Chief

WTFF7 – Short Films Competition

Commedy, Drama
By Vera Kayh
Germany, 2022, 19’
o.v. German, Italian subtitles

Italian Premiere

November 12m 2024, 9.00 PM, Cinema Odeon

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Synopsis The postwoman Edith is called simply “chief” by everyone. She runs the base and feels responsible for everything and everyone. Even for her dreamy colleague Lukáš, who delivered an important parcel incorrectly. When she tries to get that package back, Edith meets the old Mrs. Liebermann.

Director’s bio-filmography Vera Kayh (1992) was born in Tübingen and she studied fictional film directing at the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg and at UCINE in Buenos Aires. During her studies, she created various short films as writer, director and co-director. Previously, she worked as an actress at the Theater Krefeld. In 2017, she received her Bachelor Degree Of Arts in Acting at the HMDK Stuttgart. In 2020, she was awarded the Joachim Fontheim Prize for the Promotion of Young Artists.

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Directed by Vera Kayh
Screenplay Annchristin Valerie Boehm, Vera Kayh
Cinematography Terry Kraatz
Sound Max von Dadelsen, Tangeni Amweelo
Editing Myrthe Rehbein
Sound Editing Clemens Gutjahr
Music Clemens Gutjhar
Cast Tini Prüfert, Dorothea Neukirchen, Laurenz Lerch
Production Jonathan M. Schneider
Distribution Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
Web Site verakayh.com