Letters from WW2
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
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
Festivals & Selections
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 ✪
