We Are The Faithful
- 2005
- Switzerland, Germany
- 9 min. / Color
- 1:1.33 / Dolby Stereo
Game after game, he gives his all for his team, inspiring the audience to sing, choreographing the crowd and motivating them to offer their best performance. A film about the highs and lows of being a fan.
Crew
- Director, Screenplay, Editor
- Michael Koch
- Cinematographer
- Andrea Gsell, Michael Koch
- Sound
- Nica Giuliani
- Production
- Academy of Media Art Cologne, Michael Koch
Press
“The film takes us away into the world of football without showing a single second of the game. It touches us in the sober observation of its protagonist, not only unveiling the highs and lows of being a fan, but also making us think about the complicated relationship between the individual and the masses. The film stands out from the national competition for its cheeky modesty.”
Jury statement, Int. Kurzfilmtage Winterthur 2005
“Michael Koch has a fantastic eye for detail in this pumping, pulsating short piece about power, groups and art – anything but football. In the throbbing close-ups of the animator, Koch's video is also a portrait of the artist at work. He is their king, but he is their slave.”
Silver Impakt Award 2006
Festivals
- Int. Hofer Filmtage, 2005
- Int. Kurzfilmtage Winterthur, 2005
- Int. Short Film Festival Cologne, 2005
- Solothurner Filmtage, 2006
- Festival Int. du Court Métrage de Clermont-Ferrand, 2006
- IndieLisboa, 2006
- Int. Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen, 2006
- Festival de Cannes „Tous les Cinémas du Monde“, 2006
- Hamburg Int. Short Film Festival, 2006
- Toronto Short Film Festival, 2006
- 50th London Film Festival, 2006
- Molodist, Kiew Int. Film Festival, 2006
- Int. Odense Filmfestival , 2006
- Norwegian Short Film Festival Grimstad , 2006
- Sao Paulo Int. Short Film Festival, 2006
- Impakt Festival, Utrecht, 2006
- Uppsala Int. Short Film Festival , 2006
- Cork Film Festival, 2006
- Corto in Bra, 2006
- Int. Film Festival Huesca, 2005
- Toronto World Wide Short Film Festival, 2006
- Festival Premiers Plans, 2006
- Tinklai Int. Short Film Festival, 2006
- Milano Film Festival, 2006
- Beirut Int. Documentary Festival, 2006
- Festival Int. del Cortometraje De Santiago de Chile, 2006
- Filmfestival Max-Ophüls Preis, 2007
