Final Stage

Perspektive Deutsches Kino 2017

The present, the whole present and nothing but the present. A young man on a footbridge, a bus departs, his friend is gone. This is followed by a majestic parade through a shopping centre. This central shot in the film is a fragile balancing act between documentary observation and subtle direction. Deliberately asynchronous sound serves to heighten the sense that events are nothing more than a construction of an apparently familiar reality. The boy's melancholic bearing, and the way the film unfolds, are embedded in an extremely expressive, albeit narratively minimalistic, dramaturgy of colour. Vibrant colours introduce each individual sequence: blue, green, yellow, orange, red.

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by Nicolaas Schmidt
with Aaron Hilmer, Fynn Grossmann Germany 2017 Without dialogue 27’ Colour

With

Aaron Hilmer (Ray)
Fynn Grossmann (Pär)

Crew

Written and Directed by	Nicolaas Schmidt
Cinematography	Arne Körner, Nicolaas Schmidt
Camera Assistant	David Reiber
Editing	Nicolaas Schmidt
Sound Design	Pablo Paolo Kilian, Nicolaas Schmidt
Sound	Pablo Paolo Kilian, Christofer Schwarz
Production Design	Julia Frankenberg, Pachet Fulmen
Costumes	Ada Genske
Make-Up	Ada Genske
Casting	Sarah Drath
Assistant Director	Sarah Drath, Anna Hartlaub, Nina Wiesnagrotzki, Brit Körner
Production Management	Ray Juster
Co-Producer	Nicolaas Schmidt
Co-Production	ETTG Film Hamburg

Produced by

Hochschule für bildende Künste Hamburg

http://www.hfbk-hamburg.de http://www.hfbk-hamburg.de

Photos

Nicolaas Schmidt

Born in Leipzig, East Germany in 1979, the filmmaker, video and conceptual artist now lives in Hamburg. He studied liberal arts, time-based media and film at the University of Fine Arts in Hamburg. His work has been presented at international film festivals and exhibitions. Final Stage screened in the 2017 Perspektive Deutsches Kino at the Berlinale where it won the Special Jury Prize.

Filmography (short films)

2008 Neuseenland 2009 Sense+Innocence 2010 Der Lauf Und Chopin · Der Lauf und Chopin · Ohne Schlechtes Gewissen Genießen · Ohne schlechtes Gewissen genießen 2011 Die Reise Mit Der Eisenbahn Hat Sich Durchaus Ein Wenig Gelohnt · Die Reise mit der Eisenbahn hat sich durchaus ein wenig gelohnt 2012 Forever 2013 Break 2014 36000 Frames RGB · Leaving Monochromia 2015 36KFRGB-S29: Die Manifestation des Kapitalismus in unserem Leben ist die Traurigkeit · 36KFRGB-S29: Die Manifestation Des Kapitalismus In Unserem Leben Ist Die Traurigkeit · Autumn 2016 Compare 2017 Final Stage; Perspektive Deutsches Kino · Final Stage; medium-length film 2019 Believe 2020 Inflorescence

Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2020