Alaska
Feature Film / 124 min / 2023
Kerstin floats stoically across the Mecklenburg Lake District in her red GDR kayak. Between tourism and dreariness, she aimlessly glides over the water for days, striving to remain alone. The many rivers and lakes are familiar to her. But where does Kerstin come from? What is she fleeing from? Who is chasing her? The tranquility of this journey is broken when Alima appears, finally asking her the right questions.
Team
With: Christina Grosse, Pegah Ferydoni, Karsten Antonio Mielke, Milena Dreissig
Writer & Director: Max Gleschinski
Producers: Karoline Henkel, Jasper Mielke, Arto Sebastian
Producers: Karoline Henkel, Jasper Mielke, Arto Sebastian
Junior Producer: Julia Franke
Production Manager: Torsten Wichner
Commissioning Editor: Jörg Schneider
DoP: Jean-Pierre Meyer-Gehrke
Production Design: Laura Schwarzmeier
Costume Design and Make-Up: Lada Stepanenko
DoP: Jean-Pierre Meyer-Gehrke
Production Design: Laura Schwarzmeier
Costume Design and Make-Up: Lada Stepanenko
Editor: Clara Andres
Sound Design: Moritz Busch
Music: Axel Meier
Music: Axel Meier
Casting: Natascha Zimmermann
Info
Genre: Drama
Production: Wood Water Films
co-produced by: ZDF / Das Kleine Fernsehspiel
funded by: BKM und MV-Filmförderung
Year of production: 2023
German Premier: 44. Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis (FFMOP) 2022
German Film Critic's Award:
Best Actress for Christina Große
Best Actor for Karsten Mielke (Nomination)
Best Cinematography for Jean-Pierre Meyer-Gehrke (Nomination)
Max Ophüls Preis:
Best Feature Film
Achtung Berlin Filmfestival:
Best Actress for Milena Dreißig
Best Cinematography for Jean-Pierre Meyer-Gehrke
Best Cinematography for Jean-Pierre Meyer-Gehrke
Special mention for the screenplay by Max Gleschinski
Filmkunstfest MV:
NDR- Directing Award in the Feature Film Competition