Short film

I Gave Everything to the Sun Except My Shadow

2016 · 23 min

A quiet, introspective short that lingers on small emotional shifts, leaving a gentle ache of displacement and longing.

Overview: When Lynn comes back home after having been away for a year, she suddenly feels like a stranger among her own. An intimate journey into the world and mind of this young woman, striving to love and to find her own identity.
How it feels: Melancholic, earnest and tense. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Identity, isolation, coming-of-age, love
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
isolation
coming-of-age
love
family
Places: small town
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Genres: drama, romance
Directed by: Christian Johannes Koch, Valérie Anex
Written by: Christian Johannes Koch, Marion Bott, Valérie Anex
Starring: Marine Sleiman, Albert Chinet, Stéphanie Schneider, Paul Laurent, Anastasia Kuklova, Léna Voisin, Matthieu Bovel, Alban Mariéthoz
Cinematography: Joanna Piechotta
Runtime: 23 min
Country: Germany, Switzerland
Languages: French