The Virtues of Normality 2020 (on its festival run)

The story revolves around superwoman, Lana, who has to do her duty as a superhero, but is seduced by the normal life. Retired superwoman, Lois, pushes her to do the right thing. 

Awards / Screenings
2nd Place Winner in Visionale 2020 for the category "20-27 year olds" (Frankfurt, Germany)
Finalist in Short on Work 2020 (Modena, Italy)
Nominated for "Best Graduate Film" in Living Skies Student Film Festival 2021 (Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada)
Official Selection for the Deutscher Generationenfilmpreis 2021 (Wuppertal, Germany)
Official Selection in IM.Kasten Filmfestival 2021 (Lüneburg, Germany)
​Official Selection in Die Werkstatt der Jugen Filmszene 2021 (Frankfurt, Germany)
Official Selection in Girls Go Movie Shortfilm Festival 2020 (Mannheim, Germany)

Featured in the "Memories of Tomorrow" online art exhibit, presented by Museum Schloss Fechenbach/Dieburg in collaboration with the Master’s program “International Media Cultural Works”/Darmstadt UAS.
Link: ​https://staging.medienkultur.eu/exhibition/exhibition/the-virtues-of-normality/

Cast 

Director/Script
Director of Photography 
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1. Assistant Director
Set Manager
Camera Assistants
Gaffer
Production Sound
Makeup Artist
Practical FX
Poster Design

Sound Design + Music
Sound Mixing
​Editing + Colour Grading

Sarah Blake, Katharina Kurschat

Alison Burns
Tim Brunkhorst
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Carolin Glomp
Hyung Guhn "Hugo" Yi
Vanessa Rösgen, Darius Sobolewski
Benjamin Meyer
Justin Niestroj
Iara Ferreira
Eduard Eisinger
Vanessa Sippach

Till Gerneth
Till Gerneth
​Alison Burns

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