Sweet Freedom
OPENING NIGHT PROGRAM—FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4—7:00 PM
Director: Dominic Wittrin
Producer: Julia Becker
Germany
Narrative, 2021, 18 min.
An ensemble film that curiously discusses shifting power relationships between strangers.
SWEET FREEDOM is Dominic’s first film during his time at university. It will have its US premiere at this festival.
Dominic Wittrin was born in 1994 in Braunschweig. He began to shoot his very first short films in school. After beginning to study acting at the Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Media Hannover and several set-experiences, he decided to tell stories behind the camera. His first short film, THE DAY I CHOSE THE NIGHT was shot in 2019 as a free project. Starting in 2019 he studies media production majoring in directing and screenplay at the Technische Hochschule OWL.