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Psychosoma

One evening the artist Elias wakes up in a room he doesn't know. The room, bare and dirty, resembles a simple storage room.

The remarkable thing about the room is that Elias has furniture in it. They stand exactly in the same position as they stand in his apartment.

Wounded and powerless, Elias tries to find a way out of this basement. The only possibility is a locked door.

Again and again, Elias tries to get the door open - in vain.

After a while, competing against the weak body, Elias finds a way out of the dark room with new strength.

  • Lennart Eickfeld
    Director
  • Lennart Eickfeld
    Writer
  • Andreas Matt
    1st AD
  • Lena Anderle
    1st AD
  • Nils Morgel
    Producer
  • Kilian Funke
    Key Cast
    "Elias"
  • Hanife Scheele
    DP
  • Ingo Sodeik
    1st AC
  • Jana Peukmann
    Gaffer
  • Marie-Christin Riedel
    Production Design
  • Leonie Orlob
    Hair & MakeUp
  • Anna-Lena Kopp
    Script continuity
  • Marvin Marchese
    Composer
  • João Neves
    Sound Design
  • Laura Ritzke
    Editing
  • Marharyta Kurbanova
    Color Grading
  • Josua Weber
    Set Managment
  • Luke Abler
    Title/ Credits Design
  • Marcin Malaszczak
    DCP/Mastering
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Thriller, Drama, Meta
  • Runtime:
    10 minutes 37 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 24, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    2,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Germany
  • Country of Filming:
    Germany
  • Language:
    German
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital, Sony A7SII
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.35:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • Paradise Film Festival
    Budapest
    Hungary
    Best Actor & Best Cinematograhpy
  • Rome Prisma Film Award
    Rome
    Italy
    N/A
    Nominated for BEST POSTER
  • Alternativ Film Festival
    Toronto
    Canada
    N/A
    Nominated for Best Director
Director Biography - Lennart Eickfeld

Lennart, born in 1999, started working in the film industry in the set management and lighting department. While working on international film projects such as Babylon Berlin, The Queens Gambit and TÁR, he started learning from his colleagues and writing scripts. He started his first short film project "Psychosoma" in 2022 as a director. After two years in March 2024, he finalized Psychosoma and is now ready to film new scripts of his.

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Director Statement

With the short film "Psychosoma" I want to introduce the audience to the still taboo subject of mental health in a completely different way. We can not and do not want to offer any solutions because everyone has to work that out for themselves. We want to show that somewhere there is always hope and a light at the end of a gigantic cave.