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Director: Esther Niemeier • Animation Director: Jan Koester
Documentary • rotoscopy, compositing, 2D drawn animation • 29:54 min • © Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF in co-production with Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg 2019
A true story about a war and the tragic impact it has on the lives of three people.
Based on archive material, the animated documentary TRACING ADDAI tells the story of a young man in his early twenties who leaves his life in Germany behind with the intention to help people. In 2013, Addai joins a Salafist group in Syria. A few years later Addai’s mother meets Ilias, a returnee from Syria. Through their personal stories, the film composes a clearer picture of Addai’s story.
Director: Esther Niemeier
Producer: Britta Strampe
Editor: Sarah-Christin Peter
Writers: Esther Niemeier, Sarah-Christin Peter, Britta Strampe
Animation Director: Jan Koester
Director of Photography: Omri Aloni
Storyboard: Gregor Dashuber
Animation: Ines Gomes Ferreira, Laurine Kotte, Sonja Rohleder, Deniz Zagli, Anne Isensee, Gregor Dashuber, Jan Koester
Sound: Alexandra Praet
Music: Robert Pilgram
Mixing: Christoph de la Chevallerie
Line Producer: Andrea Wohlfeil
Comissioning Editor: Rolf Bergmann (RBB)
Cast: Kais Setti, Benito Bause
Production Designer: Max-Josef Schönborn
Costume Design: Lili Paula Avar
Makeup Artist: Rhiannon Cogdale
Student Academy Award Finalist (Foreign Documentary)
Best Animation: Festival d'Animation Clermont-Ferrand
Winner Audience Award - Tampere Film Festival
Winner Best Production - International Student Film Festival Sehsüchte
Winner Best Short - Docaviv International Shorts Competition
1st Documentary Audience Award - Open Eyes Marburg
Special Jury Award - Shortynale Klosterneuburg
Nominations for Best Documentary, Best Production (NO FEAR Award) - First Steps Award
Audience Award - Milano Film Festival
Special Mention - Animatou International Animation Film Festival
Audience Award - Konstanzer kurz.film.spiele
Sonderpreis der Landeszentrale für Politische Bildung - video/film tage Mainz *
CineStar-Preis für den besten Kurzfilm - Nordische Filmtage Lübeck
Bester Dokumentarfilm - FILMZ Mainz
Best Animation Short Film - ZINEBI - International Festival of Documentary and Short Film of Bilbao
