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Director: Martin Monk
Script: Martin Monk
Director of Photography: Johannes Höß
Producer: Michaela Finis
Editing: Felix Kalaivanan
Sound: Julia Will, Bernhard Maisch
Cast: Lia Wilfing, Christian Dolezal

Austria, Germany / Fiction / 18' / 2K / Color / 2019

After falling out with her mother, rebellious Sofia wants to hitchhike to Italy in search of her biological father. In haste, she stuffs a few things in her backpack and sets off in the early hours of a Viennese summer morning. When she meets middle-aged Michael, who reluctantly agrees to give her a lift, the two strangers develop an unlikely friendship on their shared journey through the Austrian south.

CV

Martin Monk is a German film director and screenwriter of English and Russian descent. After studying history and philosophy he turned to fictional filmmaking, directing several self-produced short films before being selected by Michael Haneke as an M.A. Directing student at Film Academy Vienna.

Filmography

Favourites 2019, Alpha Girl 2017, Awake 2014, Happy Tears 2013, Missfall 2012

Festivals Attended

Cannes Film Festival Cinefondation, BAFTA Student Film Awards, Sarajevo Film Festival, Kurzspielfilm, Raindance Film Festival

Contact: email@martinmonk.net

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