JEONJU Intl. Film Festival

26th

Expanded Cinema

A Thousand Waves Away

Director_ Helena WITTMANN

Germany 2025 11min DCP Color shorts Experimental

Review

Helena Wittmann has crafted an experimental work in which characters pass by each other in locations saturated with colors and mystique. Her captivating approach, using music as a narrative guide alongside stunning 16mm film footage, creates a film where mystery and tension are interwoven, and suspense and beauty exist in harmony. (Sung MOON)

CREDIT

DirectorHelena WITTMANN
ProducerHelena WITTMANN
ScreenwriterHelena WITTMANN
CinematographerHelena WITTMANN

Production DesignHelena WITTMANN
Film ScoreNika SON
EditorHelena WITTMANN
SoundNika SON

CastJulia TIELKE, Arda CILTEPE, Theresa GEORGE, Dagmar BOCK

DIRECTOR

Helena WITTMANN

Born in 1982, Germany, she directed 2 feature films, Drift (2017) which premiered at Settimana della Critica in Venice and Human Flowers of Flesh (2022), which premiered in Competition at Locarno Film Festival. Her short films had been shown internationally.

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