Private Project

THE SKY BETWEEN US

Hannes and Micha are brothers and actually inseparable. But then Micha causes a car accident in which his brother's wife dies. Hannes blames his brother for his wife's death and throws him out of the church on the day of the funeral. Days pass and the two men cannot deal with their grief. Until they finally meet again at the scene of the accident.

  • Louisa Grötsch
    Director
  • Louisa Grötsch
    Writer
  • Louisa Grötsch
    Producer
  • Helena Neureuther
    Producer
  • Michelle Illhardt
    Producer
  • Simon Bogocz
    Producer
  • Stefan Murr
    Key Cast
    "Micha"
  • Markus Brandl
    Key Cast
    "Hannes"
  • Kathrin von Steinburg
    Key Cast
    "Johanna"
  • Moritz Fuchs
    DOP
  • Laura Köhler
    Editing
  • Hans-Jürgen Buchner
    Music
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Zwischen uns der Himmel
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    22 minutes 3 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    July 31, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    45,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Germany
  • Country of Filming:
    Germany
  • Language:
    German
  • Shooting Format:
    digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1:2,35
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Hochschule Macromedia
  • 46. Grenzland Filmtage Selb
    Selb
    Germany
    April 14, 2023
    Audience Award
  • Independent-Star Filmfest Freising
    Freising
    Germany
    October 14, 2023
    Silver Award "Drama Short"
  • Student Los Angeles Film Awards (SLAFA)
    Los Angeles
    United States
    August 30, 2023
    SEMI-FINALIST
  • Serbest International Film Festival (SIFF)
    Serbest
    Moldova, Republic of
    September 5, 2023
    SEMI-FINALIST
  • SHORT to the Point
    Bucharest
    Romania
    May 15, 2023
    Honorable Mention
  • Paradise Film Festival 2023
    Budapest
    Hungary
    May 3, 2023
    Official Selection
  • IndieFlicks Monthly International Film Festival
    Manchester
    United Kingdom
    July 5, 2023
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Louisa Grötsch

Louisa Grötsch, born in 1992, has been drawn to film since she was a child. In addition to her training as a pediatric nurse, she took private acting lessons and gained her first directing experience at the theater. From 2016 to 2022 she studied film and television, specializing in directing, at the Macromedia University in Munich and directed several study productions. In 2017 she completed a directing internship with Caroline Link. After the birth of her son in 2018, she interrupted her studies for a year and from the beginning of 2020 she devoted herself to her graduation film "The sky between us".
She is currently working on her feature film debut.

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Director Statement

The story of the film is based on a true event. A few years ago, near my hometown, a little girl died in a car accident - her aunt was driving. This event never left me. How can a family celebrate Christmas, birthdays together, look at each other, when sharing this story together? And can a relationship, whether between siblings or anyone, survive something like that? The two brothers in my film give hope for that at the end. And maybe we need that hope to believe that even the worst can be survived.