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Haleema

Drama | 17 min

2012/13

Blistering heat in the desert of Sudan. A pregnant mother and her two young children are on the search for water and safety from the ruthless Janjaweed militia. When the brother is too weak to continue, Haleema is sent by her mother to find water.

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Eldur Á Himni


(Fire in the Sky)

(Experi)mental | 7 min

2014

Buckle up and ride along with this compelling trance of the Northern Lights.

Filmography (selection)

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2024

Moving Day
Short Film
- 1 Festival


 
Festivals 2024

14. September
Mountain Shadow's 10th Annual Short Film Competition, CA ; USA
 

2024

Glendale Paradise
Short Film
- 5 Festivals


 
Festivals 2024

30. November
Monaco International Film Festival, Montecarlo; MCO
 
8-14. November
New York Short Film Festival, NY; USA
 
28. October - 2. November
Cypress International Film Festival, Nicosia; CYP
 
17-23. September
SOHO International Film Festival, NY; USA
 
29-30. June
Atlanta Shortsfest, GA; USA
 

2023

A Friendly Turn
Short Film
- 6 Festivals


 
Festivals 2024

23&24. August
Hamptons Comedy Film Fest, NY; USA
 
11. July
Wyoming International Film Festival, Cheyenne, WY; USA
 
4. May
Hollywood Comedy Shorts Film Festival; USA
 
Festivals 2023

15. December
Nihilist Film Festival, Santa Monica, CA; USA
 
22. September
Aladerri International Film Festival, Chicago; USA
 
23. July
Los Angeles Int. Short Film Festival (LA Shorts); USA
 

2019

Antumbra
Short Film
- 10 Festivals


 
Festivals 2023

23. December
Zed Fest Film Festival & Screenplay Competition, Burbank, CA; USA
 
Festivals 2022

25. July
DUST official selection; USA
 
7-11. January
Jaipur International Filmfest; IND
 
Festivals 2021

29-31. October
Atlanta Sci-Fi Film Festival; USA [Nominated - Best Cinematography]
 
24/25. September
TV Fest, Vernon; CND
 
July
Los Angeles Int. Short Film Festival (LA Shorts); USA
 
4-11. July
First Contact Film Festival, New Jersey; USA [Nominated - Best Costume, VFX & Light]
 
29. May
Wild Indie SciFi & Fantasy Film Festival, London; UK [Runner Up - Best 5 Minute Film]
 
24. February
Miami SciFi Festival; USA
 
Festivals 2020

26. November
Berlin Sci-Fi Filmfest; GER
 

2014

Eldur Á Himni [Fire In The Sky]
Experimental Short Film
- 8 Festivals / 1 Award


 
Festivals 2019

24 October
Experimental Feedback Film Festival, Toronto; CND
 
Festivals 2016

24-26. June
Sky Film Festival, Castelló d'Empúries-Empuriabrava-Roses; ESP
 
8-17. April 
World Fest Houston, TX; USA [Platinum Award - Film & Video Art]
 
Festivals 2015

10. December
KNR | Nunatsinnit - Greenlandic Television
 
24. November
Upernavik Museum & Retreat, Boris Schaarschmidt's Shorts Night; GRN
 
04. June
The Film Series at Cine Gear Expo Los Angeles, CA; USA
 
Festivals 2014

07. December
ISDN - Festival International Signes De Nuit, Paris; FRZ
 
19-22 June
WTF?! What The Festival, Wolf Run Ranch, Oregon; USA
 
28. February
The Weight Of Mountains Film Festival, Reykjavik; Iceland
 
23. February
The Weight Of Mountains Film Festival, Skagaströnd; Iceland
 

2013

Haleema
Short Film
- 45 Festivals / 7 Awards


 
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Festivals 2019

27. June 
WATERtown Film Fest, Watertown, MA; USA [Best Narrative Film]
 
Festivals 2018

27. September - 6. October
"Heimatfilme" | Filmfest Hamburg; GER
 
15-17. September
Primera cumbre latinoamericana del agua para los pueblos, San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca; ARG
 
Festivals 2016

20. May 
Shorts Showcase, Mary Pickford Theater, Cathedral City, CA; USA [Audience Favorite]
Shorts Showcase, Online Film Festival; USA [Critics Choice Award - Best Drama]
 
12-15. April
Best Of: Festival Internacional de Cine de Derechos Humanos, Buenos Aires; ARG
 
21. March
The Baltimore Environmental Film Series at Loyola University Maryland; USA
 
31. January
Ozark Shorts, North Hollywood; USA
 
Festivals 2015

10. December
KNR | Nunatsinnit - Greenlandic Television
 
27. November
Human Rights Film Festival, Barcelona-NYC-Paris; ESP
 
24. November
Upernavik Museum & Retreat, Boris Schaarschmidt's Shorts Night; GRN
 
24. November
Upernavik Museum & Retreat, Boris Schaarschmidt's Shorts Night; GRN
 
16. August
International Images Film Festival For Women, Harare; ZWE
 
18. June
Festival Internacional de Cine de Derechos Humanos, Buenos Aires; ARG
 
14-17. May
International Nature Film Festival, Gödöllő; HUN
 
10. April
Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival at Ithaca College (FLEFF), NY; USA
 
8 & 10. April
Festival Internacional De Cine Por Los Derechos Humanos Bogotá; CO
 
13. February
Toronto Black Film Festival; CND
 
Festivals 2014

28. November
Voices From The Waters Film Festival – Traveling Festival, Goteborg; SWE
 
25. November
Green Vision – Int. Environmental Film Fest, Saint Petersburg; RUS
 
08. November
Tampere Human Rights Film Festival; FIN
 
28. September 
Iranian Film Festival San Francisco; CA, USA [Best Cinematography in a Short Film]
 
23-28. September
Montreal International Black Film Festival; CND
 
11-14. September
Voices From The Waters Film Festival, Bangalore; IND
 
07. September 
The Good Dog! Int. Film Festival, Sydney; AUS [Best Short Film]
 
11. August
Black Harvest Film Festival in Chicago, IL; USA
 
05. June
Cine Gear Expo Film Series; Los Angeles, CA; USA
 
12. April 
Tiburon International Film Festival, CA; USA [Best Short Film]
 
11. April 
World Fest Houston, TX; USA [Grand Award - Best Short Subject]
 
05. April
Environmental Film Fest at Yale; New Haven, CT; USA
 
07. March
Arab Women's Film Festival, Den Haag; NL
 
11&16. February
Pan African Film Festival, Los Angeles, CA; USA
 
08. February
Athena Film Festival, New York City, NY; USA
 
21,22,24,26. January
Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis,Saarbrücken; DE
 
19. January
Flickerfest, Bondi Beach, Sydney; AUS
 
04. January
San Joaquin International Film Festival, CA; USA
 
Festivals 2013

14. November
Devour! Food Film Festival; Wolfville, Nova Scotia; CND
 
08. November
Evolution International Film Festival, Palma de Mallorca; ESP
 
06. November
Festival Internacional de Curtas do Rio de Janeiro; BRZ
 
18. October
Tallgrass Film Festival; Wichita USA
 
13. October
Sunscreen Film Festival West Coast; El Segundo USA
 
12&13. October
Hamptons International Film Festival HIFF; USA
 
03. October
Raindance Film Festival, London; UK
 
6-11. September
Shorts Shorts Film Festival Mexico Edition; MEX
 
07. September
LA-Shorts, Los Angeles; USA
 
4-6. September
Kinookus Food Film Festival, Ston; CROATIA
 
16. June
Reel Water Film Festival; Wichita USA
 
9-16. May
Green Film Festival Seoul; KR
 
8&9. April
Cleveland International Film Festival; USA
 
13. February
Berlinale - 63. Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin; DE
 

2010

Ernie's Girls - Season 1
35+ Webisodes 2009-2011
- 2 Festivals / 1 Award


 
Festivals 2010

2010 Pan African Film & Arts Festival, Los Angeles, CA; USA
 
2010 LA Web Series Festival, Los Angeles, CA; USA
> Outstanding Archivement
 

2008

Return to Sender
Short Film
- 2 Festivals


 
Festivals 2008/2009

2009 Los Angeles Int. Short Film Festival (LA Shorts); USA
 
2008 Doorpost Film Project '08 Finals - Nashville, TN; USA
 

2008

Spent
Short Film
- 17 Festivals / 3 Awards


 
Festivals 2010

31. March 
 BET Lens on Talent Winner
 

Festivals 2009

July-August
ImagiNation Outdoor Film & Music Festival, New York; USA
 
17.-20. June
Urban Suburban Film festival, Philadelphia, PA; USA
 
19.-24. May
Delray Beach Film festival, FL; USA
 
21. April
Film Independent - Cinema Lounge, Los Angeles, CA; USA
 
5.-16. February
Pan African Film & Arts Festival, Los Angeles, CA; USA
 

Festivals 2008

12. November
Generation X: Germans in Hollywood, Goethe-Institut LA
 
23.-28. October
BHERC Short Film Showcase, Los Angeles, CA; USA
 
26.-28. September 
 Reel Sisters of the Diaspora, Brooklyn; USA [Best Short]
 
09. August
Expose Your Shorts Showcase, Los Angeles, CA; USA
 
06.-09. August
Martha's Vineyard African-American Film Festival, MA; USA
 
01.-08. August
Black Harvest Film Festival, Chicago, IL; USA
 
28. July -03. August
Roxbury Film Festival, Boston, MA; USA
 
04.-15. June
San Francisco Black Film Festival, CA; USA
 
03.-08. June
Hollywood Black Film Festival, Beverly Hills; USA
 
20.-25. May
Connecticut Film Festival (tours nine local towns); USA
 
17. May
SSG Screening Series, Beverly Hills, CA; USA
 
02. April
AFI Showcase, Arclight Theater, Los Angeles; USA
 
29. March
Women's Int. Film Festival (WIFF), Miami; USA
 
29. March
The Method Fest, Calabasas; USA
 
16. February
AFI-Screening at the MGSR, CA; USA
 
31. January -3. February 
 San Diego Black Film Festival, CA; USA [Best Short Film]
 
2009 TV Ausstrahlung

BET* & BET*J - Lens on Talent (2009-08-23 & 24)
 

2007

Green
Short Film
- 23 Festivals / 3 Awards


 
Festivals 2018

19. July 
 Writers & Filmmakers; ONLINE [Winner - Best Short]
 
Festivals 2015

24. November
Upernavik Museum & Retreat, Boris Schaarschmidt's Shorts Night; GRN
 
Festivals 2010

08.October
Mountain Madness Film Festival, Gatlinburg, TN; USA
 
Festivals 2009

29.September
I'VE SEEN FILMS - Int. Short Film Festival, Milan; IT
 
12.-22. August
Downtown Film Festival (dffla), Los Angeles, CA; USA
 
22. August
Petaluma Film Fest, CA; USA
 
06.-13. August
HollyShorts Film Festival (HSFF), Los Angeles, CA; USA
 
01. May
Moscow Gallery Night; RUS
 
01. May
Los Angeles United Film Festival, CA; USA
 
17.-26. April 
 World Fest Houston, TX; USA [Platinum Remi Award]
 
27. March
Burbank Film Festival, Los Angeles, CA; USA
 
06. March
Filmfest & Schauspielhaus Desden - "Neubaunacht"; GER
 
02.-08. February
Kontrast Film Fest Bayreuth; DE
 
Festivals 2008

20.-27. November
Skena Up 6; Prishtina; KOSOVO
 
12. November
Generation X: Germans in Hollywood, Goethe-Institut LA
 
06.-16. November
Filmstock, Int. Film Festival Luton; UK
 
31. October-08. November
19th Horror & Fantasy Film Festival San Sebastian; ESP
 
08.-12. September
Shnit Kurzfilmfestival, Bern; CH
 
25.-30. September
Open St.Petersburg Student Film Festival "Beginning"; RUS
 
18.-25. September
Fantastic Fest, Austin, TX; USA
 
15.-21. August
Los Angeles Int. Short Film Festival (LA Shorts); USA
 
12. August
Raleigh Studios, Hollywood, CA; USA
 
05.-10. August
Rhode Island International Film Festival (RIIFF); USA
 
23.-30. June
International Short Film Festival Balchik, Sofia; BUL
 
8. June
SSG Screening Series, Beverly Hills, CA; USA
 
02. May
Antelope Valley Independent Film Festival; USA
 
26. April
Sehsuechte, Potsdam-Babelsberg; DE
 
31. March
AFI Showcase, Arclight Theater, Los Angeles; USA
 
26. January 
 ASC Awards, Los Angeles; USA [honorable mention]
 
2007

16. December
Duesseldorf Screening at the Metropol; DE
 
08. December
AFI-Screening at the MGSR, CA; USA
 

2006

1916
Short Film
 

2005

Projektionen [Projections]
Short Film
- 50 Festivals / 6 Awards


 
Festivals 2015

24. November
Upernavik Museum & Retreat, Boris Schaarschmidt's Shorts Night; GRN
 
Festivals 2008

12. November
Generation X: Germans in Hollywood, Goethe-Institut LA
 

Festivals 2006

18. November
Int. Kurzfilmfestival Oberschöneweide, Factory-Berlin
 
09.-12. November
Internationales Fimfestival Passau
 
28.-30. September
halbbilder, Magdeburger Kurzfilmfestival
 
14. Juni
Cross Cultural Film Festival, Los Angeles; USA
 
22. April 
 World Fest Houston, TX; USA [Gold - Suspense/Thriller]
 
07. April
39th Humboldt Int. Short Film Festival (HISSF); USA
 

Festivals 2005

03. Dezember
short cuts cologne
 
19.-26. November
Circuito Off, Venice Int. Short Film Festival; IT
 
19.-26. November 
25th Munich International Festival of Film Schools  [Panther Award - Best German Production]
 
22. November
Miami Short Film Festival (MSFF); USA
 
05. November
WAM Filmnacht 2005, Dortmund (Zum zweiten Mal!)
 
02. November 
International Student Film Festival Hollywood (ISFFH); USA
 [Best Foreign Horror/Thriller]
 
29. Oktober
Konstanzer Kurz.film.spiele_1.2
 
20.-23. Oktober
FIDEC - International Festival for Cinema Schools, Huy; BE
 
22. Oktober
Alameda International Film Festival (AIFF); USA
 
19. Oktober
"Short Cuts" der Studienrichtung Kamera, FH-Dortmund
 
06.-09. Oktober
Abgedreht - Int. Kurzfilmfestival, Sulzbach/Rosenberg
 
5. Oktober
Westwood International Film Festival, Los Angeles; USA
 
01. Oktober
Chicago International REEL Shorts Festival; USA
 
20.-26. September
Palm Springs Int. Festival of Short Films (PSIFSF); USA
 
30. September - 9. Oktober
Flimmer - Filmfestival Norrköping; SE
 
15.-18. September
Filmfest Eberswalde
 
12. September
Los Angeles Int. Short Film Festival (LA Shorts); USA
 
13.-20. August
Festival Internacional de Cine de Monterrey (FICmty); MEX
 
16. August
Die Nacht der 7 Traurigkeiten, Palast der Republik, Berlin
 
10. August
Rhode Island International Film Festival (RIIFF); USA
 
11.-13. August
garage 2005 / g-niale - int. Kurzfilmfestival Stralsund
 
30. Juni
Shocking Shorts - 13th Street & Filmfest München [Finalist]
 
23. Juni 
 Festival der Nationen, Ebensee; AUT [Silber Bär]
 
05. Juni 
Filmstock int. Film Festival, Luton; UK  [Audience Award]
 
07. Juni
Internationales Filmfest Emden
 
02. & 05. Juni
Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF), Cluj; RO
 
23. Mai
V.I.S. - Vienna Independet Short Film Festival, Wien; AUT
 
22. Mai
cellu l'art, Jenar
 
15. Mai
Antelope Valley Independent Film Festival (AVIFF); USA
 
11. Mai
Canadian Independent Short Film Showcase, Toronto; CAN
 
09. Mai
Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen - Starthilfe 2005
 
03. Mai
Naoussa International Short Film & Video Festival; GR
 
18.-24. April
Festival Int. del Cine Probe, Gibara; CUBA
 
31. März-04. April
28. Grenzlandfilmtage - Selb
 
16. März
MFA Planet Europe Short Film Festival, Mallorca; ESP
 
18. März
Landshuter Kurzfilmfestival
 
11.-13. Februar
Diplomausstellung - Fachhochschule Dortmund
 
17.-23. Januar
Filmfestival * Max-Ophüls Preis - Sprint II, Saarbrücken
 

Festivals 2004

26. November
Filmfest der Heinrich Heine Universität, Düsseldorf
 
25. November
Blicke aus dem Ruhrgebiet, Bochum
 
24. November
Festival Internacional de Filmets Badalona; ESP
 
21. November
International IZMIR Short Film Festival; TR
 
20. November 
WAM Filmnacht 2004, Dortmund  [Publikumspreis]
 
20. November
Euro Shorts 2004, Ujazowski Castle, Warsaw; PL
- Festival Tour: 15 other Polish cities -
 
08. August
Metropol Kino, Düsseldorf (Cast & Crew only)
 
2005-2006 TV Ausstrahlungen

Premiere / 13th Street; Deutschland (2005,2006)
 
Channel LA36; USA (2006)
 

2004

"schnell & direkt" - SWK Bank
Image Film
 

2003

Nassrasur [Wet Shave] DVD
B&W Short Film
- 73 Festivals / 10 Awards


 
Festivals 2015

24. November
Upernavik Museum & Retreat, Boris Schaarschmidt's Shorts Night; GRN
 
Festivals 2009

23.-25. Oktober
Horror Film Festival, Jacksonville, FL; USA
 
06. August
The Carnival Of Darkness Film Festival, LA, CA; USA
 

Festivals 2008

12. November
Generation X: Germans in Hollywood, Goethe-Institut LA
 

Festivals 2006

19. Oktober
shnit Kurzfilmnächte, Bern; CH (best of shnit 2003-2005)
 
20. August
Wine Country Film Festival, Napa/Sonoma, CA; USA
 
01. Juni
Goldene Klappe auf dem Hessentag, Hessisch-Lichtenau
 
07. April
39th Humboldt Int. Short Film Festival (HISSF); USA
 

Festivals 2005

24. November
Miami Short Film Festival (MSFF); USA
 
09. November
La.Meko - Filmfestival Landau e.V.
 
06.-09. Oktober
Abgedreht - Int. Kurzfilmfestival, Sulzbach/Rosenberg
 
03.-09. Oktober
International Festival of Young Filmmakers, Miskolc; HUN
 
23. September
Int. Students Festival of Film Art (ISFFA), Balchik; BU
 
17. September
Filmfestival Contravision 2005, Berlin
 
18. September
Filmlichter 2005, International Short Film Festival Detmold
 
27. August
"openArt" Kunstausstellung & Kulturnacht, Neuwied
 
11. & 14. August
Starz FilmCenter at Tivoli - Best of MSFF, Denver; USA
 
15. Juli
Open Eyes Filmfest, Marburg
 
11. Juli
'Zeitgeist' International Film Festival, San Francisco; USA
 
17.-26. Juni
Hessentag 2005 - im Krimibus der Polizei Hessen, Weilburg
 
23.-26. Juni 
shnit Kurzfilmnächte, Bern; CH  [Best Short Film]
 
05. Juni
plattform: [no budget] #3, Medienfestival Tübingen
 
19. Mai
argenKINO, Fest. Cortometrajes Alemanes, Buenos Aires; AR
 
13. & 14. Mai
Cinestud '05, Amsterdam; NL
 
15. & 19. April
Soester Kurzfilmtage - Kino im Schlachthof
 
16. April
Black & White - Audiovisual Festival, Porto; PT
 
02. April
Filmstock - Debrecen; HUN
 
31. März-4. April
28. Grenzlandfilmtage - Selb
 
27. März-2. April
Festival Int. du Court Métrage de Lille; FRZ
 
17. & 19. März
Cleveland International Film Festival; USA
 
19. März
MFA Planet Europe Short Film Festival, Mallorca; ESP
 
03. März
V.I.S. - Vienna Independet Shorts, Wien; AUT
 
29. Januar
Kon|trast, Kurzfilmfestival Bayreuth
 

Festivals 2004

28. November
Sleepwalker Student Film Festival, Tallinn; EE
 
24. November
FIKKE 2004, Festival int. Curtas Metragens, Evora; PT
 
21. November
International IZMIR Short Film Festival; TR
 
12.-19. November
Kurzfilmtage Lörrach
 
30. Oktober
Konstanzer Kurz.Film.Spiele_1.1
 
15.-16. Oktober
24 Stunden von Nürnberg, int. Kurzfilmfest
 
25. September
Lange Nacht der Museen, Dortmund
 
17. September
halbbilder, Magdeburger Kurzfilmfestival
 
11. September
DC Shorts, Washington; USA
 
28. August
Shorts at Moonlight, Hofheim
 
15. August
Filmfest Weiterstadt
 
18. Juli
cologne indie shorts
 
30. Juni 
San Francisco Short Film Festival; USA [Photography]
 
17. Juni 
Festival der Nationen, Ebensee; AT  [Bronze Bär]
 
5. Juni
Filmstock international Film Festival, Luton; UK
 
05.-09. Juni
Short Shorts Film Festival (SSFF), Tokio; JP
Japan Tour: Hakodate-Osaka-Kawagoe-Sapporo-Nagoya
 
15. Mai
Funniest Shorts '04, Schongauer Kulturtage
 
15. Mai
Antelope Valley Independent Film Festival (AVIFF); USA
 
01.-08. Mai
Circuito Off, Venice international short film festival; IT
 
16.-25. April 
World Fest Houston, TX; USA  [Special Jury - Directing]
 
16. April
Newport Beach Film Festival (NBFF); USA
 
15.-18. April
Prima Aziz, Palermo Cinema Breve; IT
 
27. März 
Garden State Film (GSFF), NJ; USA  [best student short]
 
26. März 
Independent Days, Karlsruhe  [2.Platz]
 
13. März
Landshuter Kurzfilmfestival
 
12. März
York international Film Festival (YIFF); UK
 
29. Februar
New York Short Film Festival; USA
 

Festivals 2003

30. November
Philadelphia Short Film & Video Festival; USA
 
29. November
Shortmoves, Halle
 
22. November
WAM Filmnacht 2003, Dortmund
 
05. November 
Filmfest - Heinrich Heine Uni., Düsseldorf  [Publikumspreis]
 
28. September
Manhattan Short Film Festival (MSFF), New York; USA
 
20. September
Los Angeles int. Short Film Festival (LA Shorts); USA
 
06. September
International Student Film Festival Hollywood (ISFFH); USA
 
27. August
Kurzedinger, Wien; AT
 
22. August  
Flensburger Kurzfilmtage  [2.Platz & Publikumspreis]
 
15. August
garage 2003 / g-niale - int. Kurzfilmfestival Stralsund
 
11. August
Kurzedinger, München [Finalist]
 
03. Juli
Shocking Shorts - 13th Street & Filmfest München [Top 13]
 
30. Mai 
Kurzfilmfestival Thalmässing  [3.Platz - Olga]
 
2003-2005 TV Ausstrahlungen & DVD

Tango TV; Luxemburg (2003)
 
Premiere / 13th Street; Deutschland (2003,2004,2005)
 
DVD Veröffentlichung - Shocking Shorts Vol.2 (Juli 2004)
 
        
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2001

A Big Game?
Documentary
- 1 Festival


 
Festivals 2001

September
Focus Award Festival, Dortmund; GER
 

2001

Malady Country
Social Spot (PSA)
- 1 Festival


 
Festivals 2001

August
Kurz & Schön, Köln; GER
 

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