O BEAUTIFUL NIGHT

Although Juri is young, he lives in constant fear of dying. Nightly panic attacks for him are routine – but one night he meets a dark figure who claims to be Death incarnate. So begins a bizarro-Faustian trip together through the night, during which Juri meets Nina and falls in love with her. But come dawn, one of them must die.

Director

XAVER BÖHM is a freelance animator, illustrator and filmmaker. He studied Visual Communication at the London College of Communication and the University of the Arts Berlin Weißensee. His award-winning graduation film ROADTRIP (2014) was screened at over 100 international film festivals and was also nominated for the German Short Film Award. His work as a freelance animator and director include projects for clients such as the New York Times and the British National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) and music videos for diverse artists. Xaver lives and works in Berlin. His other films are DOWN DOWN DOWN (short, 2018) and his feature debut O BEAUTIFUL NIGHT (2019).

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