The Uniformed

Timon Ott

2025

17 min

trailer

At 18, a young man commits to 17 years in the military. Inside the system, he witnesses things he hadn’t thought possible.

Production

an Einbaum Film production – supported by MOIN Film Fund Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein – presented by Kurzfilm Agentur Hamburg and Gargantua Film Distribution

Status

completed

Cast

Soldiers of the German Armed Forces

Antonis Antoniadis

Team

written and directed by: Timon Ott

produced by: Ricardo Guzmán Bausch and Timon Ott

director of photography: Rafael Kuhn

edited by: Vladimir Vulevic and Timon Ott

sound design: Ángeles López

sound recordist: Patrick Dadaczyński

Festivals

78. Locarno Film Festival – Pardi di Domani

44. Vancouver International Film Festival – MODES

* Münzenberg Forum Berlin Filmwettbewerb 2025 – 1. Platz

* Hessischen Filmpreis 2025 – Nominierung

9. Beijing International Short Film Festival BISFF 2025 – Nova Competition

67. ZINEBI – Internationaler Wettbewerb

42. Kasseler Dokfest – Kurzfilm und junges dokfest

19. KFFK/Kurzfilmfestival Köln – Deutscher Wettbewerb

* Deutscher Kurzfilmpreis 2025 – Shortlist

8. FIPADOC International Documentary Film Festival

ENCOURAGE Film Talents – Showcase Screening

10. SANFICI – Santander Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente – Internationaler Wettbewerb

26. Landshuter Kurzfilmfestival – DOK Wettbewerb

20. Movies that Matter Festival

36. Hamburger Nachwuchsfilmfestival »abgedreht!«

8. Ru-Mòre — Cinema and Audiovisual Experimentation Festival