Tracing Addai

film type animated film, documentary film Production Country Germany production year 2018 runtime 29'54 colour
screening format DCP aspect ratio 1.85:1 sound format Dolby Digital languages Deutsch Subtitles Englisch
screening format Media File (ProRes, mp4, mov) aspect ratio 1.85:1 sound format Dolby Digital languages Deutsch Subtitles Englisch

The documentary tells the story of a young man who leaves his life in Germany behind with the intention of helping people. In 2013, Addai joins a Salafist group in Syria. A few years later his mother meets Ilias, a returnee from Syria. Through their personal stories, the film composes a clearer picture of Addai’s story.

Official Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qi1G0O3rW4g&feature=youtu.be

director Esther Niemeier Animation Anne Isensee, Deniz Zagli, Gregor Dashuber, Inês Gomes Ferreira, Jan Koester, Laurine Kotte, Sonja Rohleder Besetzung / Cast Benito Bause, Kais Setti Original-Filmmusik / Original Score Robert Pilgram Szenenbild / Production Design Max-Josef Schönborn Schnitt / Editing Sarah-Christin Peter Drehbuch / Script Sarah-Christin Peter, Britta Strampe, Esther Niemeier Bildgestaltung / DOP Omri Aloni Produktion / Production Britta Strampe Tongestaltung / Sound Design Alexandra Praet film school Filmuniversität Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF
Festivals
2018 Tampere International Short Film Festival, Finland (Audience Award)
2018 DocAviv - The Tel Aviv International Documentary Film Festival, Israel (Best Short)
2018 Milano Film Festival, Italy (Audience Award)
2018 Animatou - International Animated Film Festival, Geneva, Switzerland (Special Mention)
2018 ZINEBI - International Festival of Documentary and Short Film of Bilbao, Spain (Best Animation Short Film)
2018 Shortynale Kurzfilmfestival Klosterneuburg, Austria (Spezialpreis der Jury)
2018 Konstanzer kurz.film.spiele, Germany (Audience Award)
2018 FILMZ - Festival des deutschen Kinos, Mainz, Germany (Bester Dokumentarfilm)
2018 OpenEyes Filmfest, Marburg-Amöneburg, Germany (Publikumspreis Dokumentarfilm)
2018 Sehsüchte - Internationales Studierendenfilmfestival, Potsdam, Germany (Beste Produktion)
2018 video/film tage, Mainz, Germany (Sonderpreis der Landeszentrale für politische Bildung Rheinland-Pfalz)
2018 Nordische Filmtage Lübeck, Germany (CineStar-Preis)
2018 FIKE - Évora International Short Film Festival, Portugal (Best Documentary)
2018 Telluride Film Festival, USA
2018 San Sebastian International Film Festival, Spain
2018 Kraków Film Festival, Poland
2018 Kurzfilm Festival Hamburg, Germany
2018 Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival, USA
2018 Festival International du Film La Roche-sur-Yon, France
2018 Poitiers Film Festival, France
2018 Dok.Fest München, Germany
2018 FilmFestival Cottbus, Germany
2018 Festival of Animation Berlin, Germany
2018 Open-Air Filmfest Weiterstadt, Germany
2018 KFFK - Kurzfilmfestival Köln, Germany
2018 YOUKI International Youth Media Festival, Wels, Austria
2018 RIFF - Rome Independent Film Festival, Italy
2018 blicke - filmfestival des ruhrgebiets, Bochum, Germany
2018 2ANNAS: International Short Film Festival, Riga, Latvia
2018 LIDF - London International Documentary Festival, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2018 BOGOSHORTS Bogotá Short Film Festival, Colombia
2019 Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis, Saarbrücken, Germany
2019 FIPA International Festival of Audiovisual Program, Biarritz, France
Awards
2018 Nomination Student Academy Awards 2018
Production
  • Filmuniversität Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF
  • Cristina Marx
  • Marlene-Dietrich-Allee 11
  • 14482 Potsdam
  • Deutschland
  • +49 331 6202564
  • http://www.filmuniversitaet.de
Distribution
  • Filmuniversität Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF
  • Cristina Marx
  • Marlene-Dietrich-Allee 11
  • 14482 Potsdam
  • Deutschland
  • +49 331 6202564
  • http://www.filmuniversitaet.de
Sales
  • MAGNETFILM
  • Georg Gruber
  • Torstr. 154
  • 10115 Berlin
  • +49 30 24628156
  • http://www.magnetfilm.de
School
  • Filmuniversität Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF
  • Marlene-Dietrich-Allee 11
  • 14482 Potsdam
  • Deutschland
  • +49 331 6202564
  • http://www.filmuniversitaet.de

Esther Niemeier

Born 1981;
is a director and producer working in both the UK and Germany;
is currently enrolled in the MFA Documentary Directing at the Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF;
TRACING ADDAI is her graduation film

Filmography
2007 Walz
2016 Simulant