I AM LEO
Film - Program 7 Filmfest 2022

I AM LEO

Directed by Tajo Hurrle

Info

Director: Tajo Hurrle
Section: Program 7
Country: Germany
Year: 2021
OT: WEIL ICH LEO BIN
Language: German
Version: Original Version with English subtitles
Cast: Sarah Goebel, Aaron Goebel, Ute Lubosch, Thapelo Mashiane, Sky Arndt
18+ (no age rating)

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Logline

I AM LEO

Twelve-year-old Leo is spending the autumn break with big sister Noémie and cousin Emil on their grandmother’s idyllic farm. Caught unawares by what their grandma calls terrific news, Leo faces a serious identity crisis.



  • Duration: 18 min.

Meet the director

I AM LEO

Tajo Hurrle

Tajo Hurrle studied film at the Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences until 2021, with a personal focus on screenwriting and directing as well as working with children and youth. The director’s graduation film, I AM LEO, follows short films that have been screened at international film festivals and have received various awards. A scholar of the Academy for Children’s Media as well as of HessenFilm’s STEP program, Hurrle is a non-binary person who advocates for queer representation in films and series.

Credits

Screenplay: Tajo Hurrle
Director of Photography: Marius Kast
Film Editor: Lea Agmon
Composer: Frank Hurrle
Costume Design: Magdalena Hartung
Sound: Jochen Wolkersdorfer, Frederik Herre
Sound design: Frederik Herre
Casting director: Lea Agmon
Producer: Patrick Büchting
Production Company: University of Applied Sciences, Darmstadt