A Broken Beat
based on a true story
A Broken Beat is a short film based on the lived experience of a family whose child was born with Congenital Heart Defect. Told from the parents' perspective, it elaborates the dramatic challenges they face after receiving this diagnosis.
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(coming Fall 2024)
Director: Janine Kirk
Writer: Janine Kirk
Producer: Gudrun Schulze Ebbinghoff, Janine Kirk
Co-Producer: David Seffer
Starring: Janine Kirk, Bryan McHale, Gudrun Schulze Ebbinghoff
Living History:
The Legacy of the Fortress Koenigstein
Documentary
Follow the traces of European and American history in this elaborate documentary and explore the legendary Koenigstein Fortress and its annual "Cannon Thunder over the Elbe Valley" event in Saxon Switzerland, organized by Martin Hillebrand. Oliver Bettels as Napoléon Bonaparte takes you on a journey to the year 1813, accompanied by Joachim Kaps as the narrator. Actors Hannes Jaenicke and Ben McCoy also look back to the era of the American Civil War. This historical excursion is capped off with Uwe Müller as Augustus II the Strong and powerful actress Teresa Weißbach who talks about Countess Cosel the Mistress of Saxony. Teresa played the role of Countess Cosel at the Zwingerfestspiele in Dresden.
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The first part "Living History: US Reenactments in Germany" was released in 2015, featuring Hannes Jaenicke.
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Living History: The Legacy of the Fortress Koenigstein
(released 2024)
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Director: David Seffer
Writer: David Seffer
Producer: Karl Friedrich Kraut, Martin Hillebrand,
Upcoming Productions
2025
We can’t reveal much about this exciting project just yet. It’s going to be completely different from what we’ve done to this point, but it will be just as captivating!