Laura Hornberger

AT THE POOL'S EDGE (Original: AM BECKENRAND) will premiere next thursday @landshuter.kurzfilmfestival :) A small German village plans to place housing containers for refugees opposite its public swimming pool. Long before anyone arrives, the village’s sense of harmony begins to fracture. [DE, 29 min] Thanks to the team <3 Directing & Producing - Me Editing - Samuel Albert Directress of Photography - @franzi.kabutke Additional camera - @johan.schwarzkopf @danielgrootz @tobias.bchmnn Location Sound - Me Sound Design - @mylan.audio Music - @philipplust_music Grading - @arda.ayberturk VFX - @jogrijogri Graphics & Title Design - @sarahklst Mastering - @l3nn3y Production Company @filmakademie_bw

Trailer release of our short doc THOSE WHO ARE LEFT ✨ The films screens on Nov 15 in Mainz @filmz_mainz and on Nov 17 & 22 in Munich @futurestorytellers Shukran ktir Nareman, Mohammad, Rama, Yousef, Mahmoud, Rua, Ahmad & Naji! director @laho____ & 🙋‍♂️ editor Samuel Albert producer Leon Harms location sound @laho____ cinematography me creative consultant @rami_______af re-recording mixer @marclehnert_ sounddesign @vincn_o foley mixer @janeric_heitland foley artist @marclehnert_ foley editor @maximilian.wav music @kilianosermusic colorist @franziska.heinemann @alex_draheim visual effects Fabian Peitzsch graphics & poster @rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrand production company @filmakademie_bw

Happy to share that our short doc THOSE WHO ARE LEFT will be screening this fall in Tübingen @arabischesfilmfestival on Oct 9, Kraków @etiuda_anima on Oct 16, Mainz @filmz_mainz on Nov 15, Munich @futurestorytellers on Nov 17 & 22. In 2023 we studied in the occupied West Bank, Palestine, where we met Omar’s family. This film follows Omars younger brother, sister, and mother after he was killed by the Israeli military. Each of them deals with the loss of Omar in a different way. Forever grateful to have met you and thankful for your trust in us to tell this story — Mohammad, Nareman, Rama, Yousef, Mahmoud, Ahmad, Rua & Naji! director @_jonathanbrunner & me editor Samuel Albert producer Leon Harms cinematography @_jonathanbrunner location sound me creative consultant @rami_______af re-recording mixer @marclehnert_ sound designer Vincent Egerter foley mixer @janeric_heitland foley artist @marclehnert_ foley editor @maximilian.wav music composer @kilianosermusic colorist @franziska.heinemann @alex_draheim visual effects Fabian Peitzsch graphics & poster @rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrand production company @filmakademie_bw

BTS 16 Tage bei den Mennoniten in Bolivien mit @johannesmusial & @phelinha für @galileo :)

Badeorte 2025 (Berlin, Missunde, Sylt, Neapel, Bodensee)

Zehn Tage am Ende des Regenbogens verbracht. Surfen und Fußball im Goldtopf gefunden. (Morocco, 2025/26)

📽️ Family is a wonderful thing — most of the time. While some people would love to have one, others hope never to return to theirs. A family can heal traumas from the past or exacerbate them — but sometimes only a resolute grandmother can offer hope. 🏆 DACH Competition – Program 3 🎞️ MY GRANDMOTHER IS A SKYDIVER @grandmotherskydiver by Polina Piddubna @polinaddb An animated film about identities, unfulfilled dreams, and a grandmother’s enduring courage to face life. 🎞️ A BULL CALLS @untorollamafilm by Nelson Algomeda Centeno @algomedista When Rosalinda returns to her childhood home in Venezuela, she must face her siblings, her sick father, and the demons of the past. 🎞️ MOM DANCES by Mégane Brügger @meganebrugger This documentary sparks a discussion about domestic violence, depression, and helplessness. 🎞️ THE STORK’S LAIR by Benjamin Eggenberger Edouard and Justine interview a single, young pregnant woman for their documentary. As the conversation draws to a close, the mood changes. 🎞️ THOSE WHO ARE LEFT by Jonathan Brunner @_jonathanbrunner & Laura Hornberger @laho____ This documentary follows the family of 22-year-old Omar six months after he was shot dead by the Israeli military. 🗓 Monday, November 17, 8:30 pm 📍@hffmuenchen Audimax 🎟 future-storytellers.de (link in bio)

The summer I condemned Germany (Berlin & Neaples, 2025) @silbersalz35 #yashicat4

Analogue moments from Nigeria (Benin & Lagos, 2024) #yashicat4 #kodakgold200

ONE FAT SUMMER / EIN DICKER SOMMER will screen at @landshuter.kurzfilmfestival in march and @independentdays_filmfest & @klappeaufkurzfilmfestival in april ✨ 2024 @shortsfestival @dortmundertresenfilmfestival @filmfestweiterstadt :) directing and producing by me director of photography @franzikab editing @julia.haenel sound design @le_blo @foxframes music @philipplust_music @demian.mn motion design @sarahklst grading @justthefre location sound @leonie_emma_ @thereistheresa__ @filmakademie_bw @journalistischerfilm special thanks to 💛 @laura_nunzia_ @meike.gsh @yele_sia @maya.dp @curvycurlylea

Dead Sea (Jericho, 2023) Shot on @silbersalz35 #canonql17

„Bestes Leben“ - quote by @henrikeda (Morocco, February 2024)