Short film

Signal One

2026 · 18 min

A quiet, intimate short that drifts through smoky punk clubs while a young man slowly reckons with who he is.

Overview: After meeting face-to-face with the punk scene in 1977s West Berlin, a Yugoslav philosophy student has to learn how to confront and accept the person he really is.
How it feels: Melancholic, earnest, tense and warm. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Identity, coming-of-age, freedom, isolation
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
coming-of-age
freedom
isolation
music
Places: big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild