Shot in 3D, August is loosely based on the life and work of Cologne photographer August Sander (1876-1964). In surreal and dreamy sequences, it imagines the artist at the end of his life, nearly blind and haunted by the death of his son, and by the figures he has photographed. As in his other films, director Fast tells a story of trauma, war and relationships; with clarity of images and ambivalence of meaning. 

All Short films at IFFR 2017

Director
Omer Fast
Premiere
World premiere
Country of production
Germany
Year
2017
Festival Edition
IFFR 2017
Length
15'
Medium
DCP
Language
no dialogue
Producers
Irene von Alberti, Frieder Schlaich
Production Company
Filmgalerie 451
Sales
Filmgalerie 451
Screenplay
Omer Fast
Cinematography
Stefan Ciupek
Editor
Janina Herhoffer, Omer Fast
Production Design
Beatrice Schultz
Sound Design
Jochen Jezussek
Music
Dirk Dresselhaus
Cast
Jens Weisser, Bernhard Schütz, Bastian Trost, Niklas Kohrt, Vito Schlichter
Director
Omer Fast
Premiere
World premiere
Country of production
Germany
Year
2017
Festival Edition
IFFR 2017
Length
15'
Medium
DCP
Language
no dialogue
Producers
Irene von Alberti, Frieder Schlaich
Production Company
Filmgalerie 451
Sales
Filmgalerie 451
Screenplay
Omer Fast
Cinematography
Stefan Ciupek
Editor
Janina Herhoffer, Omer Fast
Production Design
Beatrice Schultz
Sound Design
Jochen Jezussek
Music
Dirk Dresselhaus
Cast
Jens Weisser, Bernhard Schütz, Bastian Trost, Niklas Kohrt, Vito Schlichter