Films by Henning Drechsler

Germany 2013, 64 min
by Henning Drechsler

MAGIC HOURS tells the story of those who go unnoticed in the glamorous world of film: the background actors and extras. The film casts a spotlight on those standing at the very back. Through the eyes of the 84-year-old extra Johanna Penski and her friends, MAGIC HOURS contemplates the fascination with film from a very different perspective. When Johanna Penski retired, she could have done just that, in the classical sense of the word. But instead, she saw her new situation as an opportunity to d