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Shift

Shorts in Competition: Student

North American Premiere

Germany | 18 MINUTES | German |

SHIFT

Drama
Fifty-year-old George Komann and his colleagues face the possibility of being laid off by their company without even receiving decent compensation. Knowing that no one will rehire people their age, Komann risks everything by asking his boss for 15 minutes to discuss a delicate matter, the outcome of which will be either the making or the undoing of each man.

CAST & CREDITS

Directed by Nico Zingelmann

Nico Zingelmann (b. 1977) worked as a director and first assistant director on music videos, commercials, and films. Zingelmann graduated from the Hollywood Masterclass at UCLA and the Filmakademie Baden- Württemberg in Ludwigsburg, Germany. Films include Season Greetings (2005) and Storm (2002). Shift has already won several awards at film festivals throughout Germany.
Production Designer
Tina Andric
Director of Photography
Felix Poplawsky
Editor
Marco Baumhof
Principal Cast
Herbert Knaup, Christoph Bach
Producers
Jean-Young Kwak, Birke Birkner
Screenwriter
Nico Zingelmann
Composer
Christopher Bremus