Germany 2025 3 min original version with English subtitles
by Olaf Held and Jens Rosemann
Script: Olaf Held, DoP: Jens Rosemann, Editing: Jens Rosemann, Music: Frédéric Chopin, Producers: Olaf Held, Jens Rosemann, Production: Kumpels & Friends | Animation, Voices: Jan Kummer, Beate Düber
by Olaf Held and Jens Rosemann
Script: Olaf Held, DoP: Jens Rosemann, Editing: Jens Rosemann, Music: Frédéric Chopin, Producers: Olaf Held, Jens Rosemann, Production: Kumpels & Friends | Animation, Voices: Jan Kummer, Beate Düber
Two construction workers are arguing about braking distances, and a couple are talking about disaster films, in which humanity only has a week to live. Anyway.
Olaf Held, born in Karl-Marx-Stadt in 1970, studied screenwriting and dramaturgy at the Konrad Wolf University of Film and Television in Potsdam, graduating in 2011. Since 2011, he has been working as a freelance director, dramaturg and screenwriter – and, since 2021, as a member of the programme advisory board for the online magazine www.shortfilm.de.
Jens Rosemann, born in 1976, grew up in the Ore Mountains. He studied communication design at Anhalt University of Applied Sciences in Dessau. Since 2011, he has been working as a freelance animation film director, animator and illustrator under the label “Kumpels & Friends | Animation”. He lives and works in Leipzig.
Filmography (together): 2025 IMMERHIN
Awards (selection): Short Tiger Award for Best Short Film up to 7 min. (Filmfest Dresden, Germany 2026)
Jens Rosemann, born in 1976, grew up in the Ore Mountains. He studied communication design at Anhalt University of Applied Sciences in Dessau. Since 2011, he has been working as a freelance animation film director, animator and illustrator under the label “Kumpels & Friends | Animation”. He lives and works in Leipzig.
Filmography (together): 2025 IMMERHIN
Awards (selection): Short Tiger Award for Best Short Film up to 7 min. (Filmfest Dresden, Germany 2026)
Contact
Kumpels & Friends | Animation
Jens Rosemann
jens@kumpelsandfriends.com
https://vimeo.com/kumpelsandfriends
Olaf Held
roh_2@web.de