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Beneath the Night fiction
2026 | 14 minutes | writer & director
A metro driver with colorful hair is unexpectedly chosen as the face of a public transport advertising campaign, blurring the lines between the visible and hidden.
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Festivals:
European Premiere at Festival Premiers Plans d'Angers
North American Premiere at Slamdance Film Festival
German Premiere at International Short Film Festival Oberhausen
In Competition at Palm Springs International ShortFest
UK Premiere at Edinburgh International Film Festival
South American Premiere at São Paulo International Short Film Festival
In Competition at Festival européen du film court de Brest
Spanish Premiere at Alcine Festival de Cine
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CAST: Peter Schneider, Daniela Holtz,
Flavia Hunziker, Fehmi Göklü, Stefan Lampadius
DIRECTOR & WRITER: Maximilian Karakatsanis
PRODUCER: Linus Krömer
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Maximilian Karakatsanis
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Jeff Schaul
PRODUCTION DESIGN: Victoria Shved
EDITING: Benedikt Strick
VFX: Joshua Seckerdieck
COLOR GRADING: Fabiana Cardalda
SOUND: Leonard Graf
SOUND DESIGN: Janis Ahnert
MUSIC: Nils Herzogenrath, Caroline Kox, Antonio De Luca
A PRODUCTION BY: Maximilian Karakatsanis & Academy of Media Arts Cologne