Brief synopsis

YANNA's humanist crypto-startup desperately needs funding - so desperately, in fact, that she's willing to pitch to a venture capital fund full of pseudo-spiritual finance guys. In the lobby before the pitch, she meets THEO, a much more successful colleague who advises her to pretend to be a spiritually inspired genius. Yanna doesn't really take him seriously, but at least tries on a black turtleneck to complete the "Silicon Valley" look. But when her pitch goes surprisingly well, she discovers that there's more to this spirituality than expected.

Cast

ActorRole nameVoice actor / SpeakerVoice actor
Rana FarahaniYanna [L]
Oktay ÖnderTheo [L]
Karsten KramerChef [SR]
Valerie LillibethBritta Kühn [SR]
Lars NoverVC 4 [SR]
Sabine Kölblambitious employees [SR]

Crew

ActivityNameComment
Director of photographyAljoscha Wuzella
DIT digital imaging technicianRebekka Rösch
Costume designerRebecca Moltenbrey
DirectorAmina Rosa Krami
GafferVictoria Adelsbach
ProducerTimothée Cliquet
ProducerSophie Misaki Horstmann
Line producerJulian Bogenfeld
Set manager/ floor managerJoschka Kühner
ScreenwriterSamuel Gheist
Production sound mixerMaximilian Schieder
Sound re-recording mixerJonathan Roesch
Sound designerRachel Oker
Foley recordistYannick Döbele
Dialogue editorJan-Eric Heitland
Foley artistMarc Lehnert
Supporting professor / coachChristian Strang
Abt. Szenenbild, Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
Abt. Szenenbild, Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg

Awards

Award winnerYearAwardCategory 
Amina Rosa Krami2025Filmfest Bremen [de]
Internationaler Wettbewerb Humor/Satire - Kurzfilm
Internationaler Wettbewerb Humor/Satire - KurzfilmNominated
Amina Rosa Krami2024Filmschau Baden-Württemberg [de]
Best Short Film
Best Short FilmNominated

Festivals

YearCountryFestivalComment
2025GermanyFilmfest Bremen
2024GermanyFilmschau Baden-Württemberg