Starting with his depatchment from Denmark to the Eastern War Front in 1943, “Letters from WW2” re-traces the war experiences of the 18-year-old German soldier Johannes Lorenz. Based on the original letters to his family, this short film takes an unconventional approach by transferring Johannes’ form of communication from the past to the present.
PRODUCTION
Title
Letters From WW2
Producer
Faculty of Theater and Film (Babeș-Bolyai University), Romania, 2020
Lenght
9 minutes
Language
English
Details
The film emerged from a docu-drama & docutainment exercise led by Dan Curean (TV Romania) and Peter Gottschalk (ARTE) during my film studies.
CREDITS
Director, Editing & Sound
Magnus Lorenz
Camera
Magnus Lorenz, Florin Țolaș
Actors
Florin Iordache (as Johannes Lorenz), Florin Țolaș (as photographer)
Music
Tizian Issing
Animation
Jan Stroetmann
Research
Michael Lorenz
SCREENINGS & AWARDS
Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Market (France)
1st – 5th of February 2021
Regensburg Short Film Week (Germany)
21st of May – 6th June 2021
School Film Program
Courant3D Film Fest (France)
12th – 16th of October 2021
Official Selection
✪ Special Mentioning By The Jury ✪
