Tremor (Beben)
Ajyal Competition - Ajyal Film Festival 2022
Rudolf Fitzgerald Leonard / Short Narrative / Germany / 2022 / 17 min / Colour / In German / Arabic, English subtitles
Rated: Mature subject matter. Not suitable for minors. Individuals under the age of 18 are not admitted into cinemas.
Synopsis
During water therapy for his chronic spasms, Leon is involved in a shocking incident with his physical therapist. An eruptive and very public moment of betrayal. The resulting fallout reverberates through their lives like the aftershocks of a seismic event, seeing their once trusting relationship almost fractured beyond repair. ‘Tremor’ explores the often complex and intimate relationships formed between therapists and their patients.
About the Director
Rudolf Fitzgerald Leonard is an Australian director, producer and screenwriter based in Berlin. He is also the co-founder of Problemkind Filmproduktion, a Berlin-based production company he shares with director/producer Annika Birgel. Graduating from the Victorian College of the Arts in Melbourne, Fitzgerald Leonard’s graduate short film ‘Kin’ screened at the Melbourne International Film Festival, winning the award for Emerging Australian Filmmaker. His short films focus on explorations of identity and representations of psychological and corporeal diversity.
Credits
- Director
- Rudolf Fitzgerald Leonard
- Screenwriter
- Rudolf Fitzgerald Leonard, Annika Birgel, Luis Brandt
- Producer
- Annika Birgel
- Cinematographer
- Stefanie Reinhard
- Editor
- Rudolf Fitzgerald Leonard, Annika Birgel
- Production Company
- Problemkind Filmproduktion GbR
- Production Designer
- Saskia Stoltze
- Sound
- Béla Brandes
- Music
- Sam Bower
- Distributor
- Problemkind Filmproduktion GbR
- Cast
- Luis Brandt, Lilian Mazbouh, Gisela Aderhold