Martin Winter’s Day Release shares a story of a young woman who is trying to do the best for her son whilst living behind bars. Day Release has won numerous high profile international film awards and has just been nominated for the Oscar-qualifying award at Palm Springs.
Synopsis: Single mother Kathi receives day release from prison and finds her three-year-old son, who is living with her unstable mother, in bad circumstances. She is forced to find a way to enable a better future for him, while time is against her, she has to be back in prison at six pm.
German Director Martin Winter studied Directing and Cinematography at the Vienna Film College where he created numerous short films and documentaries. Day Release (Freigang) was made after his graduation and premiered in competition at the 40th Filmfestival Max Ophüls Prize, the film was nominated for the German Newcomer Award and First Steps Award in Berlin. It has also been awarded and nominated at numerous film festivals all over the world including the Austrian Film Award for Best Short Film.
Austrian Producer Sebastian Schmidl studied Directing and Screenwriting at the Vienna Film College. His films include Darling which had its premiere in competition at the 37th Filmfestival Max Ophüls Prize and won numerous international awards. Crush my Heart was his first feature as a screenwriter. In 2019, he collaborated with his producing partner Victoria Herbig on the Day Release as a writer/producer. He is currently working on the screenplay for his first directing-feature film, for which he was awarded the BKA – Scholarship for Cinematic Art.
The Official Trailer for Day Release (Freigang) directed by Martin Winter
The cast is Anna Suk (Kathi), Christopher Legedza (Christopher), Birgit Linauer (Eva), Patrick Schmidl (Robert), Daniela Zacherl (Sylvia).
The crew includes Director Martin Winter, Producer Victoria Herbig, Sebastian Schmidl Writer Sebastian Schmidl, Director of Photography Aram Baroia, Music Valentin Martin, Editors Sebastian Schmidl, Martin Winter Production Design Sanja Halb, Sophia Wöss
Day Release (Freigang was nominated for the Best Live-Action Short Over 15 Minutes at Palm Springs International ShortFest
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