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Silence

Silence is a film without spoken words.... but with the "visible thoughts" of the protagonists in a café as they reflect on life. A strangely beautiful work of art.
This short film is an excerpt from the award-winning arthouse feature film "Silence".
The short version functions as a completely independent work. At the same time it shows the importance of the short film genre, because without this short version the feature film would be deprived of a very important statement.

  • Erik Borner
    Director
  • Erik Borner
    Writer
  • Stefan Friedrich
    Producer
  • Sylvia Heid
    Key Cast
    "old lady"
  • Sandra Fleckenstein
    Key Cast
    "waitress"
  • Erik Borner
    Key Cast
    "business man"
  • Thomas Hessdörfer
    Key Cast
    "Café Guest"
  • Olga Leibrandt
    Key Cast
    "Mother"
  • Maja Leibrandt
    Key Cast
    "dauther"
  • Peter Ries
    Music
  • Susanna Tomas
    Editing
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    6 minutes 22 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 1, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    10,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Germany
  • Country of Filming:
    Germany
  • Shooting Format:
    ARRI Alexa
  • Aspect Ratio:
    cinemascope
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • World Fest Houston
    Houston / Texas
    United States
    April 2, 2021
    Texas / USA / non public screening
    BRONZE REMI AWARD
Distribution Information
  • atlas international film / Munich
    Distributor
    Country: Worldwide
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Erik Borner

- In front of and behind the camera in almost all film-professions
- Diverse short-length and full-length-films and documentaries
- He simply loves creativity and has a strong passion for Filmmaking
- Awarded as EXEMPLARLY DIRECTOR at the Youth Film Days in Frankfurt / Germany for his short "Nine o'clock".
- Awarded with the ITVA AWARD for his documentary "Everyone is able to"
- Awarded with the AWARD OF EXCELLENCE special mention for the Arthousefeature "Silence", Accolade Global Film Competition
- Awarded as BEST INSPIRATIONAL FILM for the Arthousefeature "Silence", Los Angeles Film Awards
- Awarded as BEST FIRS TIME FILMMAKER for the Arthousefeature "Silence", Chicago Indie Film Awards
- Awarded as BEST ACTOR for the Arthousefeature "Silence", Washington Film Festival
- Awarded as BEST FIRST TIME DIRECTOR for his Arthouse-Feature "Silence", Vegas Movie Awards

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Director Statement

This short film is a cut from the feature film "Silence". The cut was planned from the very beginning. I've loved the idea of combining two films with the same message in different lengths.
So this short film works completely autarg as an independent work and at the same time shows the general importance of the filmart-form of short films, because the feature film of the same name without this short film, would be deprived of a very important statement.