Small & Grateful

The film "Small & Grateful" tells the story of a mindful solo hiking adventure in the Austrian Alps through carefully composed images, sounds and music. It immerses you in an alpine wilderness and lets you feel the beauty and harshness of nature.

  • Robert Hegenbarth
    Director
  • Robert Hegenbarth
    Writer
  • Robert Hegenbarth
    Producer
  • Robert Hegenbarth
    Editing
  • Robert Hegenbarth
    Colorgrading
  • Eric Kinny
    Music
  • Alice Enstrom
    Music
  • Robert Hegenbarth
    Sounddesign
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Runtime:
    17 minutes 30 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 3, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    2,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Germany
  • Country of Filming:
    Austria
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    ProRes Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Global Shorts
    Los Angeles, California
    United States
    Best Documentary Short
Director Biography - Robert Hegenbarth

Robert Hegenbarth is a filmmaker and musician born in Germany in 1993. He pursued his bachelor studies in "Songwriting and Music Production” at the Cologne University of Music (2015-2019) and has worked on numerous films for a variety of artists and companies. In 2021 he started his own short documentary film series and released several films since then ("A Summer Story", "Colors of Écrins", "Days of Balance", "Walking Through Clouds"). His new project "Small & Grateful" is also his first contestant for a variety of Film Festival Awards.

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Director Statement

It started as a solo hiking trip and ended up being one of the most intense experiences of my life. "Small & Grateful" is a love letter to the beauty of nature and to the spirituality you can find in it.