Speechless

Germany, 2016, 7 minutes, Color, German; Turkish subtitle, Turkish Sign Language

2017 Cardiff Independent FF; Best Short Film Cleveland International FF; Best International Short Film Jameson Dublin International FF; Best International Short Film 2016 Amarcort FF; Film Press Jury Award: Best Short Film Cambridge FF; Audience Award: Best Short Film

Director: Robin Polák

Screenplay: Robin Polák
Cinematography: Frank Lamm
Editing: Katja Fischer
Music: Hearoes
Production: CZAR Film
Cast: Heike Makatsch, Noah Papadimitriou, Matilda Florczyk, Samir Fuchs, Stefan Nagel

A little boy walks through a toy store full of people talking a strange and incomprehensible language. Alone he bonds with a young mother who finds a way to communicate with him without words. He is going to tell her something that she was not ready to hear.