INTERSTATE 8
​​by Anne Thieme

15min | Germany/USA | 2019

In the southern United States, two young women meet by chance in the back of a police car and, without saying a word, experience the injustice hovering above them.
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Year of production 2019
Length 15min
Country Germany/USA
Shooting Format 5K
Aspect Ratio 2:39.1
Sound Dolby 5.1
Dialogue English 
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Director Anne Thieme
Producer Lina Mareike Zopfs, ​Anne Thieme
Co-Producers Abraham Bengio, Katie Sanderson
Production Filmuniversität Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF
In Cooperation with
University of North Carolina SCHOOL OF THE ARTS Filmmaking
Writer Anne Thieme
Cinematographer Martin Gasch
Editor Michal Kuleba, Anne Thieme,  Saeid Behbahaninia 
Sound Roman Pogorzelski 
Music Christoph Bernewitz, Alexander Binder, Dascha Dauenhauer
Production Design Jordan McLaughlin 
Costume Design Sylvana Gibson 
Art Director Colin Palmer
Cast Stephanie Amarell, Isabela Rengifo, Jacobi Howard, Drew Matthews, Luke Lowder, Jasper Keen, Sam Sherman 
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Festival selections
Warsaw Film Festival 2019, Poland - World Premiere​
Filmets Badalona Film Festival 2019, Spain
Interfilm - International Short Film Festival Berlin 2019, Germany
Minimalen Short Film Festival 2020, Norway
Festival À l'Est 2020, France
Bunter Hund - International Short Film Festival Munich 2020, Germany
Kinofilm - Manchester International Short Film & Animation Festival 2020, UK
RiverRun International Film Festival 2020, USA
deadCenter Film Festival 2020, USA
Still Voices Short Film Festival 2020, Ireland
Islantilla Cinefórum 2020, Spain
​Omladinski Film Festival Sarajevo 2020, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Next Generation Short Tiger - German Films 2020
Motovun Film Festival 2020, Croatia
​FEST - New Directors/New Films Festival 2020, Portugal
First Steps Award 2020, Germany - Award Winner
Gozo Film Festival 2020, Malta
Anonimul International Independent Film Festival 2020, Romania
Kino Otok – Isola Cinema International Film Festival 2020, Slovenia
Five Lakes Film Festival 2020, Germany
Zlín Film Festival 2020, Czech Republic
Filmfest Dresden 2020, Germany
Minikino Film Week 2020, Indonesia
Elba Film Festival 2020, Italy - Best Director Award
BEYOND: The Cary Film Festival 2020, USA
Adriatic Film Festival 2020, Italy - "ShortSchool Award"
ALTER-NATIVE International Short Film Festival 2020, Romania
"Camera Action" Film Critics Festival 2020, Poland
All Shorts Irvington Film Festival 2020, USA - Best Editing Award
​Un festival c'est trop court - European short film festival of Nice 2020, France
DONOSSKINO: Donostia/San Sebastian Short Film Festival 2020, Spain
​FestiFreak - La Plata International Independent Film Festival 2020, Argentina
Bolton International Film Festival 2020, UK
Alice nella Città 2020, Italy
Barcelona International Short Film and Video Festival 2020, Spain
Byron Bay Film Festival 2020, Australia
FilmFestival Cottbus 2020, Germany
Izmir International Short Film Festival 2020, Turkey
Castellinaria Film Festival 2020, Switzerland
Amarcort Film Festival 2020, Italy
Olympia International Film Festival for Children and Young People 2020, Greece
Festival Tous Courts of Aix-en-Provence 2020, France
Amity Short Film Festival 2020, Turkey
FICCAB - Benalmadena International Short Films Festival 2020, Spain
Korça Short Film Festival 2020, Albania
Dhaka International Film Festival 2021, Bangladesh
​Sanfici - Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente 2021, Colombia
ShorTS - International Film Festival 2021, Italy
Berlin & Beyond Film Festival 2021, USA - Audience Award
Festival de Cine Alemán Madrid 2021, Spain
​Festival del Cinema Tedesco Roma 2021, Italy
​Sehsüchte International Student Film Festival 2021, Germany
Zanzibar International Film Festival 2021, Tanzania
Dieciminuti Film Festival 2021, Italy
Kurzsuechtig Film Festival 2021, Germany
Life After Oil International Film Festival 2021, Italy

Website
Filmuniversität Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF
University of North Carolina

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