The Familiar // 2021
// Short film
// 11 Minutes / no dialogue / digital / in black and white and in colour / 2.35:1
Cast Markus J. Bachmann, Biniam Graffé // Composer Roman Jungblut
// Cinematographer Linda Schefferski // Producer Nils Ramme
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Teaser // 55"
Alien crashes on an inhospitable planet and tries to contact their home planet. While searching, Alien experiences a world in which Alien is simultaneously trapped and repelled. When discovering someone who returns Alien’s gaze, they create themselves a sanctuary.
The film intends to create a surreal parallel world, reflecting the alien figure's subjective view of our real world/society and to challenge the alien figure to become the most human character in the film.
Festivals & Exhibitions
2021 Frameline, San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival, USA
2021 NewFest, LGBTQ+ Film and Media, New York, USA
2021 Hong Kong Lesbian and Gay Film Festival, Hong Kong
2021 Seattle Queer Film Festival, USA
2021 River Film Festival, Italy
2021 FiSH Festival, Germany
2021 Blonde Cobra Festival, Germany
2021 up-and-coming Film Festival Hannover, Germany
2022 Day of the Short Film, Filmforum NRW, Germany9
2022 Festival Tous Courts, Aix-en-Provence, France
2022 Lucca International Film Festival, Italy
2022 Everybody's Perfect Film Festival Geneva, Switzerland
2022 Tourne-films Festival Lausanne, Switzerland
2023 Filmfest Bremen, Germany
2023 Weird Wednesday 0711 Stuttgart, Germany
2023 NoBudge.com Online Release
2023 58. Werkstatt der jungen Filmszene, Germany
2023 blicke film festival Special Screening by "Kommse Ücken", Germany
Stills //
full screener available on request