Kokon
Cocoon
Lena Urzendowsky, Jella Haase
Kokon | Cocoon by Leonie Krippendorff
DEU 2020, Generation
© Martin Neumeyer/JOST HERING FILME
Jella Haase, Lena Urzendowsky
Kokon | Cocoon by Leonie Krippendorff
DEU 2020, Generation
© Martin Neumeyer/JOST HERING FILME
Lena Urzendowsky, Lena Klenke, Elina Vildanova
Kokon | Cocoon by Leonie Krippendorff
DEU 2020, Generation
© Martin Neumeyer/JOST HERING FILME
Film poster
Kokon | Cocoon by Leonie Krippendorff
DEU 2020, Generation
Berlin-Kreuzberg is Nora’s microcosm. Nora, the silent observer, is always tagging along: At parties, at school, at the pool, on rooftops and in apartments. Nora drifts around the monotonous housing blocks with her big sister and her friends, witnessing events that seem to cross-fade in the summer light. Girls who want to be slim and pretty, boys who say dumb things to provoke or because they are in love. Ruthless smartphone cameras and fragile teenagers. But Nora has her own way of looking at the world, and when she meets Romy, she realizes why. There is music in the air, Nora’s body is changing, and caterpillars are spinning their cocoons. Realistic and taking on the protagonist’s perspective, this film captures a summer of change.
With
- Lena Urzendowsky (Nora)
- Jella Haase (Romy)
- Lena Klenke (Jule)
- Elina Vildanova (Aylin)
- Anja Schneider (Vivienne)
Crew
| Written and Directed by | Leonie Krippendorff |
| Cinematography | Martin Neumeyer |
| Editing | Emma Alice Gräf |
| Music | Maya Postepski |
| Sound Design | Christoph Walter |
| Sound | Achim Bukart |
| Sound Mixing | Christoph Walter |
| Production Design | Josefine Lindner |
| Costumes | Ramona Petersen |
| Make-Up | Janina Kuhlmann |
| Assistant Director | Divina Kuan Hasselmann |
| Casting | Paula Allamillo-Rodriguez, Leonie Krippendorff |
| Production Managers | Paula Allamillo-Rodriguez, Sonja Klümper |
| Producer | Jost Hering |
| Co-Producer | Jörg Schneider |
| Co-Production | ZDF/Das kleine Fernsehspiel Mainz |
World Sales
m-appeal world sales
Produced by
Jost Hering Filme
On stage.
At the opening of Generation 14plus.
Kokon · Generation · Feb 21, 2020
Lena Klenke, Lena Urzendowsky, Jella Haase
The main actresses in the cinema.
Kokon · Generation · Feb 21, 2020
Maryanne Redpath, Leonie Krippendorff, Elina Vildanova, Lena Klenke, Lena Urzendowsky, Jella Haase
The director with her actresses and the section head before the premiere.
Kokon · Generation · Feb 21, 2020
Christine Tröstrum, Annemie Vanackere, Mariette Rissenbeek, Florian Weghorn
The management duo of Berlinale Talents with the director of HAU and the Executive Director of the Berlinale at the opening event.
Kokon · Berlinale Talents · Feb 22, 2020
Leonie Krippendorff
Born in Berlin, Germany in 1985, she studied directing at the Film University Babelsberg Konrad Wolf from 2009 to 2016. Her graduation film, Looping, was nominated for numerous national and international prizes and won several. The screenplay for her debut feature film, Kokon, was selected for the 2018 Berlinale Talents Script Station. She is currently working on the screenplays for two new feature film projects. Variety chose her as one of "10 Europeans to Watch 2020."
Filmography
2012 Streuner (Astray); short film 2013 Teer (Tar); short film 2016 Looping 2020 Kokon (Cocoon)
Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2020