One elevator, two strangers, infinite awkwardness — therapy never looked this claustrophobic.
Elevator-phobic Buchmann is supposed to learn to ride an elevator on his own as part of a therapy program. But when an uninvited passenger joins him, Buchmann needs nerves as strong as elevator ropes.
Acting
Anke Engelke's deadpan therapist energy is *chef's kiss*.
Direction
Gördüm turns a metal box into a pressure cooker of emotion.
Director
Dolunay Gördüm
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in an actual working elevator in Berlin — no sets, just genuine claustrophobia.
Part of a wave of German short films exploring mental health with dark humor rather than clinical distance.
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