paradise

What they believe by shoko hara

"The events portrayed in this movie are a collage of actual occurrences. Anecdotes of ambiguous love and hope. They assemble a world, where evangelical fanaticism has become an everyday insanity.

Glad tidings about a device that will turn a life around for good – Three treasure hunters follow the cross – A father and a son share the secrets of everlasting joy – On the other hand, a crippled child can only find serenity inside his model railway. A miracle healer shall finally bring him salvation...
Little by little, odd human beings and an odd world will be made manifest. Always with them is a laughing kookaburra, suggesting what may be the only solution to this madness: Laughing lightheartedly.
The events portrayed in this movie are a collage of actual occurrences. These anecdotes of ambiguous love and hope have been collected in preoccupation with evangelical Christians."

directed and idea by: shoko hara
written by: simon thummet
produced by: michaela edl
animated by: sofiia melnyk, shoko hara
edited by: svenja baumgärtner
concept art: shoko hara, paul brenner
composer and music mixer: marius kirsten
sound design and mixer: marc fragstein, luis schoeffend
foley artist and editor: luis schoeffend
foley recordists: marc fragstein, volker armbruster

land without evil by Kati Egel

"Throughout history people have always been searching for a perfect place. This shortfilm, based on Guaraní mythology (Tierra sin mal), offers another point of view on paradise: what if the real paradise is inside us and lies in the harmony and unity of everything alive?"