2025, 17 min
Lea is 18 and pregnant. While she spends the summer holidays partying and handling her relationships, she has to deal with the bureaucracy of an abortion.
Captured through camera by Lea Dähne with Marie Nadja Hallers, Paula Wintelers and Frank Voßs bodies and minds with an original soundtrack by Maximilian Kremser and Fabiola Wörter colourgraded by Frederike Glemser written, directed and edited by Ella Knorz
„Nine Days in August“ was written in one day and shot in four days with a two-people-crew plus four actors, in a fast rush. We started film school as amateurs and unfortunately forgot this wonderful way of making films during our studies. This film is an attempt to get back to our raw, intuitive voice. It was very important to us to have the smallest possible team. We adapted our shooting times to the external circumstances, which enabled us to place the fictional characters in documentary settings. We opened up the opportunities for coincidence and just had to wait to capture magical cinematic moments.
Oscar® qualifying 47th Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival 2025, International competition, France / 15th Athena Film Festival 2025, New York, USA / Short Export Programme of German films and AG Kurzfilm / 46th Filmfestival Max-Ophuels-Price 2025, Saarbrücken, Germany / Bafta® qualifying 14th Aesthetica Film Festival 2024, York, United Kingdom / 12th Nordic Youth Film Festival 2024, Tromsø, Norway (Best international film) / 53rd Alcine Film Festival, Madrid, Spain / 16 Days 16 Films 2024, UK (Winner Runner-up) / 31st International shortfilm week Regensburg, Germany / Encourage Film Talents during the 75th Berlinale 2025 / 26th International Festival MUSIC & CINEMA 2025, Marseille, France / 19th International Cycling Film Festival, Herne, Germany / 26th Shorts Trinational Film Festival Offenburg, Germany / 20th International Shortfilmfestival 20minmax Ingolstadt, Germany 22nd Film festival Rostock, Germany / Oscar® qualifying 68th San Francisco International Film Festival, USA 2025 / 10th Côte Bleue Short Film Festival 2025, Carry le Rouet, France / 27th Short Film Festival Hamburg Mo&Friese 2025, Germany / Oscar® qualifying 26th Short Shorts Asia 2025, Tokyo, Japan / Flimmern und Rauschen 2025, Munich, Germany (Winner jury prize)
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