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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:
Slamdance | USA
Palm Springs International ShortFest | USA
Festival Premiers Plans d'Angers | France
Edinburgh International Film Festival | UK
International Short Film Festival Oberhausen | Germany
São Paulo International Short Film Festival - Curta Kinoforum | Brazil
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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