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Dirt Devil 550 XS | A Short Film about Democracy

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A conversation about the purchase of a new vacuum cleaner between roommates unexpectedly turns into a poetic and humorous exploration of their group dynamic, their daily lives together and democracy. A selection of Short of the Week, the web's leading curators of quality short films. ✨ JOIN US ON SHORTVERSE: https://www.shortverse.com/ 🎬 SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/submit/ Dirt Devil 550 XS Written and Directed by Rolf Hellat https://www.hellat.ch/Dirt-Devil-550-XS   / rolfhellat   In his screenplay, Hellat has crafted a sharp dark comedy, with all of his characters taking the situation very seriously, and only the viewers getting to laugh. The editing also fosters that tone, with the first and last scene opening and closing the film on such a satirical note. Since the film is set in only that one location, DP Pascal Reinmann also deserves some praise for keeping the image moving between characters and preventing a static  …...more
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Dirt Devil 550 XS | A Short Film about Democracy
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2023Nov 30
A conversation about the purchase of a new vacuum cleaner between roommates unexpectedly turns into a poetic and humorous exploration of their group dynamic, their daily lives together and democracy. A selection of Short of the Week, the web's leading curators of quality short films. ✨ JOIN US ON SHORTVERSE: https://www.shortverse.com/ 🎬 SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/submit/ Dirt Devil 550 XS Written and Directed by Rolf Hellat https://www.hellat.ch/Dirt-Devil-550-XS   / rolfhellat   In his screenplay, Hellat has crafted a sharp dark comedy, with all of his characters taking the situation very seriously, and only the viewers getting to laugh. The editing also fosters that tone, with the first and last scene opening and closing the film on such a satirical note. Since the film is set in only that one location, DP Pascal Reinmann also deserves some praise for keeping the image moving between characters and preventing a static look that would have made the film feel a bit claustrophobic, when we are supposed to just enjoy witnessing that conversation. - S/W Curator, Céline Roustan https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2023/1... Cast Julia Gräfner - https://juliagraefner.de Giorgina Hämmerli -   / giorgina_haemmerli   Markus Urbscheit -   / murbscheit   Yann Schmidhalter -   / yannschmidhalter   Pablo Aguilar -   / pabloaguilar7106   Gwendolin Kircali -   / gwend.olin   Crew Cinematography: Pascal Reinmann - https://www.pascalreinmann.com Line Producer: Andreas Elsener - https://www.andreaselsener.ch Co-Production: Rolf Hellat - www.hellat.ch Co-Production: Catpics Film - https://www.catpics.ch Co-Production: Nordhang Film - https://www.nordhangfilm.com Scenography: Tringa Vladaj Sound Recording: Oliver Rogers Sound Design: Manuel Gerber Casting Support: Glaus Casting (https://glausundgutcasting.ch) Distribution: Interfilm Berlin (https://www.interfilm.de/en/sales) Reproduced on this channel with the permission of the filmmakers.

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