Das Rotohr / Red Ears
- Tampere Film Festival, Grand Prix & Audience Award
- Tampere Short Film Candidate for the European Film Awards 2023
- Kyiv International Short Film Festival Filmfestival, Special Mention at International Competition
- Shortynale Filmfestival, Audience Award
- Contact International Student Film Festival, Izmir - Grand Prix for the best Short Film & International Student Jury Award
- Wendland-Shorts Kurzfilmfestival, Goldener Zollstock für die beste künstlerische Einzelleistung
- Le Cri du Court, Prix du Public
Directors Note
Chonko Nopp - Red Ears: These were the first words of Wolof that I learned in Senegal. An expression to describe white people because ‘their ears turn red under the African sun.’ In the documentary ‘Das Rotohr’ I reflect on my one year civil service I did in Thiès/ Senegal in 2010. The film is based on hours of immediate video observations during my stay in Senegal and a present-day interview with a Senegalese woman who I met at the time. Memories of my work in a local hospital and my encounters with the German NGO are completed with animated scenes throughout the film. My mixed personal experiences as a young person over a decade ago are contrasted with reflections on Western development aid. As many young school-leavers in Germany I wanted to make a difference by helping the poor in the ‘Global South’. Yet, my ideals were altered by reality. I made this film to question our Western perspective on development aid in African countries.
Festivals
- Tampere Film Festival, Finland
- Biberacher Filmfestspiele, Germany
- AVIFF Art Film Festival, France
- Santa Cruz International Film Festival, Argentina
- Story? - Intarnational Student Documentary Festival, UK
- Eichsfelder Filmfestival, Germany
- Kurzfilm Festival Hamburg, Germany
- Wendland Shorts, Germany
- Two Riversides Film and Art Festival, Poland
- Shortynale Filmfestival KLBG, Austria
- Concorto Film Festival, Italy
- DMZ International Documentary Film Festival, South Corea
- Bolton International Film Festival, UK
- Festival du Court au Kef, Tunisia
- International Film Festival Etiuda&Anima, Poland
- CONTACT International Student Film Festival, Turkey
- Le Cri du Court, France
- Madagascourt Film Festival, Madagascar
- Ouaga Côté Court International Short Film festival, Burkina Faso
- Beirut Shorts International Film Festival, Lebanon
- 12th Kyiv International Short Film Festival, Ukraine
- 31. Blicke Filmfestival des Ruhrgebiets, Germany
- 29' Filmschau Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Credits
- Script, Editing, Compositing
Christoph Hans
- Animation
- Script, Animation, Kamera
Paul Drey
- Camera Belgium
Markus Ott
- Set Sound Belgium
Lukas Reiter
- Music
- Voice recording, Sound Design, Foleys
Vincent Egerter
- Grading
Christoph Bockisch
- Producer
Max Breuer, Nils Gustenhofen
- additional Sound recording Senegal
Julius Sundermann
- Sound recording
Lukas Neckritz
- Animation voices by
Pius Maria Cüppers
Abdoulaye Faye
Michael Stiller
Abou Sow