Liguster

A never-ending line of identical, single-unit houses next to each other, neatly separated by privet hedges – Ligustrum. This world is made for families, consisting of father, mother and child, of course. He’s got the job, she’s got the kids. That’s the way it has always been. Even when GRETA gives birth, not to a human child, but to a regular vacuum cleaner, nothing changes in this world’s beautiful order. Greta may be stunned, but everyone else is thrilled. A vacuum cleaner is very handy! And after all, motherhood is the most important thing for a woman. Plus the household. She’s expected to take care of the little machine just like a normal kid. Greta wants to fit in, to play along, but the more she tries, the more she understands the absurdity of her world, where the norms are suffocating and from which there is no way out.

Credits

Cast:

Sophie Roeder

Roger Bonjour

Script:

Jonas Nemela

Camera:

Hanife Koch

Editing:

Vanessa Heeger

Producer:

Jonas Nemela

Sound:

Andre Goeters

Tondesign:

Thomas Wallmann

Music:

Mark Barden

Film info

Direction:

Jonas Nemela

Genre:

Kurzfilm

Country of production:

Germany

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin GmbH in Ko-Produktion mit dem Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (rbb)

Production:

2022

Shooting format:

Digital

Screening format:

1:1,85

Frame rate:

25 fps

Aspect ratio:

1:1,85

Sound format:

5.1

Language:

German

Version:

OV

Festivals:

23. Landshuter Kurzfilmfestival (22.-27.03.2023)

19. FEST — New Directors | New Films Festival in Espinho (19.-26.06.2023)

PrevYou (16.-17.06.2023)

24. LES UTOPIALES (01.-05.11.2023)

Runtime:

20 min