Project Detail

Haus Atlantis

Synopsis

HAUS ATLANTIS conjures a glittering sci-fi fairy tale from one of the stranger corners of Nazi Germany’s cultural history. Through voice-over, archival images, documentary footage and fictional scenes the film weaves together fragments of history and myth into a seductive fantasy, creating something new out of the old.

Details

Year
2016
Type of film
Shorts
Running time
9 min 38 sec
Format
16mm
Director
Karen Russo
Producer
Karen Russo
Executive Producer
Karen Russo
Editor
Alice Powell
Screenwriter
Karen Russo
Director of Photography
Henning Stirner
Sound
Doug Haywood
Music
Doug Haywood
Principal cast
Urte Alfs, Birte Hölscher, Khaldoun Ataya, Ismail Alshaikh
Camera Assistant
Thomas Kelling
Narrators
Matthew Murdoch, Shula Sinclair
Colour Grader
Shulamit Levin
Telecine
Paul Dean for Cinelab

Production Status

Sales Company

Karen Russo Studio

Chisenhale Arts Place
64-84 Chisenhale Road
London E3 5QZ

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