Kneipenkosmos

The german “Kneipe”. From the tiniest village to the biggest city everyone knows the “Kneipe”. A lot of prejudice and stereotypes cast a cloud over these german pubs so we made this movie to engage with these tiny places within our cities and to meet the people spending their days behind these doors.

  • Yannik Wiedwald
    Director
  • Yannik Wiedwald
    Producer
  • Jakob Hipp
    Producer
  • Jakob Hipp
    Camera
  • Jakob Hipp
    Editing
  • Malte Firneburg
    Editing
  • Stefan Bitzer
    Poster Design
  • Naomi Taubel
    Subtitles
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Kneipenkosmos
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    7 minutes 5 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 25, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    15 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Germany
  • Country of Filming:
    Germany
  • Language:
    German
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    21:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Lazi Akademie
  • Harzmovienale
    Quedlinburg
    Germany
    July 18, 2020
    Worldpremiere
  • Point of PrevYou
    Berlin
    Germany
    April 25, 2020
  • Youth Film Festival Skopje
    Skopje
    Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of
    August 28, 2020
    Macedonian Premiere
    Offical Selection - Documentary Shorts
  • Short Film Factory
    Online
    Winner
  • Jugendfilmpreis Baden-Württemberg
    Stuttgart
    Germany
    December 5, 2020
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Yannik Wiedwald

Yannik Wiedwald is a young filmmaker and director from Germany. Since his childhood he has been interested in cinema and film in general. So it wasn't particularly difficult for him to turn to his passion - filmmaking - after he finished school. At the moment he is in training as a film and media designer and has directed various short film projects.

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Director Statement

I´ve been fascinated by the outsiders of society all my life. I always seek to find the different or interesting and in this film i did exactly that.
Probably everyone in germany knows these shady places called "Kneipe".
Two years ago i was addicted to gambling and often went to these places to put my money in the slot machine. There i met a lot of different people. Businessmen, janitors, former prison inmates and local legends...
I overcame my addiction along the way but the fascination stayed. So i decided to make this film, not to portray people like animals in a zoo but to share the stories they are willing to share.