KHM-HEIMSPIEL zeigt "Cuckoo" von Tilman Singer

The mystery thriller "Cuckoo" by Tilman Singer opens the film series with debut films by KHM graduates in the winter semester. Following the screening, Prof. Pia Marais and Prof. Sebastian Richter will talk to KHM graduates Tilman Singer (director and screenplay), Paul Faltz (cinematography) and Dario Mendez Acosta (production design) about the creation and realization of their German-American cinema production.

"Cuckoo" celebrated its world premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival in February. After further international festival participations, the mystery thriller was released in cinemas in the USA, the UK and Germany in August. "Cuckoo" starring Hunter Schafer ("Euphoria") was produced by Fiction Park Filmproduktion (Düsseldorf) and Waypoint Entertainment (Los Angeles). The Film- und Medienstiftung NRW backed the genre film shot on 35mm with a total of 560,000 Euros. Additional funding came from HessenFilm and the DFFF. Tilman Singer, who was already represented at the Berlinale with his KHM graduation film "Luz" (2018, 80 min. more), once again worked with his KHM fellow students Paul Faltz (camera) and Dario Mendez Acosta (production design) on "Cuckoo".

"Cuckoo", feature film by Tilman Singer
2024, 102 min | FSK from 16 | Genre: Horror & Mystery
17-year-old Gretchen reluctantly leaves her American home to live with her father, who has just moved into a resort in the German Alps with his new family. When they arrive at their future home, they are greeted by Mr. König, her father's boss, who takes an inexplicable interest in Gretchen's mute half-sister Alma. Something doesn't seem right in the tranquil vacation paradise. Gretchen is plagued by strange noises and disturbing visions until she discovers a shocking secret that also concerns her own family.

The HEIMSPIEL film series regularly presents debut films by graduates of the Academy of Media Arts Cologne (KHM) in the KHM auditorium. Afterwards, the directors and image designers present will talk to teachers about the creation, financing and realization of their first feature-length films after graduating from the KHM.

Guests: Tilman Singer, director and KHM alumnus, Paul Faltz, cameraman and KHM alumnus, Dario Mendez Acosta, production designer and KHM alumnus.