Beneath the Night
TITLE
Beneath the Night
DIRECTOR
Maximilian Karakatsanis
COUNTRY
Germany
YEAR
2026
DURATION
14′
GENRE
Fiction
Beneath the Night
A metro driver with colorful hair is unexpectedly chosen as the face of a public transport advertising campaign, blurring the lines between the visible and hidden.
DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY - Maximilian Karakatsanis
Maximilian Karakatsanis is a film director and writer born in Germany in 1994. Studies at the Academy of Media Arts Cologne. His films have been screened at international film festivals, including Slamdance Film Festival, Palm Springs International ShortFest, International Short Film Festival Oberhausen, Curta Kinoforum, Edinburgh International Film Festival, Doclisboa, Thessaloniki Documentary Festival, Premiers Plans Festival d’Angers, Max Ophuels Film Festival and Duisburg Film Week.
- DirectorMaximilian Karakatsanis
- ScreenplayMaximilian Karakatsanis
- CinematographyJeff Schaul
- CastPeter Schneider, Daniela Holtz, Flavia Hunzike,r Fehmi Göklü, Stefan Lampadius
- EditingBenedikt Strick
- Producer/s Maximilian Karakatsanis, Linus Krömer
- Production Company
- Distributor/s
- Project Title Beneath the Night
- Project Type Fiction
- Completion Date19 Jan 2026
- Country of originGermany
- Country of filming Germany
- LanguageGerman
- First-time Filmmaker No
- Student ProjectYes
Maximilian Karakatsanis
Maximilian Karakatsanis is a film director and writer born in Germany in 1994. Studies at the Academy of Media Arts Cologne. His films have been screened at international film festivals, including Slamdance Film Festival, Palm Springs International ShortFest, International Short Film Festival Oberhausen, Curta Kinoforum, Edinburgh International Film Festival, Doclisboa, Thessaloniki Documentary Festival, Premiers Plans Festival d’Angers, Max Ophuels Film Festival and Duisburg Film Week.
Festival Premiers Plans d’Angers
Angers
January 17, 2026
World Premiere
Official Selection
France
Slamdance
Los Angeles
February 21, 2026
North American Premiere
Official Selection
United States
International Short Film Festival Oberhausen
Oberhausen
May 1, 2026
German Premiere
Official Selection
Germany
Palm Springs International ShortFest
Palm Springs
June 21, 2026
United States
