Watu Wote - All of us
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Watu Wote - All of us |
| Country of production | Germany , Kenya |
| original language | Swahili , Somali |
| Publishing year | 2017 |
| length | 23 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Katja Benrath |
| script |
Julia Drache Brian Munene (Advisor) |
| production | Tobias Rosen |
| music |
Florian Hirschmann Elisabeth Kaplan |
| camera | Felix Striegel |
| cut | Julia dragon |
| occupation | |
Watu Wote - All of us is an award-winning German-Kenyan short film by Katja Benrath from 2017. The film was made of a true story that took place on December 21, 2015 on the border between Kenya and Somalia .
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The film tells the story from the perspective of a young Christian woman traveling alone. She is on her way to visit the Islamic north of Kenya and, as one of the few Christians on the bus, at first feels a stranger among the many Muslims. These feelings, the discomfort, the horror, the panic and finally the fear of death are reflected in the figure. A deeply veiled woman sitting on the bus next to the protagonist and two travelers who were initially suspicious develop into the most important and courageous characters in the film. When Islamist fighters from Al-Shabab attacked the bus and asked the occupants to split up - Christians here, Muslims there - the passengers refused. A teacher, himself a Muslim, who opposes the aggressors, is shot and later dies of his injuries.
Awards (selection)
- 2017: Student Oscar in gold, feature film
- 2017: OpenEyes Filmfest - 1st place in the category - feature film
- 2017: Five Lakes Film Festival - The Golden Glow Worm, best short film
- 2017: First Steps Award in the categories Best Short and Animated Films and No Fear Award (Production)
- 2017: Studio Hamburg Young Talent Award , best short film
- 2017: Biberacher Film Festival - short film beaver
- 2017: FILMZ - Festival of German Cinema - winner of the medium-length film competition
- 2017: Sehsuchten International Student Film Festival - Best Production , Audience Award
- 2018: Oscar nomination in the Best Short Film category
- 2018: Friedrichshafen Film Festival Audience Award
- 2018: Peace Prize of German Film - Die Brücke - Young Talent Prize
- 2018: Bamberg Short Film Festival - Audience Award
Web links
- Watu Wote - All of us in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Watu Wote - All of us at filmportal.de
- Terror and humanity - taz.de
Individual evidence
- ^ Five Lakes Film Festival 2017. Accessed March 14, 2018 .
- ↑ Record attendance at the film festival . Article dated November 6, 2017, accessed November 6, 2017.
- ↑ Filmz: Award ceremony at the Festival of German cinema in 2017 in Mainz . Article dated December 5, 2017, accessed December 5, 2017.
- ↑ The winners of FILMZ 2017 have been announced! | Filmz - Festival of German Cinema . Retrieved December 5, 2017.
- ↑ Oscar Nominations . In: oscars.org, January 23, 2018.
- ↑ Lydia Schäfer: Häfler Filmtage show a great mix . In: Schwäbische Zeitung . March 4, 2018 ( [1] [accessed October 27, 2018]).
- ^ Peace Prize of German Films - Die Brücke will be awarded for the 17th time on July 5th in Munich . Article dated June 6, 2018, accessed June 6, 2018.
- ↑ From Bamberg to the Oscars. Accessed December 21, 2019 (German).