Whispers of War

Khalil, an elementary school teacher in Berlin, gets hold of images of war from his Kurdish hometown of Cizre. The footage eventually leads him to join a network of video activists fighting for more attention in the media. In helping them, he hopes to reconnect with his long-lost sister, who is working as a camera operator in the combat zone. With his actions becoming increasingly influenced by the distant conflict, Khalil is forced to question not only his values but also his entire life in Berlin.

Florian Hoffmann was born in Berlin in 1987. He studied directing at the German Film and Television Academy in Berlin (dffb). Since 2015 he has been directing feature films and documentary films. Since 2016 he is teaching media mediation for the Goethe Institute, Heinrich Böll Foundation and the University of Freiburg.

• -Thessaloniki Film Festival 2021 – Open Horizons Selection / World Premiere, Audience Award (Greece)
• -Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2021 – New German Films / Audience Award (Estonia)
• -Hofer Filmtage 2021 – Competition (Germany)
• -Max Ophüls Preis 2022 – Watchlist Selection (Germany)
• -Achtung Berlin New Berlin Film Award 2022 – Competition / Best Screenplay, Best Lead Actor (Germany)
• -Solothurn Film Festival 2022 – Official Selection / Audience Award (Switzerland)
• -Particularly Valuable Award 2022 – Nominee (Germany)
• -Bushwick Film Festival 2022 – Competition / Best Film Silver Award (USA)
• -German Film Fest Madrid 2022 – Official Selection / Audience Award (Spain)
• -Biberach Filmfestspiele 2022 (Germany)
• -Filmfest Osnabrück 2022 (Germany)
• -Kurdisches Filmfestival Berlin 2022 (Germany)
• -Kurdisches Filmfestival Hamburg 2022 (Germany)
• -Filmkunstfest MV 2022 (Alemania)
• -Golden Apricot International Film Festival 2022 (Armenia)
• -Oaxaca FilmFest 2022 (Mexico)
• -BAFICI 2022 (Argentina)
• -Duhok International Film Festival 2022 (Irak)