Maximilian Knepper

Nimica Frumos TRAILER Short Documentary | 13’ In NIMICA FRUMOS a nine-year-old visits her family in Romania for the first time, filming her way through an endless summer marked by closeness, silence, and distance. With her camcorder, she offers an intimate perspective on a world that is both unfamiliar and deeply connected to her. Writer, Director: @vanessamono DOP, Colour Grading: @sophia__fenn Edit: @jona.mov Sound Design, Music, 5.1 Mix: @rchrdmyr @maex.kn Title Design: @gretamarkurt DCP: @godriati

Forged In Flames Documentary Portrait | 5’ Forged in Flames is a 16mm short film that captures the meditative and unpredictable nature of glassblowing as visual poetry. Set at Berlin Glassworks, it follows three artists whose individual paths, challenges, and emotional connection to the material reveal the rhythm and soul of the craft. In quiet resistance to speed and digitalization, the film honors patience, precision, and the fragile beauty of raw materials transformed by fire into art. Artists: Luke Holden @luke.e.holden , Viviane Stroede @vivianestroede , Maya Harel @maya_harel Direction and Cinematography: Eyad Al Shaar @eyad_alshaar & Sophie Krabbe @sophie__krabbe Editor: Pia van den Bruck @piavdbru Sound Design & Music: Maximilian Knepper Original Sound: Danilo Mićić @__danilo__sym , Emil Schattauer @cemil.str , Maximilian Knepper Colorist: Imri Agmon @imriagmon Credit Design & Titles: C. Yuhki Oka @derjapaner.de /series/craft-work/forged-in-flames

Na Da - Die Welt ist Klang Short Fiction | 16’ Two protagonists engage in an intimate, chamber-style dialogue about the Sanskrit idea of primordial sound, the origin of matter, and the tension between reality and perception. Inspired by physicist Hans-Peter Dürr’s work in quantum and particle physics, the film blends scientific thought with philosophical reflection, revealing the unseen forces that shape existence. Film by Victor Castell & Giovanni Castell @victor_castell Starring: Hans Kremer, Alexander von Zitzewitz Cinematography: Victor Castell Co-writing: Isabelle Krötsch Editing: Victor Castell Underwater Camera: Aldo Heubel Sound Design and 5.1 Mix: Maximilian Knepper Original Sound: Patrick Dadaczynski Drums: Marco Möller

Aber, ich liege neben den Versuchen Short Documentary | 2023 | 16’ | Berlin A sensory drift through subway tunnels and the inner realms of Timo Dege — where prophecies come to life through poetry and opposites collide in recurring patterns that echo throughout his writings. Directing: Leah Peirce @leah.peirce Cinematography: Victor Castell @victor_castell Producing: Vincent Thieme @vincentramonthieme Editing: Hannes Linhard @kaffeeundschneiden Sound Design & Music: Maximilian Knepper Re-Recording Mix: Richard Meyer @rchrdmyr Dramaturgical Support: Silas Degen @phantasilas Colorist: Morris Kappes