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Blue Sky White Clouds

  • Flausen im Kopf (Working title)
All titles (3)
Documentary Feature | 2019-2022 | Docu, Road Movie | Germany

Brief synopsis

Astrid promises her beloved grandfather to take care of her grandmother after his passing. But can the life of a young filmmaker be reconciled with caring for an 86-year-old suffering from dementia? A joint canoe trip across northern Germany is supposed to provide the answer. It is a journey into the past, back to the place of childhood days where the canoe was christened. And it is a journey into an uncertain future because it quickly becomes clear how thin the line is between the grandmother's greatest possible self-determination and the granddaughter's self-sacrifice.

Cast

ActorRole nameVoice actor / SpeakerVoice actor
Carmen KrasemannHerself [L]
Astrid MenzelHerself
Hendric MenzelHimself

Crew

ActivityNameComment
Post production supervisorAndreas Hellmanzik
Post production coordinatorAndreas Hellmanzik
ColoristAndreas Hellmanzik
DirectorAstrid Menzel
EditorJustin Koch
ProducerMike Beilfuß
ProducerUrs Krüger
ScreenwriterAstrid Menzel
Sound designerAnders Wasserfall

Production companies

CompanyComment
Freischwimmer Film GmbH [de]

Distribution / Sales companies

CompanyComment
Across Nations Filmverleih
Germany (theatrical)
Germany (theatrical)
Barnsteiner-Film
Germany (theatrical)
Germany (theatrical)

Awards

Award winnerYearAwardCategory 
Astrid Menzel2023Filmfest Schleswig-Holstein [de]
Competition
CompetitionNominated
Astrid Menzel2023Filmfest Bremen [de]
hanseWasser Sustainability Award
hanseWasser Sustainability AwardNominated
Astrid Menzel2023Filmfest Schleswig-Holstein [de]
Lobende Erwähnung Gesa-Rautenberg Langfilmpreis
Lobende Erwähnung Gesa-Rautenberg LangfilmpreisWinner
Astrid Menzel2022DOK Leipzig [de]
Young Eyes Film Award
Young Eyes Film AwardWinner
Astrid Menzel2022DOK Leipzig [de]
German competition
German competitionNominated

Festivals

YearCountryFestivalComment
2023GermanyFilmfest Schleswig-Holstein
2023GermanyFilmfestival Max Ophüls Preis
MOP-Watchlist
MOP-Watchlist
2022GermanyDok Leipzig - Int'l Festival for Documentary and Animated Film
World premiere (German competition)
World premiere (German competition)

Cinema releases and premieres

TypeCountryDateComment
Theatre releaseGermanyThursday, 25/05/2023
PremiereThursday, 20/10/2022World premiere