Widow & Orphan

A film by Niklas Pollmann
Country: Austria/Germany/United Kingdom
Year: 2021
Length: 14'

EPK
Stills/Portrait Director

Two lost souls in London. Connected through a poem in German and the question of how they will meet.

Festivals
1. Diagonale - Festival of Austrian Film (Austria, June 2021)
2. Riga International Film Festival (Latvia, October 2021)
3. Festival du Nouveau Cinema (Canada, October 2021)
4. interfilm berlin (Germany, November 2021) - Special Mention [German Competition]
5. International Usak Short Film Festival (Turkey, December 2021)
6. Bamberger Kurzfilmtage (Germany, January 2022)
7. Sehsüchte - International Student Film Festival (Germany, April 2022)
8. Friss Hús International Short Film Festival (Hungary, June 2022)
9. Comète Film Festival Paris (France, June 2022) - Short Film Award
10. Diversion Film Festival (Croatia, July 2022)
11. KO:SH International Short Film Festival (Albania, July 2022)
12. International Cinematographers’ Film Festival “MANAKI BROTHERS”(North Macedonia, August 2022)
13. Bolton Film Festival (United Kingdom, October 2022)
14. Beijing International Short Film Festival (China, November 2022)
15. Flensburger Kurzfilmtage 2022 (Germany, November 2022)
16. Kyiv IFF Molodist (Ukraine, December 2022)
17. Olympia International Film Festival (Greece, Dezember 2022)
18. Bundesfestival junger Film (Germany, June 2023)
19. Leiden Shorts (Netherlands, September 2023)
20. Art Visuals & Poetry Film Festival (Austria, November 2023)

Cast
Nava Hemyari
Levin Henning

Crew
Director & Screenplay: Niklas Pollmann
Producer: Dominic Spitaler
Cinematographer: Simone Hart, Christian Neuberger
Sound Recording & Design: Lisa-Maria Hollaus
Music: Christoph Punzmann
Editing: Lea Sorgo, Benjamin Pieber
Costume: Inga Eitzinger
Assistant Director: Nicole Stiegler