IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE TODAY
Film - Program 10 Filmfest 2022

IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE TODAY

Directed by Sophia Groening
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Director: Sophia Groening
Section: Program 10
Country: Germany
Year: 2021
OT: MUSS JA NICHT SEIN, DASS ES HEUTE IST
Language: German
Version: Original Version with English subtitles
Cast: Melek Beril Sargut, Leander Sparla, Luisa Hänsel, Mirkan Arslan, Marcel Demeier
18+ (no age rating)

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Logline

IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE TODAY

“Hey, Nadija! I saw you today.” That’s how the message to the attractive woman at the next table starts off, but what should come after that? The teenage writers’ room can’t come to a consensus, and the intended recipient gets up and walks away. With amazing nonchalance, we witness moments that seem to be straight out of real life.



  • Duration: 8 min.

Meet the director

IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE TODAY

Sophia Groening

Sophia Groening, born in Düsseldorf in 1994, studied philosophy and visual sciences at the University of Witten/Herdecke prior to pursuing a diploma at the Academy of Media Arts in Cologne. Her latest short film, co-directed with Jan Bonny, premiered at the Mannheim-Heidelberg International Film Festival. Groening lives and works in Cologne.

Credits

Screenplay: Sophia Groening, Jan Eichberg, Jan Bonny
Director of Photography: Jakob Berger
Film Editor: Niklas Luhmann
Sound: Tarik Badaoui
Producer: Bazon Rosengarth
Production Company: Academy of Media Arts, Cologne