Mother of a Son

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Mother of a Son

Kevin Koch // Germany // 2026 // 20:00 min

Live Action // Drama

Producer: Anton Fischer-Appelt, Michael Uchenik, Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg

Language: German // Subtitles: English, German

A year after her son's act of violence, a mother comes to terms with his actions, caught between unconditional love and the weight of his terrible legacy.

Topics:

#Fear #parents #relationship #Violence #Murder #Moral #Country Life

Festivals & Awards:

Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival (International Competition) 2026 - World Premiere
Landshut Short Film Festival 2026
Shorts - Trinationales Filmfestival Offenburg 2026

Cast & Crew:

CAST

Karoline Eichhorn

Luka Omoto

Petra Mott

Carl Benzschawel

Levi Tounkara

Frederik Krischer

CREDITS

Writer/Director: Kevin Koch

Producer: Michael Uchenik, Anton Fischer-Appelt

Executive Producer: Sultan Al Saud

Director of Photography: Anian Krone

Editor: Emma Holzapfel

Casting Director: Greta Baumann

Production Design: Milena Schieber

Costume Design: Luisa Holzapfel, Lene Lohrmann

Hair & Make-Up: Viktoria Holstein

Location Sound Mixer: Sebastian Schmitt

Sound Supervisor & Sound Mix: Elias Gürtler

Composer: Giovanni Berg

Commissioning Editor: Brigitte Dithard

Colorist: Imri Agmon (sec. Studio)

Production: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg

Co-Production: SWR (Südwestrundfunk)

Festival Distribution: Jannis Alexander Kiefer, Frithjof Stückemann (shortlisted.films)

Bio Regie

Kevin Koch

Kevin is a writer and director based in Berlin and Ludwigsburg. Born in Munich, he grew up in the countryside near Lake Constance. Following social art projects in Indonesia and the Philippines, Kevin studied Media Science and Applied Media at the University of Bayreuth. Since 2020, he has been studying directing at Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg. During his studies, he attended [...]

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