B24
Germany, 2004 | 60 Minutes | A film by Mirko Dreiling & Sebastian Heinzel
A 24-hour experiment. The camera randomly follows people in this city. Where does Berlin go? Where do we go?
SYNOPSIS
b24 is a documentary experiment. The film shows one day and one night in Germany´s capital. In an intimate two-person-crew-situation, the two directors take their camera and sound equipment and follow people whose ways are incidentally crossing. In 15 entertaining episodes, protagonists give spontaneous insight into their lives and thoughts. Where are we going? This question runs through different realities as a kind of filmic thread. While some protagonists refer to it in a geographical sense, others give philosophical interpretations of their thoughts and their dreams regarding society as a whole or their own life. As a result the camera intuitively captures a world where the transitions between dustman, gallery owner, businessman and nightclubber, between a lawyer, bus driver, student and tourist seem to be fluid.
DIRECTORS
Sebastian Heinzel, born 1979 in Kassel, is a German director and filmmaker. He starts his career as a journalist for newspapers and music television. Later on he discovers his passion for creative documentaries. Before studying at the prestigous Film Academy Baden-Württemberg he realizes the feature documentaries 89 MILLIMETRES and b24. Both films are theatrically released throughout Germany and Austria. His short documentary SAMAGON is invited to over 40 film festivals worldwide and receives international awards as many of his other films. Sebastian Heinzel teaches film in workshops and seminars.
Mirko Dreiling was born in Recklinghausen in 1975. After graduating from high school and completing his community service, he worked for four years at VIVA TV in Cologne. From 2000, he worked as a freelancer within the media network dieWG. Mirko Dreiling studied documentary film directing at the Nederlandse Film en Televisie Academie in Amsterdam from fall 2003.
CREDITS
Directors
Mirko Dreiling & Sebastian HeinzelCinematography
Mirko Dreiling & Sebastian HeinzelEditor
Thomas KrauseSound Design
Andreas PuffpaffProducers
Mirko Dreiling & Sebastian HeinzelMusic
Peter Spiegel
Kai FischerArt Direction
Cyprian HerckaProduction
dieWGCo-Production
Kloos & Co. MedienWorld Sales
Rise and Shine World SalesAWARDS
Achtung Berlin Filmfestival 2005
Audience AwardFESTIVALS
Achtung Berlin Filmfestival 2005, Germany