Germany
Hannes Hirsch, River Matzke

Drifter

Competition

FILM INFO

Moritz (22) follows his boyfriend Jonas to Berlin, only to be abandoned by him within a few weeks. He finds security with the older Noah for some time but then moves on. He changes his looks and dives into the city’s vibrating techno world. He learns to express his repressed desires but also starts to lose himself in drugs and emotional alienation. With the help of his queer friends, Moritz develops his ideas of sexuality and masculinity, leading him a little closer to himself.

Original title
Drifter
Country
Germany
Year
2023
Duration
79’
Color / Black&White
Color
Form
Fiction

DIRECTOR:

Hannes Hirsch

After his film directing studies at the self-organized school filmArche in Berlin, Hannes Hirsch studied at the University of Fine Arts in Berlin in Thomas Arslan’s class and graduated in 2020. His medium-length film Beach Boy was screened at international festivals, including Max Ophül Preis and Achtung Berlin, where it won the award for best medium-length film. With Diemo Kemmesies he founded the production company Milieufilm in 2009. Hannes Hirsch is also the inventor and developer of the shooting schedule software Fuzzlecheck.

DIRECTOR:

Hannes Hirsch

After his film directing studies at the self-organized school filmArche in Berlin, Hannes Hirsch studied at the University of Fine Arts in Berlin in Thomas Arslan’s class and graduated in 2020. His medium-length film Beach Boy was screened at international festivals, including Max Ophül Preis and Achtung Berlin, where it won the award for best medium-length film. With Diemo Kemmesies he founded the production company Milieufilm in 2009. Hannes Hirsch is also the inventor and developer of the shooting schedule software Fuzzlecheck.

DIRECTOR:

Hannes Hirsch

After his film directing studies at the self-organized school filmArche in Berlin, Hannes Hirsch studied at the University of Fine Arts in Berlin in Thomas Arslan’s class and graduated in 2020. His medium-length film Beach Boy was screened at international festivals, including Max Ophül Preis and Achtung Berlin, where it won the award for best medium-length film. With Diemo Kemmesies he founded the production company Milieufilm in 2009. Hannes Hirsch is also the inventor and developer of the shooting schedule software Fuzzlecheck.

DIRECTOR:

Hannes Hirsch

After his film directing studies at the self-organized school filmArche in Berlin, Hannes Hirsch studied at the University of Fine Arts in Berlin in Thomas Arslan’s class and graduated in 2020. His medium-length film Beach Boy was screened at international festivals, including Max Ophül Preis and Achtung Berlin, where it won the award for best medium-length film. With Diemo Kemmesies he founded the production company Milieufilm in 2009. Hannes Hirsch is also the inventor and developer of the shooting schedule software Fuzzlecheck.

team

Director
Hannes Hirsch, River Matzke
Screenwriter
Music
Camera
Eli Börnicke
Editing
Elena Weihe
Production Design
Fia Bartesch, Lasha Rostobaia
Score
Moritz Zuchantke
Producer
Diemo Kemmesies, Hannes Hirsch
Cast
Production
Milieufilm, Jost Hering Filme, Salzgeber
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Salzgeber salzgeber.de

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