2010: Kleo and Linda, both 11 years old, are dancing at a wedding.
Fifteen years later, Linda is visiting Kleo for the first time in a new city. Even though they now lead different kinds of lives, they both still value their friendship.
Kleo wants to show Linda her neighborhood. At a night flea market she exchanges glances with a guy. It’s just a mindless flirt and soon Kleo and Linda leave for the rooftop, where they recall old memories.
Later, while on the way to a party, they are assaulted – by the same man Kleo flirted with earlier. In the aftermath they are not physically hurt, but they both struggle to cope and to find common ground. Kleo wants to go to the police to report the incident. Linda disagrees – it would be more strain than reward. She just wants to go home. Even though Kleo understands, she insists they can’t let their evening be ruined.
Later, at the party, it becomes clear that they are hurting each other with their respective thoughts and actions regarding the incident.
The next morning, Linda tells Kleo that she is going home early using a work emergency as an excuse.
At a gallery event Linda wanted to join, Kleo is alone. There she sees the assaulter again, he is a visitor at the event. When she tries to confront him, he smiles at her, pretending he does not recognize her.
Fifteen years earlier, back at the wedding: Linda notices that she is being observed by two boys while dancing. She stops. Kleo switches places with her to shield her from the boys’ view.
Angela Regius is a filmmaker and author from Frankfurt, Germany. She studied Creative Writing at the Institute for Literature in Hildesheim and has won several prizes for her literary work. In the past, she studied Business Informatics in Mannheim, Darmstadt and Shanghai and worked as an IT Project Manager. During her studies in Hildesheim, she had first touchpoints with multimedia work and discovered her passion for filmmaking. Besides two narrative shorts, she also made several essay shorts and video installations. Her films have been shown at international festivals, e.g. the Filmfest Bremen, the Ami Corti International Film Festival and the B3 Biennale. Since finishing her Creative Writing degree in 2023, she has worked on short and feature films in different roles. In 2023, she joined Bildsturz Kollektiv e.V. and became a member of the board in 2024.
Felix Bausch, born in 1999, is a self taught film producer and director from Frankfurt, Germany. He began working as a camera assistant for shorts and commercials. Later, he supported other student projects as an assistant director and production manager. In 2019, he began his bachelor in theatre, film and media studies at Goethe University Frankfurt. Since 2021, he is co-founder and board member of Bildsturz Kollektiv e.V., a collective of young creative minds from the Hesse region that develops non-commercial projects and promotes the networking of regional filmmakers. With Bildsturz, he produced and directed several short films as well as the medium length film “LENZ”, which was funded by Hessen Film & Medien in 2023. Following his strong belief in the necessity of a more sustainable film industry, Felix finished his training at HdM Stuttgart as certified green consultant in 2024.