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In the Dark

A young woman confronts her trauma while on a date in a "Dating in the Dark"-format.

  • Tobias Vees
    Director
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  • Tobias Vees
    Writer
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  • Isabella Scholda
    Producer
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  • Tobias Vees
    Producer
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  • Bernadette Fröhlich
    Key Cast
    "Kathleen"
  • Max Ortner
    Key Cast
    "Bald Man"
    Wischen ist Macht
  • Éilis O'Sullivan
    Key Cast
    "Kathleen (Voice)"
    365
  • Owen Lindsay
    Key Cast
    "Norman (Voice)"
  • Samuel Tehrani
    Key Cast
    "Personal Waiter"
    Dinner für Acht
  • Tomas Pereira
    Key Cast
    "Personal Waiter (Voice)"
  • Hortense Hansen
    Key Cast
    "Best Friend"
  • Calypso Kerschen
    1st AD
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  • Stefan Zeiler
    1st AD
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  • Katharina Schwarz
    PA
  • Stefan Zeiler
    PA
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  • Tom Rossipaul
    Director of Photography
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  • Christina Gaugg
    1st AC
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  • Markus Bartosch
    2nd AC
  • Hortense Hansen
    Gaffer
  • Lucie Millon
    Gaffer
  • Lidija Kumpas
    Gaffer
  • Ariane Yury Ribeiro Prihoda
    Make-Up
    Game Over?
  • Calypso Kerschen
    Script Supervisor
    farblos
  • Ariane Yury Ribeiro Prihoda
    Catering
    farblos
  • Fabienne Mühlbacher
    Catering
  • Valeria Ledochowski
    Catering
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  • Philipp Hovorka
    Grip
  • Michael Nassif
    Grip
  • David Stemberger
    Grip
  • Fabienne Mühlbacher
    Runner
  • Tobias Vees
    Editor
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  • Tobias Alexander Ratka
    Score
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  • Philipp Hovorka
    Sound
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  • Michael Nassif
    Sound
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  • Tom Rossipaul
    Colorist
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  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Horror, Drama, Short
  • Runtime:
    13 minutes 10 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    August 1, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    4,500 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Austria
  • Country of Filming:
    Austria
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.39:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Tobias Vees

Tobias Vees works internationally as a screenwriter, script consultant, and director.

As a ghostwriter, he worked on several UK-produced feature films with named cast. He teaches filmmaking at one of the biggest youth theatres in Austria and is the editor of the popular The Filmmaker's Podcast. In 2020 he finished his MA in Screenwriting at the London Film School.

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Director Statement

Globally, an estimated 736 million women — almost one in three — have been subjected to intimate partner violence, non-partner sexual violence, or both at least once in their life. (This figure does not include sexual harassment.) Fewer than 40 per cent of the women who experience violence seek help of any sort. (Source: unwomen.org)

IN THE DARK wants to make a small contribution to creating awareness of this topic. In complete darkness, the viewer plunges into the trauma of our protagonist Kathleen.

The film was made with a gender distribution of 50:50.