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O

"A woman sees a fist-sized hole in a brick wall. She's hypnotically drawn to it and can't focus on anything else. An increasingly morbid obsession begins, until the hole suddenly disappears..."

'O' is a surreal short film about the horrors of addiction.

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"Méliès d'Argent" winner for Best European Short Film
+ 19 more awards and over 60 festival selections world wide

- no dialogue
- black & white
- 2K, DCP, 5.1 mix
- from Berlin, Germany

  • Dominik Balkow
    Director
  • Dominik Balkow
    Writer
  • Darja Pilz
    Director of Photography
  • René Schostak
    Music
  • Vanessa Rossi & Dominik Balkow
    Editors
  • Antonia Hauser
    Make-Up
  • Michael S. Ruscheinsky
    Visual Effects
  • Dominik Balkow
    Producer
  • Nadine Scheidecker
    Key Cast
    "Jasmin"
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    O
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Drama, Horror, Surreal, Art House
  • Runtime:
    14 minutes 29 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    April 1, 2022
  • Country of Origin:
    Germany
  • Country of Filming:
    Germany
  • Language:
    No Dialogue
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital, 4K
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1,85:1
  • Film Color:
    Black & White
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Hard:Line Filmfestival (Méliès D’Argent)
    Regensburg
    Germany
    April 8, 2022
    JURY HONORABLE MENTION
  • Landshuter Kurzfilmfestival
    Landshut
    Germany
    April 30, 2022
    "Lieblingsschocker" (2 out of 78)
  • FANT Bilbao Film Fest
    Bilbao
    Spain
    May 7, 2022
    Spain Premiere
    Panorama Section
  • Deutsche Film- und Medienbewertung (FBW)
    Wiesbaden
    Germany
    June 7, 2022
    "PRÄDIKAT WERTVOLL"
  • CryptShow Film Festival
    Badalona
    Spain
    July 8, 2022
    AUDIENCE AWARD
  • Cardiff Mini Film Festival
    Cardiff
    United Kingdom
    September 25, 2022
    Wales Premiere
    WINNER "TWISTED TALES"
  • Fright Nights Filmfestival
    Linz
    Austria
    October 7, 2022
    Austrian Premiere
    BEST SHORT FILM + BEST ACTRESS
  • Toronto After Dark
    Toronto
    Canada
    October 23, 2022
    Canadian Premiere
    SILVER AWARD - Best International Short
  • Terror Molins Film Festival
    Barcelona
    Spain
    November 5, 2022
    MÉLIÈS D'ARGENT AWARD (Best European Short)
  • Tampere Film Festival
    Tampere
    Finland
    March 8, 2023
    Finland Premiere
    Generation XYZ Competition
Director Biography - Dominik Balkow

Dominik Balkow studied film directing in Berlin. After graduating in 2012, he worked independently as a director on over 60 music videos (Anti-Flag, Billy Talent, Nina Hagen, Yiruma and many more). His third short film "O" won, among over 20 other awards, the "Méliès d'Argent" as best European short film. His feature film debut "Aphasie" (English: Aphasia), celebrated its world premiere at the 56th "International Hof Film Festival" in 2022.

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Director Statement

Our goal with "O" is to make the feeling of addiction palpable and to show it with all of its consequences. It was especially important to me not to shoot yet another "needle in the arm" film. Our goal is to tell this story using unique surreal images and sounds, in order to offer a projection surface for every form of addiction.