Private Project

The Angel of History

A border in Europe. A painting by Paul Klee. A poem by Walter Benjamin. A film about yesterday and today, and how difficult it is to recognize one behind the other.

  • Eric Esser
    Director
  • Eric Esser
    Writer
  • Evelyn Rack
    Writer
  • Eric Esser
    Producer
  • Michael Zimmer
    Cinematographer
  • Evelyn Rack
    Editor
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Der Engel der Geschichte
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Experimental, Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    10 minutes 35 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    November 1, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    4,999 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Germany
  • Country of Filming:
    France, Spain
  • Language:
    German
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1:1.91
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes
  • Festival International Signes De Nuit
    Paris
    France
    October 9, 2020
    World Premiere
    Official Selection
  • FilmZ Mainz
    Mainz
    Germany
    November 4, 2019
    National Premiere
    Official Selection
  • 17th Warsaw Jewish Film Festival
    Warsaw
    Poland
    December 19, 2019
    Polish Premiere
    Official Selection
  • 19. Flensburger Kurzfilmtage
    Flensburg
    Germany
    November 21, 2019
    Winner Best Non-Fiction
  • 9º Festival Internacional de Cinema em Balneário Camboriú
    Balneário Camboriú
    Germany
    November 21, 2019
    South American Premiere
    Official Selection
  • L'Aquila Film Festival
    L'Aquila
    Italy
    November 28, 2019
    Italian Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Zebra Poetry Film Festival
    Berlin
    Germany
    December 7, 2019
    Official Selection
  • Laurus Film Festival
    Qaraghandy
    Kazakhstan
    February 7, 2020
    Kazakh Premiere
    Official Selection
  • kontrast 2020
    Bayreuth
    Germany
    February 29, 2020
    Official Selection
  • Watersprite International Student Festival
    Cambridge
    United Kingdom
    March 7, 2020
    British Premiere
    Official Selection
  • International Short Film Week
    Regensburg
    Germany
    March 12, 2020
    Official Selection
  • 6. Short Movie Club Film Festival
    Minsk
    Belarus
    March 14, 2020
    Belarus Premiere
    Official Selection
  • 4° Southern Cone International Film Festival
    Valparaiso
    Chile
    May 21, 2020
    Chilean Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Indy Film Awards - Student Short Showcase 2020
    Amsterdam
    Netherlands
    June 6, 2020
    Dutch Premiere
    Winner Best Short Documentary
  • 15th Sole Luna Documentary Film Festival
    Palermo
    Italy
    July 8, 2020
    Official Selection
  • 9th Kolkata Short International Film Festival
    Kolkata
    India
    July 19, 2020
    Indian Premiere
    Winner Jury award „Best Documentary“ (Student categorie)
  • 15th Festival Internacional de Cine Universitario Kinoki
    Mexico City
    Mexico
    August 7, 2020
    North American Premiere
    Official Selection
  • 21st Lucania Film Festival
    Marconia di Piscticci
    Italy
    August 7, 2020
    Official Selection
  • 44. Open Air Filmfest Weiterstadt
    Weiterstadt
    Germany
    August 14, 2020
    Official Selection
  • 6th Tlanchana Festival de Cine y Arte Digital
    Valle de Bravo
    Mexico
    August 19, 2020
    Official Selection
  • 22nd Encounters International Documentary Festival
    Cape Town
    Germany
    August 20, 2020
    South African Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Long Story Shorts International Film Festival
    Bucharest
    Romania
    August 25, 2020
    Romanian Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Film in Focus International Film Festival
    Bucharest
    Romania
    October 25, 2020
    Winner Best Documentary
  • Odense International Film Festival
    Odense
    Denmark
    August 28, 2020
    Danish Premiere
  • 2nd The Best Film Festival
    Barcelona
    Spain
    October 29, 2020
    Spanish Premiere
    Best Experimental Documentary
  • Kunstgriff Rolle
    Heide
    Germany
    August 30, 2020
    Winner 1st Audience Award, Winner 2nd Jury Award
  • Reale Film Festival
    Milan
    Italy
    August 30, 2020
    Winner Best Screenplay
  • Portobello Film Festival
    London
    United Kingdom
    September 6, 2020
    Official Selection
  • Sole Luna Treviso doc
    Treviso
    Italy
    September 6, 2020
    Official Selection
  • 32. Filmfest Dresden
    Dresden
    Germany
    September 10, 2020
    Official Selection
  • 18. International Festival Zeichen der Nacht
    Berlin
    Germany
    September 19, 2020
    Official Selection
  • Great Lakes International Film Festival
    Erie
    United States
    September 24, 2020
    United States Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Festival of Nations
    Lenzing
    Austria
    September 25, 2020
    Austrian Premiere
    Official Selection
  • 9th Finisterra Arrábida Film Art & Tourism Festival
    Sesimbra
    Portugal
    October 29, 2020
    Portugese Premiere
    Official Selection
  • 16e Rencontres Cinématographiques Cerbère-Portbou
    Cerbère
    France
    October 1, 2020
    Official Selection
  • Apox Film Festival
    Mali Lošinj
    Croatia
    October 4, 2020
    Croatian Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Independent Days
    Karlsruhe
    Germany
    October 24, 2020
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Eric Esser

Born in 1975 in Germany, Eric Esser made his first short film in 2003. Upon completion of his studies in media informatics (majoring in “media studies”), he worked for the WZB Berlin Social Research Center. In 2005 he began his studies at the Filmarche Berlin, a self-governed film school where he majored in directing and documentary film making. He is currently a member of the Filmarche Elders’ Council and engaged in the AG DOK, a working group for documentary film making.

Since autumn 2014 he has been studying for a Master's Degree in documentary filmmaking at the Konrad Wolf Film University in Potsdam, Germany.

Eric Esser lives and works on Berlin.

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