Eye for an Eye
2016
Germany
4 mins
Animated Film Competition
| Steve Bache, Mahyar Goudarzi, Louise Peter | |
| Steve Bache, Mahyar Goudarzi, Louise Peter | |
Frederick Baer spent over a decade on death row in Indiana State Prison. He is still waiting for his death penalty to be executed. ‘Eye for an Eye’ is a hand-drawn animated documentary about a murderer’s time on death row and the conflicts about his guilt and destiny.
About the Director
The three directors of ‘Eye for an Eye’ met at Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg in Germany. Steve Bache is from Pirna and received vocational training as a design assistant. Louise Peter is from Berlin. She studied Philosophy and Theater, Film and Media Science in Vienna, finished her acting degree in Berlin and worked as a freelance actress for film and theater. Mahyar Goudarzi is from Düsseldorf. He studied Applied Media Science in Cologne and does editorial work for various television formats.
Awards
2016 11th Kinoki Int’l Film Festival (México) – Winner International Animation
2016 8th Leiden International Short Film Experience (Netherlands) – Special Mention
2016 2nd Docutiff Tirana International Film Festival (Albania) – Best Short Documentary
2016 Sheffield Doc/Fest (UK) – Student Doc Award Nominee
2016 Highlights Filmakademie Ludwigsburg (Germany) – Audience Award
2016 13th Jameson Cinefest Miskolc Int’l Film Festival (Hungary) – Best Short Animation Film Prize
2016 5th North Carolina Film Festival (USA) – President’s Award
2016 1st Bucharest Short Film Festival (Romania) – Best Documentary
2016 12th Early Bird Int’l Student Film Festival (Bulgaria) – Best Animation Award
