Majini
short fiction | 20 min | 2024 | 1.66:1 | color | DCP | 7.1 | swahili
When Fari's father falls ill, he has to take his place on the fishing boat together with his brother - even though Fari can't swim. Alone on the open sea, the boys become entangled in an increasingly dangerous masquerade of masculinity.
CREDITS
Writer & Director: Joshua Neubert
Director of Photography: Larius Kieninger
Editor: Emma Holzapfel
Producers: Franziska Unger, Leon Harms, Fabienne Sailer
Sounddesign & Re-Recording Mix: Jonathan Rösch, Marc Lehnert
Color Grading: Johannes Röckl
Production: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
FESTIVALS & AWARDS
10.04.2025 Filmfest Dresden International Short Film Festival, Germany
28.06.2025 In The Palace International Short Film Festival, Bulgaria
* Winner Best Student Fiction
29.06.2025 Zanzibar International Film Festival, Tanzania
13.09.2025 Kurzfilmwanderung Bonn, Germany
21.09.2025 Tirana International Film Festival, Albania
21.09.2025 Taoba International Youth Film Festival, Georgia
30.09.2025 Le Chouette Festival, France
21.10.2025 Evolution Mallorca International Film Festival, Spain
* Winner ‘Bridging the Borders’ Award
26.10.2025 Edimotion Festival for the Art of Film Editing, Germany
* Nominee Young Talent Award (Emma Holzapfel)
04.11.2025 Africa International Film Festival, Nigeria
* Winner Best International Short Film
05.11.2025 International Izmir Short Film Festival, Turkey
05.11.2025 Aesthetica Short Film Festival, UK
06.11.2025 Golden Knight Malta International Film Festival
* Winner ‘Golden Knight’ Award
08.11.2025 Alter-Native Film Festival, Romania
* Winner ‘In Memoriam Simó Sándor’ Prize for the Best Student Film
15.11.2025 Festival of Future Storytellers, Germany
20.11.2025 German National Film Award, Germany
* Nominee Fiction Short Film
05.12.2025 Filmschau Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
* Winner Best Short Film
28.06.2025 In The Palace International Short Film Festival, Bulgaria
* Winner Best Student Fiction
29.06.2025 Zanzibar International Film Festival, Tanzania
13.09.2025 Kurzfilmwanderung Bonn, Germany
21.09.2025 Tirana International Film Festival, Albania
21.09.2025 Taoba International Youth Film Festival, Georgia
30.09.2025 Le Chouette Festival, France
21.10.2025 Evolution Mallorca International Film Festival, Spain
* Winner ‘Bridging the Borders’ Award
26.10.2025 Edimotion Festival for the Art of Film Editing, Germany
* Nominee Young Talent Award (Emma Holzapfel)
04.11.2025 Africa International Film Festival, Nigeria
* Winner Best International Short Film
05.11.2025 International Izmir Short Film Festival, Turkey
05.11.2025 Aesthetica Short Film Festival, UK
06.11.2025 Golden Knight Malta International Film Festival
* Winner ‘Golden Knight’ Award
08.11.2025 Alter-Native Film Festival, Romania
* Winner ‘In Memoriam Simó Sándor’ Prize for the Best Student Film
15.11.2025 Festival of Future Storytellers, Germany
20.11.2025 German National Film Award, Germany
* Nominee Fiction Short Film
05.12.2025 Filmschau Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
* Winner Best Short Film