Detlev
Directed by Ferdinand Ehrhardt
BLOCK A | There’s more than one way to tell a story
THURSDAY, APRIL 24 | 7 - 9 PM
LOCATION | The Mercantile
Detlev
SYNOPSIS
A constantly freezing man in his forties drives to a lonely petrol station every evening and orders a microwaved Toast Hawaii. Detlev indulges in this in a bizarre ritual, because it's the only thing that warms him in his daily life. But when he is observed by a stranger one night, his world begins to crumble into shameful pieces.
DETAILS
Animation/Puppetry | 2024 | 12 min. 50 sec.
Suggested Rating | PG13
Country | Germany
Language | No Dialogue
Eligible | Collegiate Student Film
CREDITS
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Director, Writer, Producer | Ferdinand Ehrhardt
Producer | Saskia Stirn
Key Cast | Peter Schneider, David Gordon Smith, Konrad Wipp, Sebastian Ganschow
Editor | Andreas Bothe
DOP | Sebastian Ganschow, Leoni Gora
Storyboard | Elias Weinberger
Music | Clemens Gutjahr
Animation | Gregor Wittich, Ferdinand Ehrhardt, Valeriia Diadiukh, Ilya Lorenz Barrett, Arne Hain, Mona Keil, Lydia Schüttengruber, Leo Neumann, Benjamin Wahl
Production Design | Céline Ahlbrecht
Sound Design | Samuel Krupke
Technical Director | Paul Golter
VFX Supervisor | Niklas Wolff
Re-Recording Mixer | Manik Möllers
Character Design | Julia Skala, Oscar Jacobson
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SCREENINGS & AWARDS
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New Chitose Airport Animation Festival | 2024, Sapporo, Japan | Japan Premiere | Official Selection
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Taichung Animation Festival | 2024, Taichung, Taiwan | Taiwan Premiere | Official Selection
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Animage Festival | 2024, Pernambuco, Brazil | Brazil Premiere | Official Selection
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Animanima | 2024, Cacak, Serbia | Serbia Premiere | Official Selection
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Hofer Filmtage | 2024, Hof, Germany | World & Germany Premiere | Official Selection
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SXSW | 2025, Austin, United States | North American Premiere | Animation Competition
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
Ferdinand, born 1999, grew up in Dresden, Germany. Acting with his brother's cuddly toys in his children's bed somehow led to his studies in animation at the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg. There he tried his hand at several different approaches of audiovisual storytelling and with the stop-motion short "DETLEV" he completed his studies in 2024.
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"Loneliness is one of the biggest problems of our time and many people, especially men, although it's 2024, still lack the ability to open up about their inner wounds. I believe that we need more stories of understanding and overcoming the closet and the dangerous maelstrom of shame. Because together is all we have." - Ferdinand.