A young woman is crying. A new day begins. Rike works as a painter and decorator. She wears white work clothes. Every day she takes public transport to work. She and her colleagues paint walls white. Every movement is precise. After work, she buys herself flowers, and as she walks through the streets, something changes.

Shortfilm | fiction | Germany | 2026 | 10min 57sec | 16mm | analog | 4:3

Written and directed by Sophia Schachtner
Assistant director: Sarah Pech
Camera: Lukas Grubba
Camera assistant: Lena Maria Müller
Camera assistant, VFX, title design: Maxim Lequeux
Grip: Jannis Reinelt
Light: Farina Mietchen
Editing: Jannik Eckenstaler
Sound: Lukas Schupp
Sound: Patrick Dadaczynski
Sound design: Patrick Dadaczynski
Sound mixing: Sebastian Dieterle
Producer: Sophia Schachtner
Production manager: Eva Kirsch
Production assistant: Jona Dohr
Costume Art Finishing: Zoé Philine Leduey
Colorist: Steffen Paul
Catering: Laurine Sassine, Elisa Nessler, Elliot Black, Paul Stümke,
Cast: Anna K. Seidel, Sonja Weselka, Farina Mietchen, Masrum, Aage Schernau, Robert Bothe, Ali Wale Sabri, Christian Storm, Bogdan and sheep „Urmel“

with the support of
Hochschule für Bildende Künste Hamburg &
MOIN Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein

German Competition
47th Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis

Shot on 16mm Film
Shot on Location in Hamburg, Germany

In Association with Streuselfilm

A Film by Sophia Schachtner
2026