Films by Felicitas Sonvilla

Germany 2023, 72 min
by Sylvain Cruiziat

The Gen Z friends Maxime, Julian and Vilas live in Munich in late adolescent carefreeness – their everyday lives consist of studying, partying and Playstation. Slowly, the three begin to move in different directions, but they all face a common challenge: the path to adulthood. Their special intimacy with each other seems unaffected by stereotypes of becoming men. The three of them naturally cuddle up in the daybed and introduce us to a new concept of male friendship. Maxime will soon leave the g

Germany, Austria 2019, 61 min
by Felicitas Sonvilla

Directress Felicitas tries to save the damaged relationship with her younger brother Silvius. Together with their friend and camera woman Nina they leave for a road trip through Europe, visiting the places of their fragmented childhood. During the shooting Silvius is in charge of composing the music for the film, but doesn't cope with Felicitas the way she wants him to. He constantly tries to withdraw himself from the shooting of the film, trying to provoke his older sister by interfering with h

2019, 24 min
by Mila Zhluktenko

Opera glasses are necessary to watch the stage from the back rows of the auditorium. If you content yourself with the foyer, you only need alert eyes and instinct: not only for the larger-than-life gestures of musical theatre, but also for the small (self) performances in public space. Checking oneself in the mirror, overzealous re-adjustments of one’s facial expression for a selfie, the inimitable coolness of aging cloakroom attendants – all this is part of the spectacle of visibility. (DOK. Le

Germany 2013, 30 min
by Tuna Kaptan, Felicitas Sonvilla

Two young men smuggle refugees to European ground. While the Turkish border is still porous, Greece barricades its borders with European support. Thermographic cameras, fences, coastguard ships. The guys pack, they move, sometimes they make it, sometimes they don't. The rent was due last week.