PEOPLE UNDER WATER

40^ Lovers Film Festival
FUTURE LOVERS

PEOPLE UNDER WATER

by Paul Galli
Country: Germany
Year: 2025
Duration: 18'


Two sisters Melek and Lila, later joined by Pia who is running away from her ex, sail to recover a time capsule at the bottom of a lake: inside lies Melek’s secret, but Lila too is hiding something from her sister…

Biography

film director

Paul Galli

After leaving his journalism studies, Paul Galli studied Cinematography at university in Darmstadt, Germany. Notable among his subsequent films are the short films Milde Jugend (2023) and the latest Menschen in Räumen (2024), where he tries to offer a unconventional vision of daily life, starting from his own personal experiences.

Cast

& Credits

Sceneggiatura/Screenplay Janina Lutter, Paul Galli
Montaggio/Editing Janina Lutter
Fotografia/Photography Fabienne Schweers
Suono/Sound Markus Kunz
Interpreti/Cast Sophia Taskiran, Joana Taskiran, Emma Mae Steinke, Geraldine Welte, Robert Schäfer, Bartosz Osikowski
Produttore/Producer Janina Lutter
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