I am Leo
TITLE
I am Leo
DIRECTOR
Tajo Hurrle
COUNTRY
Germany
YEAR
2021
DURATION
18′
GENRE
Fiction
I am Leo
Wide meadows, romping in the woods and building cabins. Leo (12) spends the autumn holidays with big sister Noémie and cousin Emil on Grandma Marlies' farm. However when Leo is surprised by what Grandma Marlies calls big news, Leo faces an identity crisis.
DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY - Tajo Hurrle
Tajo Hurrle (*1998) studied Motion Pictures at Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences from 2017 to 2021. Their short films were screened at international film festivals and received numerous awards. "I am Leo" is Tajo Hurrle's graduation film, which celebrated its USA premiere at Chicago International Children's Film Festival. They participated in the Academy for Children's Media in 2021/22 and received the author scholarship of the STEP program of HessenFilm to develop their debut series.
- Director Tajo Hurrle
- Screenplay Tajo Hurrle
- Cinematography Marius Kast
- Editing Lea Agmon
- Cast Sky Arndt, Sarah Goebel, Aaron Goebel, Ute Lubosch, Thapelo Mashiane
- Producer/s Patrick Büchting
- Production Company Cangerfilms
- Distributor/s
- Project Title I am Leo
- Project Type Fiction
- Completion Date August 12, 2021
- Country of origin Germany
- Country of filmingGermany
- Language German
- First-time Filmmaker No
- Student Project Yes
Tajo Hurrle
Tajo Hurrle (*1998) studied Motion Pictures at Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences from 2017 to 2021. Their short films were screened at international film festivals and received numerous awards. "I am Leo" is Tajo Hurrle's graduation film, which celebrated its USA premiere at Chicago International Children's Film Festival. They participated in the Academy for Children's Media in 2021/22 and received the author scholarship of the STEP program of HessenFilm to develop their debut series.
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