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 Filmfund Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein

festival distribution by Gargantua Film
international sales by Kurzfilm Agentur Hamburg

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

78th Locarno Film Festival – Pardi di Domani

44th Vancouver International Film Festival – MODES

** Münzenberg Forum Berlin Filmwettbewerb 2025 – 1st Place **

** Hessischer Filmpreis 2025 – Nomination **

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

67th ZINEBI – International Competition

42th Kasseler Dokfest – Kurzfilm und Junges Dokfest

19th KFFK/Kurzfilmfestival Köln – Deutscher Wettbewerb

** Deutscher Kurzfilmpreis 2025 – Shortlist **

8th FIPADOC International Documentary Film Festival

Encourage Film Talents – Showcase Screening during 76th Berlinale

10th SANFICI – Santander Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente – International Competition

26th Landshuter Kurzfilmfestival – DOK Wettbewerb

20th Movies That Matter Festival – Shorts Competition

36th Hamburger Nachwuchsfilmfestival »Abgedreht!« – Kurzfilmprogramm

8th RU-MÒRE Cinema and Audiovisual Experimentation Festival – Short Film Competition

14. Ferfilm Festival

41th DOK.fest München – DOK.education

24th One Shot International Short Film Festival

4th Anafi International Film Festival

7th Vertigo Film Fest

21th Cheongju International Short Film Festival

12th SHORTini Film Festival

5th Tri Net Film Fest

6th Sentiero Film Factory

16th Micro μ Film Festival

7th Plons! International Short Documentary Film Festival

6th Festival Henri Langlois

Poster