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Feature Film · Docu-Fiction | In Postproduction

Two women fall in love while harvesting asparagus in rural Brandenburg.

Written & Directed by
Lia Campbell · Julia Meloy Goldsby · Fränzi Heinrich · Lavinia Moroff · Janis Westphal

Production
ifs International Film School Cologne · Isis Rampf

Funding
Film- und Medienstiftung NRW
Culture Moves Europe

Munich 1936

Short Film | DE 2020

In 1936 Munich, a Jewish art dealer and his wife are torn apart by a Gestapo raid that leaves their home in ruins - until an unexpected turn of events changes everything.

Directed by
Fränzi Heinrich

Production
Hans Lietz

Festivals
Blende Eins Kurzfilmfestival | 2022
10. Essener Video Rodeo | 2021
Hammer Kurzfilmnächte | 2020

Long Night Ahead

Short Film | DE 2020

Civil-war-like scenes grip New York’s streets as a young man steels himself to join the protests, only to be haunted by doubts about whether he’s still on the right side.

Directed by
Fränzi Heinrich

Written by
Friedemann Leis · Fränzi Heinrich

Production
Friedemann Leis

The Lack of It

Short Documentary | USA / DE 2024

In a city built for cars, three protagonists uncover the legacy of the world’s largest Black-owned bus company while fighting for mobility in present-day North Carolina.

Written & Directed by
Chris Belz · Lia Campbell · Julia Meloy Goldsby · Fränzi Heinrich · Ulduz Madatkhanova · Lavinia Moroff · Lena Tondello · Kleber Valim · Janis Westphal

Production
ifs International Film School Cologne, University of North Carolina School of the Arts

Festivals
Freiburger Filmforum | 2025
River Run International Film Festival | 2025
Eichsfelder Filmfestival | 2025