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I was never really here

Partner: TalentBridge – Cannes 2026

Director: Gabriel B. Arrahnio
Filmmaker's profile

17-year-old German-Ghanaian Sam and his mother Rita, are finally able to welcome two long-awaited visitors from their home country; but the joy of reunion is clouded by the unresolved residence status of Gifty and her son Kwesi. Sam is thus confronted with questions about his origins and identity.

Details

Duration: 23min.

Country: Germany

Language: German, English

Year: 2022

Genre: Fiction (Drama)

Topic: African, Black Identity, Crisis, Falling in Love, Family, Fear, Human Relationship, Immigration

Cast & Crew

Director: Gabriel B. Arrahnio

Production company: Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF

Writer: Johanna Bungarten, Judith Rose Gyabaah

Cinematographer: Georg Lewark

Editor: David Roeglin

Music: Luis Viktor Guldzynski

Actors: Noah Tinwa , Ben Mood , Dyan Kodua , Charity Collin

Distributor Company: Interfilm

Festivals & Awards

2024

Vienna Shorts

2023

Poitiers Film Festival Poitiers Film Festival Prix du Jury Étudiant

Clermont Ferrand International Short Film Festival

2022

Filmschool Fest Munich Filmschool Fest Munich Audience Award

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