KATHEDRALEN (CATHEDRALS) // Short Documentary

More than 2 million inhabitants could live in the recently built Chinese city of Kangbashi. The majority of the buildings, however, remain empty because money-mad speculators have bought up all the apartments. Breathtaking images reveal the inanimate chill of a city that has lost the fight against humanity’s insane lust for wealth.

Short Documentary based on the short story "The Station’s Cathedral was Built on a Large Clod of Earth" ("Die Bahnhofskathedrale stand auf einer großen Scholle") by Michael Ende.

Writer, Director & Editor: Konrad Kästner

Cinematography: Eva Katharina Bühler

Sound Design: Ginetta Fassio

Music: Hildur Guðnadóttir

Narrator: Herman Beyer

Producer: Fabian Gasmia, Henning Kamm

A DETAiLFILM production, supported by the Federal Ministry for Culture and Media/BKM.

WORLD PREMIERE - Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

WINNER - Max-Bresele-Award for politicaly relevant film at Regensburg Short Film Week

WINNER - Best Film (Audience Award) at ContraVision Berlin

WINNER - Best Short Documentary at River Run International Film Festival

WINNER - Best Non Fiction Short at Flensburg Short Film Days

WINNER - Best Cinematography at International Bosphorus Film Festival

WINNER - Best Short Film at Boddinale

WINNER - Audience Award at Kurzsuechtig Leipzig

WINNER - Best Short Doc at International Urban Film Festival Tehran