The Most Beautiful Place On Earth
Taking a walk down memory lane whilst enjoying the unique scenery during a camping trip. Peace, sunshine and a long forgotten beach – is there any better way to celebrate a reunion? This seems to be the most beautiful place on earth. What started out as a short vacation with friends quickly turns into a survival game. Who can you really trust? Is a lover more loyal than a friend or do memories fog your perception? After deceiving actions and nerve-wracking encounters true colors begin to show.
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Enrico SaackWriterMake It Stop! (2022)
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Enrico SaackProducerMake It Stop! (2022)
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Marvin SaackProducerMake It Stop! (2022)
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Enrico SaackDirectorMake It Stop! (2022)
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Anke WalterAssistant Director
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Lennie GottbergKey Cast"Michael"Measuring the World (2012)
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Claudia KorneevKey Cast"Hailey"
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Paul PinkowskiKey Cast"Mason"
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Marvin SaackCameraMake It Stop! (2022)
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Aurelian BauschFirst Assistant Camera
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Benjamin DouvierSound
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Moritz MeyerLighting
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Marvin SaackEditorMake It Stop! (2022)
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Marvin SaackComposerMake It Stop! (2022)
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Project Type:Short
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Genres:Mystery, Thriller, Drama
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Runtime:32 minutes 41 seconds
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Completion Date:December 11, 2023
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Production Budget:10,000 EUR
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Country of Origin:Germany
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:UHD 16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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Digital Cinema Package:Unavailable
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2024 ARFF Berlin // International AwardsBerlin
Germany
Official Selection -
2024 Dubai Independent Film FestivalDubai
United Arab Emirates
Semi-Finalist April 2024 -
San Francisco Arthouse Short FestivalSan Francisco, CA
United States
Semi-Finalist May 2024 -
Hong Kong Indie Film FestivalHong Kong
China
Semi-Finalist May 2024 -
New York Film & Cinematography AwardsNew York, NY
United States
Official Selection -
Santa Cruz Independent Film FestSanta Cruz, CA
United States
Semi-Finalist Spring 2024 -
Brussels World Film FestivalBrussels
Belgium
Award Winner May 2024 (Best Short) -
Hollywood International Golden Age FestivalNew York, NY
United States
Award Winner June 2024 (Best Narrative Short) -
Melbourne Independent Film FestivalMelbourne
Australia
Semi-Finalist June 2024 -
Edinburgh Film AwardsEdinburgh
United Kingdom
Semi-Finalist Summer 2024 -
Cleveland Arthouse Film AwardsCleveland, OH
United States
Award Winner June 2024 (Best Thriller) -
Chicago Filmmaker AwardsChicago, IL
United States
Semi-Finalist July 2024 -
2024 Los Angeles Short Film AwardLos Angeles, CA
United States
Official Selection -
Dublin International Film AwardsDublin
Ireland
Award Winner (Best Narrative Short Film) -
Palm Springs Underground Movie Awards
United States
Semi-Finalist July 2024 -
Serbest International Film Festival (SIFF)Kishinev
Semi-Finalist 2024 -
Brooklyn International Short AwardsNew York, NY
United States
Semi-Finalist Summer 2024 -
Austin International Art FestivalAustin, TX
United States
Semi-Finalist September 2024 -
Hamburg Indie Film FestivalHamburg
Germany
Semi-Finalist December 2024 -
Palermo International Film Festival
Italy
Semi-Finalist Fall 2024 -
Sacramento Independent Film FestivalSacramento, CA
United States
Semi-Finalist Summer 2024 -
2024 Seattle Filmmaker AwardsSeattle, WA
United States
Semi-Finalist -
2025 ARFF Berlin // International Film FestivalBerlin
Germany
Finalist -
European Cinematography AWARDS (ECA)Amsterdam
Netherlands
Finalist -
Detroit Independent Film Festival
United States
Award Winner Summer 2024 (Best Thriller) -
2024 Cult Movies International Awards
Award Winner (Best Short Thriller) -
Berlin Indie AwardsBerlin
Germany
Award Winner July 2024 (Best German Short Film) -
New York Indie ShortFestNew York, NY
United States
Nominee Fall 2024 (Best Short Film) -
HOLLYWOOD SHORTSFESTLos Angeles, CA
United States
Honorable Mention (Best Short) -
Hollywood Best Indie Film Awards
United States
Honorable Mention (Short Film) -
Glasgow Film AwardsGlasgow
United Kingdom
Semi-Finalist December 2024 -
Mirada Corta Short Film Festival
Semi-Finalist April 2025 -
Hamburg Indie Film FestivalHamburg
Germany
Semi-Finalist December 2024 -
Los Angeles Short Film AwardLos Angeles, California
United States
Official Selection October 2024 -
Palermo International Film FestivalPalermo
Italy
Semi Finalist November 2024 -
Santa Ana Independent Film AwardsSanta Ana, California
United States
Award Winner (Best Short Feature) -
16th Underground Cinema Film AwardsDublin
Ireland
Best International Short Film -
Fallbrook Bonsall International Film FestivalFallbrook, California
United States
Official Selection -
Atlanta Movie AwardsAtlanta, Georgia
United States
Semi-Finalist October 2025 -
Paris International Short FestivalParis
France
Semi-Finalist (Best International Narrative Short) -
Cork Indie Film AwardsCork
Ireland
Semi-Finalist (Best Short Narrative) -
San Diego International Film AwardsSan Diego, CA
United States
Best Short Film
Enrico Saack is a director, screenwriter, and producer whose roots in theatre continue to shape his cinematic vision. Across his films, he has forged a voice that lingers in the space between mystery and psychological drama, probing the delicate threshold where reality meets imagination. His work unfolds with a quiet, immersive intensity: light, sound, and silence are orchestrated to pull audiences into the intimate, often fragile inner worlds of his characters, where betrayal simmers, power is wielded and abused, and the mind teeters on the edge of fear, obsession, and fractured perception. Saack is less interested in neat resolutions but rather the reverberations of a story: the entangled emotions, moral tremors, and fleeting ambiguities that haunt the mind long after the screen goes dark, leaving shadows and echoes of manipulation, vulnerability, and fractured psyche that continue to stir thought and feeling.