Experiencing Interruptions?

Kiloherz

Martin lives socially isolated and suffers from obsessive-compulsive neuroses.
After the passing of both his parents he decides to renovate his childhood home. An old acquaintance is supposed to help him…
A film about delimitation and separation in a world bursting of abundance.

  • Jakob Gessner
    Director
  • Jakob Geßner
    Writer
  • Jakob Geßner
    Producer
  • Bastian Von Boemches
    Key Cast
    "Sebastian Giehr (real estate agent)"
  • Jakob Geßner
    Key Cast
    "Martin"
  • Jakob Geßner
    DOP
  • INEKT
    Music
  • Rebecca Grzeszik
    Poster
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    9 minutes 49 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    June 13, 2023
  • Country of Origin:
    Germany
  • Country of Filming:
    Germany
  • Language:
    German
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Berlin Indie Film Festival

    Award Winner: Best Director
  • Best Short Fest Canada

    Semi Finalist
  • Cine Paris Film Festival

    Official Selection
  • Independent Shorts Awards LA

    Gold Award for BEST MYSTERY SHORT, Bronze Award for BEST SOUND DESIGN
  • Kiez Berlin Film Festival

    Award Winner: Best Director
  • LA International Short Film Festival

    Outstanding Achievement Award, Best First Time Director (Nomination), Finalist Annual Awards 2023/2024
  • London Director Awards

    Official Selection
  • Red Movie Awards

    Finalist 2023
  • Serbest International Film Festival

    Semi Finalist 2023
  • Stockholm City Film Festival

    Award Winner: Best Actor
  • Venice Shorts

    Nomination
  • Washington DC International Film festival

    Finalist
Director Biography - Jakob Gessner

Jakob Geßner is a german actor and a self-taught filmmaker.
He studied the dramatic arts from 2010-2014 at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater in Hamburg.
2013 he became a fixed part of the Ensemble of the Münchner Volkstheater where he played parts in over 25 different plays in 600 performances, up until 2020.
Since 2019 he has mainly been working as a film actor and has dedicated himself passionately to his own film projects as an author, director, cameraman and editor.
„Kiloherz“ is his first film as a filmmaker.

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