there is no such thing as altruism (Extended Version)

Art/Short Film, Germany 2025

A montage of documentary material, staged body images, and urban spaces filtered through depression. This extended version begins with a detailed musical improvisation as a standalone, intense and haunting introduction to the film, performed by the Pascal Klewer Big Band featuring Kathrin Pechlof. By Pascal Klewer: Dependence and separation, finding your place in a system that seems open but is often structurally restrictive. The feeling of constantly having to prove yourself, even when you no longer know who you are. Trumpets break, bodies freeze. Monologues revolve around themselves, repeat themselves, shift. It is not an answer, not a statement, not a solution. Rather, it is an exploration of empty spaces. Of stagnation, of anger, of questions such as: Who actually benefits from what? And: how much of that am I myself?
47 min
HD
Starting at 16
Audio language:
German
Subtitles:
English

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Director:

Pascal Klewer

Composer:

Pascal Klewer

Sound Design:

Lukas Fehling

Producer:

Pascal Klewer

Original title:

there is no such thing as altruism

Original language:

German

Format:

16:9 HD, Color

Age rating:

Starting at 16

Audio language:

German

Subtitles:

English

Further links:

The Movie Database