Torn
Two lives, two worlds: a man and a child. A kid who wants to be friends with the neighboring children. A man who has a date with a woman on a roof. The world of adults and the world of children. They are related but they are torn.
Engin Kundağ
Born in 1984 in Bielefeld, Germany. He studied directing in Cologne at the ifs. His graduation film Ararat premiered at the Berlinale, was shown on 70 festivals worldwide and won several awards. His first feature screenplay Angst is funded by the Film and Medienstiftung NRW.
Selected filmography
2008 Der Hirte (short)
2009 Die betenden Hände des Künstlers Heinz Josef Mess (short)
2010 Etwas Liebe (short)
2011 Where Do We Go Now? (short)
2012 Ararat (short)
Elmar Imanov
Born in 1985 in Baku, Azerbaijan. Since 1998 he is living in Cologne, Germany, where he studied directing at the ifs. His graduation film The Swing of the Coffin Maker was presented on over 100 film festivals and won 28 awards worldwide including the Student Academy Award.
Selected filmography
2006 I Am Here (short)
2008 Shamil (short)
2010 Wherever We Are (short)
2011 Behind Closed Eyes (short)
2012 The Swing of the Coffin Maker (short)