In rural Germany, Aggelos visits his father, Ted, to play golf after a decade of separation. An unfortunate turn of events instigates him to deal with his relationship with his father physically and mentally due to unforeseen circumstances. With unconventional guidance from the mysterious golfing boyband consisting of Misha, Wolfgang, Kurt and Jeff he discovers the oddly compelling life of Ted that he never got to find out.
FORE: What makes an Independent film?
In her debut film, Alexander Norton explores the possibilities of masculinity within the confines of its own structure. As a transgender director, she focuses her attention on a particular lens of her past life, altering memories to create another reality from the original pieces. Using golf as a catylist, the overarching theme of queer perspectives on expected masculinities opens up the discourse with a 120 minute venture into “What makes an independent film?”.
The first screening and program at Moviemento, Berlin also included a short film made in 1997 starring herself and her father in a disappearing act that mirrors the same occurrence later in her life. To delve further into the perspective of independent film making a behind the scenes film was shown, followed by a Q&A format which will delved into the themes from the films shown to allow for further dialogues around queer masculinities and masculine role model expectation within family structures.
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FORE
202230 minute short film
Alexander the Magician
19978 minute short film
Behind the Scenes
202232 minute film
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CAST
Constantinos Adraktas
plays Aggelos
Theodore Berglund
plays Ted
Wolfgang Friedrich Winkelsen
plays Wolfgang
Angel Hafermaas
plays Kurt
Max Weiland
plays Misha
Sanford Wintersberger
plays Jeff
CREW
Alexander Nicholas Norton
Director
Joseph Devitt Tremblay
DOP - Edition
Beate Björkengren
Producer - Script Superviser
Sanford Wintersberger
On site Sound / Played Jeff
Ashiq Jahan Khondker
Edition - Sound
Bethany Barrett
Soundtrack
Jaike Stambach
Sound Mastering
Tamer Al Fares
VFX and Colour
Elvo Axt
Behind the scenes documentation
Gabriel Pedrosa Dorronsoro
Soundtrack Artist
Ian Memgard
Soundtrack Artist
Fred Gehrig
Behind the scenes of the screening
Tamukanashe Anthony Musengezi
Photographer of the screening
During the Behind the Scenes on the 18.01.24 at Moviemento
Alexander Norton: Director / Script writer / Casting / Producer
From right to left: Joseph Devitt Tremblay (DOP / Edition / Producer), Bethany Barrett (Soundtrack), Alexander Norton (Director / Script writer / Casting / Producer), Sanford Wintersberger (Plays Jeff / On site sound), Wolfgang Friedrich Winkelsen (Plays Wolfgang / Producer), Angel Hafermaas (Plays Kurt)
Photo Documentation: Tamukanashe Anthony Musengezi
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The production of the film is in association with Wheres Ja Productions, The Künstlaa * inn, Mahlow Golf Course, Wansee Perle Boat hire.
2024