Es war schoen

Germany 2018 I 24 min I Short

Malki, a young Israeli woman, struggles with her new life in Germany. As a simple trip to the public swimming pool turns into an absurd odyssey, a bizarre pursuit with a stranger allows her to change her perspective on her exilic state of mind and develop an unlikely friendship.

Vision statement
Drawing from personal experience of moving from Israel to Germany, Es war schoen tells a story about feelings of estrangement and alienation in a situation of migration. The short film focusses on the emotional and poetic dimension of a state of transition. While there are a variety of political issues involved in the material of the film; Israeli-Palestinian conflict, European migration crisis, new wave of Israeli migration to Germany — Es war schön is dealing with them indirectly. They are the canvas of the plot, but not the drama itself.

Crew
Director / Author: Naomi Kantor
Producer: Marius Kimmel
DoP: Mathis Hanspach
Editor and Sound Designer: Antonia-Marleen Klein
Production Designer: Bohdan Wozniak

Cast
Yael Igra
Mohamed Achour
Jonas Anders