artificial light always fascinated me. It brakes the natural daily routine of sunrise & sunset and lets us structure our habits as we want. But doesn’t it just ties us to a new rhythm?

Mr. Schöpken (allegory for Schöpfung, engl. creation) works very late and rests during day. He lives detached from the world. Caught in endless loops of repetition, he only survives with his stoic perspective. Than a change occurs: A light does not work the way it should be. The incident repeats itself and becomes a sign to Mr. Schöpken. He goes through a very, very silent journey to become a more self aware subject: In the end, Herr Schöpken sees the only solution in manipulating the light that once irritated him.