Blinder Passagier

2013 | Children | 19.5 min | BA Film

Directed by Maria Brendle

Collection: Degree Films 2013

After running away from an orphanage, 8-year old Emma believes to have found the perfect hiding place in the apartment of a blind woman named Evelyn then to her, Emma is invisible. But Evelyn is not oblivious to the strange noises in her apartment. She plays along with her little roommate’s silent game of hide-and-seek and eventually learns to see the world through the eyes of a child.

Runtime19.5 min
Year of Production2013
Country of ProductionSwitzerland
Distribution FormatDCP, HDCAM SR, HDCAM, Blu-ray, DVD
Aspect Ratio2.39:1
Audio FormatStereo, 5.1
Shot onARRI ALEXA
Shooting FormatProRes
Spoken LanguageGerman
Available SubtitlesEnglish, French
Director Maria Brendle
Cinematography Fabian Gamper
Production Design Leonie Lieberherr,
Julie Nielsen
Music Olav Lervik
Editor Bigna Tomschin
Screenplay Maria Brendle
Production Manager Moritz Schneider
Leading ActorsSilke Geertz
Mandana Schulz-Rinne
Supporting ActorsAaron Hitz
Daniel Frei
Maximilian Kraus
Katrin Blum
Casting Maria Brendle
Dominik Wolfinger
Cosima Frei

Costume Design Jeannine Schnetzler
Jacqueline Maibach
Location Sound Engineer Christian Schäppi
Sound Design Kurt Human
Sound Mixing Gregg Skerman
Compositing Ralph Wetli
Graphic Artist Katharina Welte,
Jonas Bayona
Project Supervision Jasmine Hoch
Executive Producer Filippo Bonacci
Head of Programme BA Film Prof. Bernhard Lehner

News

2. January 2016
Best Children Film 2016 "Blinder Passagier"

JIFF - Jaipur Int. Film Festival | Indien


1. November 2014
Blinder Passagier wins two prizes

Maria Brendle's BA degree film "Blinder Passagier" has received two awards at the Chicago International Children's Film Festival: Best Short Film of the Children's Jury and Best Short Film of the Adult Jury.


19. June 2014
Film student wins prize at SIFF

Maria Brendle's "Blinder Passagier" has been awarded Best Screenplay Award at the Shanghai International Film Festival.

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Screenings

8. August 2016 – 13. August 2016
Rhode Island Intern. Film Festival
Newport | USA

15. June 2016
Kinderfilm für alle
Leverkusen

31. March 2016 – 7. April 2016
Taiwan Int. Children’s Film Festival

17. March 2016 – 12:00-16:00
Movie Screening in Bruxelles
Festival int.de films de femmes de Bruxelles "Elles Tournent"
Bruxelles Belgium

2. January 2016 – 6. January 2016
JIFF - Jaipur Int. Film Festival
Jaipur, Indien

10. December 2015 – 14. December 2015
Jana - Int. Film Festival For Children & Youth
Beirut

14. November 2015 – 20. November 2015
The International Children's Film Festival
Hyderabad, Indien

24. June 2015 – 30. May 2015
CAT - Int. Children's and Youth Film Festival
Moskau

30. May 2015 – 7. June 2015
Big Eyes, Big Minds - Singapore Int.Children's Film Festival

23. April 2015 – 2. May 2015
CIFF - Children’s International Film Festival
Dubai

10. April 2015 – 17. April 2015
Reel 2 Real International Film Festival for Youth

23. March 2015 – 29. March 2015
ClujShorts Int. Short Film Festival
Cluj, Rumänien

18. March 2015 – 29. March 2015
Cleveland Int.Film Festival
USA

18. February 2015 – 23. March 2015
Landshuter Kurzfilmfestival

24. October 2014 – 2. November 2014
Chicago International Children's Film Festival

5. August 2014 – 10. August 2014
Rhode Island International Film Festival
Newport

14. June 2014 – 22. June 2014
Shanghai International Film Festival
Shanghai, China

23. May 2014 – 25. May 2014
International Changing Perspectives Short Film Festival
Istanbul

15. March 2014 – 23. March 2014
Filmmor Women's Film Festival
Istanbul, Nevşehir-Kapadokya, Muğla-Bodrum, Diyarbakır, Izmir

22. November 2013
upcoming film makers
Luzern

2. October 2013 – 6. October 2013
international shortfilmfestival shnit
Bern