World premiere
Silver and the Book of Dreams
17-year-old Liv has just moved to London with her mother Ann and little sister Mia, where she meets the mysterious Henry, who has an extraordinary ability. Namely, he possesses the ability of lucid dreaming. But this kind of adventuring and playing with dreams can become very dangerous. An exciting and engaging youth adventure film based on the highly successful youth novel of the same name, where love, youthful curiosity and rebelliousness meet.
Age recommendation: 12+
Helena Hufnagel (1985) attended the University of Television and Film Munich (HFF). Her directorial debut, the short documentary "Erntefaktor Null," was screened at more than 50 festivals worldwide, including as the opening film of DOK.Fest Forum München 2012, and was nominated for the German Short Film Award.
In 2014, she implemented a frozen-in-time shot in her short film "Willa," based on Stephen King’s short story. The movie has been screened at 45 film festivals worldwide, including the Oscar qualifying Palm Springs Film Festival.
She co-wrote, co-produced, and directed her feature film debut "Einmal bitte alles" ("Pretty Far from Okay"), which brought her the Bayerischer Filmpreis – VGF Newcomer Producer Award among several further awards for directing.
In 2019 she directed the television film "Die harte Kern" aka "The Hard Core" (Actors: Nora Tschirner and Christian Ulmen) for the TV series "Tatort" aka "Crime Scene", which has been screened with an extraordinary rating.
Her third movie "Generation Beziehungsunfähig" ("Commitment Phobia"), which she co-wrote and directed, celebrated its world premiere at Filmfest München and was among the 12 best German theater releases in 2021.
Filmography:
Valik/Selected: Erntefaktor Null (The Safest Nuclear Power Plant Worldwide, 2012), Volcan Con Sombrero (Volcano With Hat, 2013), Potilla (2014), Willa (2015), Einmal Bitte Alles (Pretty Far From Okay, 2017), Generation Beziehungsunfähig (Commitment Phobia, 2020), Silber (Silver, 2023)
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