Almost Home (
trailer), directed by Nils Keller, is one of the first short sci-fi films vying for an Oscar®. The cast includes German Film prize winner Susanne Wolff (Styx), Jeremias Meyer (We Children from Bahnhof Zoo) und Stephan Kampwirth (Dark).
The coming-of-age sci-fi film shares the story of a teenager who beats the odds only to face a dangerous destiny. It has already won a student Academy® award and is shortlisted for the 2023 Oscars®.
Having lived aboard a cramped spaceship with his mother for two years, Jacob's dream of returning home is finally about to come true. But as they close in on Earth, they receive word of a great danger that could put the teenager in mortal peril.
Due to its low budget, the short wasn’t shot on a film stage. Instead, the crew rented an old hall in Munich, where Keller had studied film and is now working as a film, commercial and TV director.
In Germany, you can catch the film at Max Ophüls Film Festival on 25 January 2022. Fingers crossed for the Oscar voting.
image courtesy Le Hof
