I was never really here
Only when Sam (17) meets Kwesi (19) he is confronted with his German-Ghanaian identity. But the growing love of the two boys is endangered by Kwesi's insecure residence status.
Topics:
#BIPOC #Deportation #Flirt #LGBTQI+ #Migration #Human Rights #Youth #identity #Summer #Fear
Festivals & Awards:
German Short Film Awards 2023 - Nominated for Best Live Action Short Film
Aesthetica Short Film Festival - UK 2022
Bogoshorts - BOGOTÁ SHORT FILM FESTIVAL - Colombia 2022
Festival du Court-Métrage de Clermont-Ferrand - France 2023
Poitiers Film Festival - France 2023
Go Short Nijmengen - Netherlands 2023
BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival - UK 2023
Filmfest München - Germany 2022
Fame Week Africa Shorts Film Festival - South Africa 2023
INTERFILM Berlin International Short Film Festival - Germany 2023
Bamberger Kurzfilmtage - Germany 2023
Kaze Film Festival - Rwanda 2023
Sehsüchte Internationales Studierendenfestival - Germany 2023
Queer Film Festival München Studentenscreening HFF Queers - Germany 2023
Afrika Film Festival Köln - Germany 2023
Parkflimmern - Germany 2023
FILMZ Mainz - Germany 2023
& more