GERMAN CURRENTS FILM FESTIVAL
COCOON

KOKON

Fri, 10/22/2021 -
Sun, 10/31/2021

Online

Online

This film is restricted to viewers in California, and can be viewed from Friday, 10-22-2021 through Sunday, 10-31-2021 
REGISTER | TO WATCH FOR FREE WATCH | COCOON - $12.00 WATCH | ALL VIRTUAL FILMS - FESTIVAL PASS - $25.00 Germany (2020), 95 min., German with English Subtitles, Virtual Cinema
Director Leonie Krippendorf, Screenplay Leonie Krippendorf, 
Cinematography Martin Neumeyer, Music Maya Postepski, 
Cast Lena Urzendowsky, Jella Haasa, Lena Klenke, Elina Vildanova, 
Producer Jost Hering, Production Company Jost Hering Filmproduktion In Co-Production with ZDF/Das Kleine Fernsehspiel

For the shy 14-year old Nora (Urzendowsky), this record-hot summer in Berlin will be like no other. Often the silent observer who tags along with her older sister Jule (Klenke) and her clique of high school friends, Nora knows that she sees the world differently. However, when she meets and falls in love with Romy (Haase), an older schoolmate, she begins to understand why. She slowly emerges from her cocoon to become a confident butterfly, ready to spread her wings and fly into adulthood. Krippendorff’s debut feature is an intimate coming-of-age story and a moving character study set in the microcosm of Berlin-Kreuzberg.

 

SELECT  AWARDS
Bavarian Film Awards: 2021 Best New Director
Immaginaria International Women's FF 2021: Best Soundtrack Author
Filmkunstfest MV 2020: Audience Award
LesGaiCineMad 2020: Special Mention
Santo Domingo OutFest 2020: Best Film, Best Script, Best Direction, Best Performances
Iris Prize LGBTQ+ FF 2020: Best International Feature; Best Performance in a Female Role


Leonie Krippendorff was born in Berlin in 1985. From 2009 to 2016 she studied directing at the Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF. Her graduation film, LOOPING, was nominated for numerous national and international prizes and won several. The screenplay for her debut feature film, COCOON, was selected for the 2018 Berlinale Talents Script Station. She is currently working on the screenplays for two new feature film projects.
 
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