André Erkau
* 1968 in Dortmund.
André Erkau was actor at the Bremen Theatre managed by Andras fricsay from 1991 to 1992. In 1992, he was co-founder of the Junges Theater Bremen und was actor there until 1994. From 1994 to 1997, he studied acting at the Hamburg Acting Studio. Then he was actor at the Württemberg Theatre in Esslingen. He studied screenplay and directing at the Academy of Media Arts in Cologne from 2001 to 2005.
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1839743/
FILMS directed by ANDRÉ ERKAU
37 ohne Zwiebeln
Germany 2005, 14 min, language: German
Herr Knispe has a problem: he changes places and times all the time without remembering the "in-between". A fast-paced comedy about the individual in an accelerated society.
Presented by VIS within the context of:
VIS Vienna Independent Shorts 2006, Competition: Kontrollverlust
Awards (selection):
Audience Award - Hamburg International Short Film Festival 2006
Best Short Film - Festival Max Ophüls Award 2006
Interfilm Award - Festival Max Ophüls Award 2006
Der Coach
Germany 2004, 15 min, language: German
Der Coach is a humorous movie about speechlessness, featuring nonstop-talking people. Richard Harms is sales trainer at a call center and possibly the loneliest man in the office. Even though he knows the rules of communication well, he has difficulties to practise them in his private life. This seems to change, when he starts training a new colleague called Marie...
Presented by VIS within the context of:
VIS Vienna Independent Shorts 2005, Competition: Leben unter Druck
Selbstgespräche
Germany 2007, 96 min
Marula
Germany 2003, 12 min
Nina Hoss und ich
Germany 2002, 8 min