In post-production
Synopsis
An adolescent growing up in a sheltered environment develops an obsessive-compulsive disorder that manifests itself in the form of a water creature, first amicably, later as a self-destructive force.
WASSERWESEN (working title) aims to contribute to the media representation and destigmatisation of people with mental health conditions. The project is funded by the Thüringer Staatskanzlei (Thuringian State Chancellery) and is professionally supported by the Deutsche Gesellschaft Zwangserkrankungen e.V. (German Society for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders). Currently, the short film is in post-production.
Production: Virimaris Film
Executive producers: Oliver Bärthel, Kai Leopoldseder
Producer: Billy Betulius
Cast: Elias Hammler, Paul Furtwängler, Helena Sattler, Katharina Zapatka
Screenwriter and Director: Kai Leopoldseder
Directors of photography: Rosali Schaum, Johann Kunz Nierade
Sound: Damian Marquardt, Jonas Tietze
Hair and make-up: Simone Simeone, Ida Hofmann
Costume design: Ariella Weigl, Emma Schwarz
Set design: İbrahim Keçeci
Working title: Wasserwesen (eng. transl.: Water Creature)
Runtime: 20 min.
Country of production: Germany
Shooting period: 30/06/2025 – 18/07/2025 (8 shooting days)
Film funding: Thüringer Staatskanzlei
Professional consulting: Deutsche Gesellschaft Zwangserkrankungen e.V.