The Little Red Car

„The Little Red Car“ tells the story of a car with similar symptoms to those of people with Parkinson’s disease. It shows typical characteristics like impeded movements, trembling, or freezing. But by driving very slow and bumpy the little protagonist upsets a brand new and „healthy“ sports car…

  • Kimberly Hilgers
    Director
  • Marlena Opalka
    Director
  • Kimberly Hilgers
    Producer
    Kids 'n Tricks (Max & Leyla (2018); Creepy (2019); Viking's Gold(2021))
  • Marlena Opalka
    Producer
    Kids 'n Tricks (Max & Leyla (2018); Creepy (2019); Viking's Gold (2021))
  • Prof. Isolde Asal
    Producer
  • Patrick Puszko
    Sound Design & Music
  • Prof. Isolde Asal
    Supervision
  • Dipl. Ani.-Reg. Kim Nguyen
    Supervision
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Das kleine rote Auto
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Social Spot
  • Runtime:
    2 minutes 14 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    April 11, 2021
  • Country of Origin:
    Germany
  • Country of Filming:
    Germany
  • Language:
    German
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Hochschule Düsseldorf (University of Applied Sciences Düsseldorf)
Director Biography - Kimberly Hilgers, Marlena Opalka

The filmmakers Kimberly Hilgers and Marlena Opalka both studied media engineering at Hochschule Düsseldorf – University of Applied Sciences. During their studies they concentrated on the video engineering and audio-visual media field. Making films became a passion, especially with a social aspect.
Therefore they created three cutout animation films with Prof. Isolde Asal in cooperation with childcare services in Düsseldorf in a project called KIDS 'N TRICKS. These award-winning animated short films give children from socially disadvantaged situations a chance of telling their stories and difficulties in everyday life. Additionally, Kimberly and Marlena produced a social spot against the exclusion of people with Parkinson's disease as their bachelor’s project in cooperation with the German Parkinson's Association (Deutsche Parkinson Vereinigung e.V.). „The Little Red Car“ was awarded with a special prize in the context of the Charity Video Award.
Today, Kimberly is working as a motion designer in Düsseldorf. Marlena moved to Stuttgart to be a film production assistant.

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