Toyland, the german drama by jochen alexander freydank fandor. A collection of 2007 academy award nominated short films. This harrowing, oscarnominated liveaction short unfurls in 1942 germany, where a mother dupes her son into believing that a group of jewish neighbors are being taken to a fantasy world called toyland. In order to protect her son marianne meiner tried to make him believe that the jewish neighbors are going on a journey to toyland. Jochen alexander freydank was born 1969 in east berlin. Toyland is a film that works so brilliantly that it managed to be powerful, thoughtprovoking and even gutwrenching than most hollywood films that are 8 to 10 times longer. Toyland 2007 directed by jochen alexander freydank. Kill club free movie short by green apple entertainment. The category oscar for live action short film was introduced in the year 1932 and till 1935, the terms used for it were short subjects, comedy and short subjects, novelty. This harrowing, oscarnominated liveaction short unfurls in 1942 germany, where a mother dupes her son into believing that a group of jewish neighbors are being taken to a fantasy world called.
Toyland, a toy area from the defunct canadian chain zellers. Tom hiddleston,tilda swinton, john hurt, mia wasikowska. With a run time of just 14 minutes, this expertly directed story shines for its powerful twist ending. He started his film career as first assistant director and editor before he became a screenwriter for tv an film. It won the 2009 oscar for best live action short film. Validation is a 2007 short film written, directed and composed by kurt kuenne. At present he works as a producer of a tv series and prepares his first feature film as a director. He then assigned skin 2018 as our homework assignment. Toyland s 2007 spielzeugland toyland s running time. Spielzeugland jochen alexander freydank, 2007 won the 2009 oscar for best live action short film. Happy birthday timmy, is a short film with a screen time of a little more than two minutes which manages to intrigue, shock and amaze its audience. Toyland was once a place of wonder and beauty, at least until the.
Tilda swindon will rejoin her the limits of control helmer jim jarmusch for the directors new film, a take on the vampire romance genre titled only loves left alive. Short subjects, onereel and short subjects, tworeel. Later on, from 1936 to 1956, two separate category of awards was introduced i. See more ideas about annette funicello, disney movies and mickey mouse club. Nominated for the 2009 academy award for best live action short subject. Its a fable about a parking attendant who gives his customers real validation dispensing both free parking and free compliments. Awards best short valladolid 2007, bermuda shorts award 2008, audience award. Reexamine this film as a suspense that happens to be set in wwll germany instead of a tired nazi film and it becomes much better. Toyland is a german 2007 short film directed and cowritten by jochen alexander freydank. An oscarwinner for best live action short film in 2009. Toyland is a film about guilt, responsibility, and lies, both big and small.
Jochen alexander freydank was rejected by german film schools five times. When her son asks what will happen to his friend, whose family is facing deportation during the holocaust, the mother tells him they will be going to toyland. Spielzeugland is a german 2007 short film directed and cowritten by jochen alexander freydank. Oscar award for live action short film academy awards. Drama, nazism, holocaust, world war ii, short film. A young german boy is hurt when he finds out that his best friend will be leaving soon to go on a trip. Toyland s narrative shares a lot of similarities with the boy in the striped pajamas, such as the fact that the friendship between a german and a jewish boy is an essential element of the plot. Uk jewish film is dedicated to developing an environment in which jewish film entertains, educates and enlightens diverse audiences in. Addle strife 2017 award winning ww2 short film karl erikson duration. Toyland film alchetron, the free social encyclopedia. Rent a collection of 2007 academy award nominated short films 2007 on dvd and bluray. Toyland by jochen freydank 2007 germany m the idea of another holocaust film, even a short, is not necessarily enthralling. Yet the director manages to introduce his own twist to the story just as keegan wilcox did in his 2010 short film porcelain unicorn.
She asks passersby, runs to the police then on to the rail yard. Joe harris creatorwriter aftershock comics linkedin. The world of the noddy books, created by enid blyton. Short film oscar winner toyland oscar short film winner. He directed fringe theater, commercials and short films. Genre history, drama category short year of production 2007. But you will have a lump in the back of your throat by the end of oscarwinning toyland spielzeugland. One morning her son has disappeared along with the jewish neighbors too. All the drama and perfection of a full movie, somehow thrust into 14 perfect minutes. Set in 1942, and cowritten with johann bunners, toyland is the name a german mother invents when her son asks where his jewish neighbours are going. Toyland, a 2007 german short film toyland comics, a 1948 donald duck comic book short story written and drawn by carl barks toyland a song from the 1903 operetta babes in toyland. Finally, he decided to finance his short film toyland on his own and spent four years working on fourteen minutes of film. With sparse dialogue, director jochen alexander freydank keeps us hooked throughout this superb short film. Spielzeugland is a german 2007 short film directed and co written by jochen alexander freydank.
He has directed fringe theatre, commercials and short films, and is currently working on his first feature film. A film about ignorance, truth and the history of my country. This short film is available as a bonus on the film movement dvd of storm 2009. He started his film career as first assistant director and editor before he became a screenwriter for tv and film. And, indeed, the german 2009 academy award winner for the best live action short film toyland, which was directed by jochen alexander. Recent short film liveaction oscarwinner toyland spielzeugland is available for free viewing on youtube during the month of february thanks to a cool and unique promotional gesture from the san francisco jewish film festival. Toyland spielzeugland is a war drama by german filmmaker jochen fredank. A young boy cannot understand why his best friends family must go away, so his mom tells him theyre going to toyland. Toyland is a film about guilt, responsibility, small and big lies. Heinrich wants to go with them, has a bag packed, and listens for their departure. Jarmusch is producing only lovers left alive together with colognebased pandora films. Flashbacks show that heinrich and the neighbors son paul are six years old and best friends. Nossa opiniao recalling the boy in the striped pajamas in both atmosphere and style, toyland reinterprets world war ii through a childs eyes. This film was also shown as part of filmpittsburghs teen screen program.
Contact info view agent, publicist, legal on imdbpro. It won the 2009 academy award for best live action short film. Amazing character development in a very short film. Heinrichs mother tells her son that theyre going to toyland. Best short film won 2007 valladolid international film festival golden spike award, best short film. This is cliplands official page for %1, credits, cast, crew, background information, facts.
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