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What the beach chair means to me

Donnie is a confident and budding actor. However, his path is less glorious than he had imagined.

  • Amr Galal
    Director
    New life, a special day etc.
  • Kris Michaelsen
    Writer
  • Amr Galal
    Writer
    New life, a special day etc.
  • Amr Galal
    Producer
    New life, a special day etc.
  • Kris Michaelsen
    Producer
    New life, the pit
  • Kris Michaelsen
    Key Cast
    "Donnie"
    New life, the pit, the new schedule, the circus, lockdown etc.
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Was mir der Strandkorb bedeutet
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    14 minutes 24 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    February 14, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    1,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Germany
  • Country of Filming:
    Germany
  • Language:
    German
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital HD
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • Accord Cine Fest
    Mumbai
    India
    Winner Best Actor April 2021
  • Vesuvius International Monthly Film Fest
    Campania
    Italy
    Award Winner Best Director February 2021
  • Berlin Flash film Festival
    Berlin
    Germany
    Award Winner Best Shortfilm February 2021
  • Pure Magic International Film Festival
    Amsterdam
    Netherlands
    Award Winnner Best Message 2021
  • New Wave Short Film Festival
    München 2021
    Germany
    Finalist Best Shortfilm February 2021
  • Prague International Monthly Film Festival
    Prag
    Czech Republic
    Finalis Best Shortfilm February 2021
  • Golden Short Film Festival
    Rom
    Italy
    Finalist Best Director Shortfilm February 2021
  • London International Film Festival
    London
    United Kingdom
    Honorable Mention February 2021
  • The Micheaux Film Festival
    Los Angeles
    United States
    Official Selection Best Shortfilm 2021
  • The Lift-Off Sessions
    London
    United Kingdom
    Official Selection Best Shortfilm 2021
Director Biography - Amr Galal

During his studies in Cairo, Amr Galal showed himself to have a knack for everything to do with film. Since then he has worked as a photographer as well as a freelance editor and filmmaker. Whether documentary, feature film, commercial, video clip or free project: capturing the magic with the most pragmatic means possible is always an adventure for him. Amr Galal is now based in Berlin

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Director Statement

The question was, how can we find a story at these times (Corona) in which we have something to say and we only need an actor and a director. We found the answer in "What the beach chair means to me". As an actor and director, we were able to bring a lot of experience in these project. That was clearly a heart project.