Kari Hennig
Address: Schöne Bunte Filme, Ehrenbürgstrasse 5a, 91301 Forchheim
Born 05. of July 1976 in Forchheim, Germany
Education / Schooling:
1995 Abitur Ehrenbürg Gymnasium Forchheim, Germany
1995 - 1997 Study of computer science at Friedrich Alexander Universität Erlangen / Nürnberg, Germany
since 1996 Production of independent fictional movies
1997 - 2000 Practicum and traineeship at Franken Funk und Fernsehen Erlangen, Germany: ENG-Cameraoperation, E-Camera und commercial production
2001 - 2002 Traineeship at Bavaria Film Munich: TV-Series and TV-Movies production
since 2002 Working independent as cameraoperator and moviemaker
2003 - 2008 Courses in writing screenplay in Berlin and studies of dramaturgy in Hamburg
2009 Foundation of own production company „Schoene Bunte Filme“: ENG-Camera, videoproduction, movie production
"The Pit" ("Die Grube") is about being trapped and how to react to that - it all comes down to dignity and self esteem.
The historical context in which this short film takes place is not very important since the film's subject is (sadly) present always and everywhere.