Pixelschatten
Directed by Anil Jacob Kunel
Screenplay by Anil Jacob Kunel
Germany, 2011
We are all well aware of the fact that through blogs and social networks we have developed a tendency to expose to the world – or at least a selected group of so called friends – what was previously simply kept private. This revelation of absurd exposure is in and of itself nothing new to the screen. Anil Jacob Kunel‘s feature debut however strikes with unusual twists taking on a different angle, while partly struggling to really push the discourse to the next level.
Kunel‘s low budget production tells the story of 22-year old blogger Pixel (Ben Gageik) and his friends. It‘s the common coming of age story about a former close-knit group of friends from a small town, facing the fact that growing up and moving out comes with a certain level of sacrifice. As much as you want to,...
Directed by Anil Jacob Kunel
Screenplay by Anil Jacob Kunel
Germany, 2011
We are all well aware of the fact that through blogs and social networks we have developed a tendency to expose to the world – or at least a selected group of so called friends – what was previously simply kept private. This revelation of absurd exposure is in and of itself nothing new to the screen. Anil Jacob Kunel‘s feature debut however strikes with unusual twists taking on a different angle, while partly struggling to really push the discourse to the next level.
Kunel‘s low budget production tells the story of 22-year old blogger Pixel (Ben Gageik) and his friends. It‘s the common coming of age story about a former close-knit group of friends from a small town, facing the fact that growing up and moving out comes with a certain level of sacrifice. As much as you want to,...
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- by Merle Fischer
- SoundOnSight
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- 11/5/2011
- by Christopher Stipp
- Slash Film
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