Eight minutes of silence that'll wreck you harder than a three-hour epic.
While Felix loses his voice, he believes he needs treatment. But is it really a disease that blocks or rather the feelings he tries to choke?
Acting
Tom Böttcher's wordless devastation — who gave him the right?
Direction
Landsberger weaponizes silence, every frame aches with unspoken want.
Sound
The choir becomes a character — suffocating, sacred, irreconcilable.
Director
Alexander Landsberger
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released in 2014, this micro-short predates the 'gay trauma' discourse explosion — it just *does* the work without the label.
The medical subplot deliberately mirrors historical 'treatment' of homosexuality; Dr. Eck's bafflement is the film's quiet rage.
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