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STRAIGHT FAMILY (web series)

This family would love to be STRAIGHT: towards themselves, but foremost towards the others. Grandma Magda is racist and homophobic, but everyone’s on her drip-feed. Granddaughter Lara’s fed up bowing down: 1 evening, 5 secrets, 5 episodes.

  • Jasmine Alakari
    Director
  • Paola Calvo
    Director
  • Sanela Salketic
    Director
  • Eline Gehring
    Director
  • Sebastian Ladwig
    Writer
  • Anastasia Gorokhova
    Writer
  • Beliban Stolberg
    Writer
  • Michael Andres
    Writer
  • Samuel Chalela
    Writer
  • Jacob Hauptmann
    Writer
  • Lucas Thiem
    Producer
  • Ben Münchow
    Key Cast
    "Leo"
  • Luise Helm
    Key Cast
    "Lara"
  • Valentina Sauca
    Key Cast
    "Irina"
  • Us Conradi
    Key Cast
    "Magda"
  • Adriana Jacome
    Key Cast
    "Ximena"
  • Jörg Westphal
    Key Cast
    "Richard"
  • Armin Wahedi
    Key Cast
    "Mehmet"
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    STRAIGHT FAMILY (Webserie)
  • Project Type:
    Web / New Media
  • Runtime:
    8 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    September 11, 2018
  • Country of Origin:
    Germany
  • Country of Filming:
    Germany
  • Language:
    German
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital, Arri ProRes4444
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • Max Ophüls Filmfestival
    Saabrücken
    Germany
    January 15, 2019
    German Festival Premiere
    section 'Visions'
  • BAWEBFEST
    Buenos Aires
    Argentina
    March 26, 2019
    South American Festival Premiere
    Official Selection
  • HollyWebFest

    United States
    March 26, 2019
    North American Festival Premiere
    Official Selection
Distribution Information
  • funk
    Country: Worldwide
    Rights: Internet
Director Biography - Jasmine Alakari, Paola Calvo, Sanela Salketic, Eline Gehring

Lucas Thiem (showrunner)

- born 1991, a-grade 2010 in Neustrelitz (GER), studies of economic engineering in Berlin starting 2012, studies of film at German Film and TV School (DFFB) since 2015
- project board at German Aerospace Center, Bertelsmann and various consultancies
- freelancing as a copywriter, web designer, marketing analyst, process consultant, author, director editor and production manager since 2011
- various awards/scholarships for scholastic/university efforts, reportages, short stories, screenplays, poetry slam, short and long feature films
- show runner for Youtube advertising campaigns for brands like WESTWORLD (HBO), ASSASSINS CREED (UBISOFT) and FAR CRY (UBISOFT)
- show runner of German web series STRAIGHT FAMILY (produced by German Film And TV School in cooperation with FUNK)

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