
KUGELMENSCH
THE BALL MAN
SHORTFILM - EXPERIMENTAL // 07:09 min. [2019]
THE CREW
The Ball Man, who seems indivisible in his unity, is torn in two by a diety that enters his world.
“KUGELMENSCH // The Ball Man” is an experimental reinterpretation of the story of the same name by the Greek philosopher Plato. Harry Besel's Ball Man narrative does not focus on the god of love “Eros”, but on the nature of human cohesion and the power that arises from it.
The film was shot with a Bolex h16 on Kodak Vision2 500T color negative film and was then digitally edited. Almost all the visual effects were realized in-camera. Only the composition of the subjects in space was subsequently realized afterwards in editing.
“KUGELMENSCH // The Ball Man” premiered in November 2019 at the “Kasseler Dokfest”, where it was also nominated for the “Goldener Herkules” award for best regional film production. Also the film screened at the "Hessischer Hochschulfilmtag HHFT 2019" where it was also selected for the “Hessen Talents 2020”. Finally the film ran at the "On-Art Poland" Film Festival in Warsaw where it received an honorable mention.
DIRECTOR I WRITER I PRODUCER
Harry Besel
COSTUME I MAKE UP
Julia Gens
CAMERA
Johanna Groß
Daniel Hellwig
GAFFER
Ferdinand Kowalke
GRIP
Áron Farkas
SOUND DESIGN
Nik Baczewski
Harry Besel
ON SET ASSISTANCE
Nik Baczewski
Zenon Kristen
Áron Farkas
Massimiliano Crimi
SET PHOTOGRAPHER
Massimiliano Crimi
THE CAST
Robin Middeke
as Ball Man #1
Alexandra Münzner
as Ball Man #2
Harry Besel
as Deity
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