The high-rise building near the forest is famous for its carefully curated community. As a dog disappears and her daughter refuses to leave the bathroom, security officer ANNA faces an absurd battle against the fear, that slowly spreads among the residents and shakes the utopia with a view.
The high-rise building near the forest is famous for its carefully curated community. As a dog disappears and her daughter refuses to leave the bathroom, security officer ANNA faces an absurd battle against the fear, that slowly spreads among the residents and shakes the utopia with a view.
Natalia Sinelnikova is an award-winning writer and director based in Berlin. She studied theater and photography in Hildesheim and film directing at the Babelsberg Film University in Potsdam. Her short films have been screened at international film festivals around the world. In 2021, Sinelnikova was selected for the Zurich Film Festival's talent program - ZFF Academy. Her critically acclaimed first feature film WE MIGHT AS WELL BE DEAD, co-written with Viktor Gallandi, premiered at the Berlinale 2022 as the opening film of the Perspektive Deutsches Kino section and was nominated for the GWFF Award - Best First Feature. The film celebrated its international premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in the international competition where it received the award for Best Cinematography and screened at more than forty festivals worldwide winning international awards. Among others, WE MIGHT AS WELL BE DEAD was nominated for the German Film Critics' Award for Best Feature Debut, Best Screenplay and Best Music and was shortlisted for the German Film Award. Natalia Sinelnikova is a Berlinale Talents alumna and member of the European Film Academy.
World Premiere - Berlinale Film Festival 2022
Tribeca 2022
Cinechromatix Italy 2021 - Postproduction Award
True Colours International Distribution Prize 2021
International Works In Progress 2021 - Jury Special Mention Winner
Tribeca 2022 - Best Cinematography
Actor - Ioana Iacob
Producer - Julia Wagner
Cinematographer - Jan Mayntz
