Written and directed by Michael Fetter Nathansky
Documentary | 29 min. | 2019 | Germany, Mexico | Language: Spanish
Synopsis
UN CUENTO SIN TÍ (engl. A Story Without You) is a poetical documentary film about the power of stories and the attempt to escape the own grandfather’s life story in Mexiko.
When a director travels to Mexico City, his family engages him to direct a documentary about his grandfather who lived in Mexico. However, he is reluctant since he wants to direct his own film covering his own experience and vision of Mexico. But the more he approaches the country and its people, the more the history of his deceased grandfather comes back to him.
A production of Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF in collaboration with Contando Films with the support of Goethe Institute Mexico
crew
- Written and directed by Michael Fetter Nathansky
- Produced by Virginia Martin, Anna-Sophie Philippi
- Cinematographers Natalia Sinelnikova, Falco Seliger, Michael Fetter Nathansky, Julia Zechiel, Elena Gomez
- Editor Michael Fetter Nathansky
- Original Sound Natalia Sinelnikova, Michael Fetter Nathansky
- Sound Design & Mixing Sebastian Sánchez
- Film Music Marcus Sander
Festivals and awards
- 2019 Duisburger Filmwoche, Germany (Main Award Best Documentary, World Premiere)
- 2020 Achtung Berlin Filmfestival, Germany (Honorable Mention)
- 2019 Blicke Film Festival des Ruhrgebiets, Germany
- 2020 Palm Springs International ShortFest, USA
- 2020 Short Film Festival Hamburg, Germany
- 2023 Semana de Cine Alemán, Goethe Institute, Mexixo
SALES & DISTRIBUTION
Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF
„A poetical documentary film about the power of stories and the attempt to escape the own grandfather’s life story in Mexico.“