© Jan Grygoriew
© Jan Grygoriew

I Was Never Really Here

  • Dreamland (Working title)
Short Film | 2021-2022 | Diversity, Drama, LGBTQI+, Love, Queer, Relationship, Society | Germany

Main data

DirectorGabriel B. Arrahnio
Written byJohanna Bungarten, Judith Rose Gyabaah, Gabriel B. Arrahnio (idea), Judith Rose Gyabaah (idea)
ProductionFilmuniversität Babelsberg Konrad Wolf [de]
DistributorInterfilm Berlin Management GmbH [de]

Shooting data

Start of shooting31/05/2021
End of shooting04/06/2021
Filming regionsGermany - Berlin, Germany - Brandenburg

Project data

Length of movie23min
Acquisition formatDCP
Distribution format16mm

Cast

Scenes

  • Dayan Kodua | Rita (Supporting Role)

Stills

Posters

Brief synopsis

Only when Sam (17) meets Kwesi (19) is he confronted with his German-Ghanaian identity. The growing love of the two boys is endangered by Kwesi's questionable residency status.

(Clermont-Ferrant Short Film Festival)

Cast

ActorRole nameVoice actor / SpeakerVoice actor
Noah TinwaSam [L]
Ben MoodKwesi [L]
Dayan Kodua		Rita [SR]
Charity CollinGifty [SR]

Crew

ActivityNameComment
Title designerFrithjof Stückemann
ColoristGeorg Lewark
Director of photographyGeorg Lewark
1st assistant cameraMelanie Macher
2nd assistant cameraMarcey Atangana
Still photographerAlina Haravska
Casting directorNicolai C.J. Otteni
Casting directorPaul Lux
Costume designerJana Heinemann
DirectorGabriel B. Arrahnio
1st AD (local system)Annika Gedlek
Script supervisorTheresa Rehe
EditorDavid Roeglin
GafferArseny Preobrazhensky
Lighting technician / electricianJakob Grasböck
Lighting technician / electricianDorian Wunderlich
Lighting technician / electricianLaura Titze
Lighting technician / electricianCaspar Hahnemann
Key makeup artist/hair stylistLisa Neubacher
ComposerLuis Guldzynski
Music coordinatorJudith Rose Gyabaah
Production designerYola Denck
Assistant production designerLuna Ehrenstein
Assistant production designerKatarzyna Sucheka
Assistant production designerUju Choi
Assistant production designerChristin Zürn
Art directorYola Denck
Set decoratorYola Denck
Line producerRené Beine
Assistant to line producerNicole Fiedler
Production managerFrithjof Stückemann
Including additional financing & distribution		Including additional financing & distribution
Production managerVincent Edusei
Production supervisorUli Kunz
Production supervisorAndreas Schellenberg
Assistant production managerAlina Haravska
Assistant production managerSarah Wyrsch
Assistant production managerHannah Köhne
Unit manager (local system)Frithjof Stückemann
Set manager/ floor managerVincent Edusei
Set runnerLaura Baumann
Set runnerAlina Haravska
ScreenwriterJudith Rose Gyabaah
ScreenwriterJohanna Bungarten
IdeaGabriel B. Arrahnio
IdeaJudith Rose Gyabaah
Dialog editorPatrick Gasda
Production sound mixerPatrick Gasda
Boom operatorLuis Guldzynski
Sound supervisorPatrick Gasda
Sound re-recording mixerJustus Wirth
+ Score Mix		+ Score Mix
Sound designerPatrick Gasda
Sound designerJustus Wirth
Supervising sound editorPatrick Gasda
Supervising foley editorPatrick Gasda
Foley recordistLuis Guldzynski
Dialogue editorPatrick Gasda
Music re-recording mixerJustus Wirth
Foley artistPatrick Gasda
Hygiene officerMaximilian Petri
Set medicWilhelm Skrippek
Supporting professor / coachUlrike Tony Vahl
Supporting professor / coachGergana Voigt
Supporting professor / coachEike Schweikhardt
Supporting professor / coachMartin Hagemann
Supporting professor / coachRobert Gräf
Supporting professor / coachClaudia Prietzel
Supporting professor / coachAndreas Kleinert
Supporting professor / coachMeike Hauck
Supporting professor / coachJana Marsik
Supporting professor / coachNoemi Hampel
Supporting professor / coachRuth Olshan
Supporting professor / coachSusanne Foidl
Supporting professor / coachPeter Henning
Supporting professor / coachCosima Lange
Supporting professor / coachBirgit Häusler
Supporting professor / coachAriunsaichan Dawaachu

Production companies

CompanyComment
Filmuniversität Babelsberg Konrad Wolf [de]

Distribution / Sales companies

CompanyComment
Interfilm Berlin Management GmbH [de]

Awards

Award winnerYearAwardCategory 
Filmuniversität Babelsberg Konrad Wolf [de]2024Xposed, Queer Film Festival Berlin [de]
Lolly Award		Lolly AwardWinner
Filmuniversität Babelsberg Konrad Wolf [de]2023Poitiers Film Festival [fr]
Prix du Jury Étudiant		Prix du Jury ÉtudiantWinner
Gabriel B. Arrahnio2023Filmz - Festival des deutschen Kinos [de]
Medium Length Film		Medium Length FilmWinner
Gabriel B. Arrahnio2023German Short Film Award [de]
Spielfilm von mehr als 10 Minuten bis 30 Minuten Laufzeit		Spielfilm von mehr als 10 Minuten bis 30 Minuten LaufzeitNominated
Gabriel B. Arrahnio2023Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival [fr]
African perspectives		African perspectivesNominated
Judith Rose Gyabaah2023German Short Film Award [de]
Spielfilm von mehr als 10 Minuten bis 30 Minuten Laufzeit		Spielfilm von mehr als 10 Minuten bis 30 Minuten LaufzeitNominated
Johanna Bungarten2023German Short Film Award [de]
Spielfilm von mehr als 10 Minuten bis 30 Minuten Laufzeit		Spielfilm von mehr als 10 Minuten bis 30 Minuten LaufzeitNominated
Gabriel B. Arrahnio2022Filmschoolfest Munich [de]
Audience Award		Audience AwardWinner

Festivals

YearCountryFestivalComment
2024AustriaVienna Shorts
2024FranceFestival International du Film d’Amiens
Wettbewerb Kurzfilm		Wettbewerb Kurzfilm
2024USANova Frontier Film Festival
2024GermanyXposed, Queer Film Festival Berlin
Intergenerational Bonds		Intergenerational Bonds
2024South AfricaReel to Reality Film Festival
2023RwandaKaze Film Festival
2023GermanyFilmfest München
Best of Filmschool Fest		Best of Filmschool Fest
2023South AfricaFame Week Africa Shorts Film Festival
2023GermanySehsüchte - International Student Film Festival
2023GermanyAfrika Film Festival Köln
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