A very personal project, this SHORTFILM follows me exploring my creative possibilities.
A shortfilm by DAVI.IN
produced by DAVI.IN
post by KAEPTN POSTPRODUCTION
principal photography JAKOB SÜSS
additional photography, editing & vfx DAVI.IN
music THE GERMAN WAHNSINN
TRAILER 60″
I wrote and directed DREAM/LIFE, a 22-minute exploration of personal escape and discovery, creating all animations myself to shape its dreamlike visual world. Post-production was handled by KAEPTN and music and sounddesign by The German Wahnsinn.
For me, DREAM/LIFE became a journey of self-discovery – exploring what happens when everything suddenly becomes possible. It’s less about neat conclusions than about motion, reflection, and the vulnerability and doubt of stepping into the unknown. The film doesn’t offer easy answers; instead, it opens space for questions, longing, and hope. Its value lies in that openness: the courage to dream, break routine, and chase what feels alive when we dare to leap.
This film won a couple of AWARDS at INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVALS:
VIDEO ART AND EXPERIMENTAL FILM FESTIVAL — 2019, New York City, USA
GREAT MESSAGE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL — 2019, India
UNDO DIVERGENT FILM AWARD — 2019, International
MINIKINO FILM WEEK – BALI INT. SHORT FILM FESTIVAL — 2019, Bali, Indonesia
HK FILM ART INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL — 2019, Hong Kong
LEUVEN INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL — 2019, Leuven, Netherlands
OPENEYES FILMFEST MARBURG — 2019, Marburg, Germany
CROSSING THE SCREEN FILM FESTIVAL — 2019, UK
NORDIC INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL — 2019, New York, USA
LITERALLY SHORT FILM FESTIVAL – Best Experimental Shortfilm — 2019, International
FILM INVASION LOS ANGELES – Outstanding Short Film, Best Director (Short Film), Outstanding Screenplay — 2019, Los Angeles, USA
DEEP FOCUS FILM FESTIVAL – Best Editing, Best Sounddesign — 2019, International
CINE POBRE FILM FESTIVAL – Best Self Funded Film — 2019, International
SHORT OF THE YEAR – Best Experimental — 2020, International
SPEECHLESS FILM FESTIVAL — 2020, USA
You can watch it in full on BEHIND THE TREE or on YOUTUBE.