THE familiar

DIRECTOR

Julian Quentin

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY

Linda Schefferski

SHORT FILM

2021 ✷ 11 MIN

DIGITAL | no dialogue | 1:2,35 | DOLBY DIGITAL 5.1.




Alien crashes on an inhospitable planet and tries to contact their home planet. While searching, Alien experiences a world in which Alien is simultaneously trapped and repelled. Upon discovering someone who meets their gaze, they create a sanctuary for themselves.


The film intends to create a surreal parallel world, reflecting the alien figure's subjective view of our reality and society and portraying the alien figure as the most human character in the film.

  • ALIEN

    Markus J. Bachmann

    SINGER

    Biniam Graffé

    MOTHER

    Erika Jell

    FATHER

    Niklas Iwannek

    CHILDREN

    Julia Kovacs

    Philippe Otte

    PERFORMERS STAIRS

    Kim Yonghyeok

    Victoria Anne Maria Herzog

    Sima Laux

    Morris Münzer

    Ilenia Müller

    Yue Wang

    Tom Zierhut

    BAR GUESTS

    Youeb Dachraoui

    Yohan Holtkamp

    Victor Omenon Lloo .O.

    Mel Bialas

    Sima Laux

    Davi Silva

    Marius Miebach

    Celine Keuer

    Mathias Niedernhöfer

  • DIRECTOR, WRITER & EDITOR

    Julian Quentin

    EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

    Nils Ramme

    ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

    Amandine Dubourg

    DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY

    Linda Schefferski

    PRODUCTION DESIGNER

    Catherina Ruzzante

    COMPOSER

    Roman Jungblut

    COSTUME DESIGNER

    Charlotte Werth

    CHOREOGRAPHER

    Christi Knak Tschaikowskaja

    PRODUCTION SOUND MIXER

    Moritz Laumert

    FOLEY ARTIST

    Viacheslav Bogachev

    SOUND DESIGNER

    Stefan Nobir

    SOUND MIXER

    Ralf Schipke

    PYROTECHNICIAN

    Tobias Löhde

    1ST CAMERA ASSISTANT

    Lukas Soboll

    2ND CAMERA ASSISTANTS

    Moritz Marquardt

    Zoe Wrede

    GIMBAL OPERATOR & GRIP

    Fabian Martin Anger

    GAFFER

    Peter Lange

    LIGHTING TECHNICIANS

    Pedro Carnicer

    Jakob Gehrmann

    Julia von dem Berge

    UNIT MANAGER

    Felix Miebach

    COLOURIST

    Fabiana Cardala

    DRIVER

    Markus Koltermann

    SUPERVISOR

    Prof. Melissa DeRaaf

    EDITING SUPERVISOR

    Rita Schwarze

FESTIVALS

2023           

Filmfest Bremen, Germany

Weird Wednesday 0711 Stuttgart, Germany

NoBudge.com Online Release

58. Werkstatt der jungen Filmszene

2022         

Day of the Short Film, Filmforum NRW, Germany

Festival Tous Courts, Aix-en-Provence, France

Lucca International Film Festival, Italy

Everybody's Perfect Film Festival Geneva, Switzerland

Tourne-films Festival Lausanne, Switzerland

2021          

Frameline, San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival, USA

NewFest, LGBTQ+ Film and Media, New York, USA

Hong Kong Lesbian and Gay Film Festival, Hong Kong

Seattle Queer Film Festival, USA

River Film Festival, Italy

FiSH Festival, Germany

Blonde Cobra Festival, Germany

up-and-coming Film Festival Hannover, Germany