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the watch

"the watch“ is a short film about blind obedience.
It is about a person who submits to a faceless authority and carries out an activity assigned to him without questioning it.
Jürgen, the 67-year-old security guard, goes about his last day of work like any other. He functions like Swiss clockwork. Every hour on the hour, he sets off on his tour through empty corridors to a key switch. His task is to arrive there on time, put the key in the lock and turn it. Without questioning the impact of his activity, he has been blindly carrying out this task for 45 years.
The protagonist is driven into blind obedience through his convictions, socialization by the institution and fear of consequences.
Without critical reflection or questioning his actions, he follows the instructions of the authority, subordinates himself unconditionally and relinquishes any responsibility of his own to them.
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starring: mathias dunker
a film by jeisson martin & felix zimmer
nusic by hans-christian ziupa

director of photography: felix zimmer & jeisson martin
assistant camera: julian larsson
gaffer: adrian höllger
sound: h
ans-christian ziupa
production: thoughts&prayers
prop master: vinzenz aubry
camera rental: seeyou rental, larsson rental
Costume: theaterkunst berlin
decoration: fta films- & theaterausstattung
crt supervisor: leonard herfurth

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