Franz Böhm
Directing
Biography
Franz Böhm was born and raised in Gerlingen, northwest of Stuttgart. At 16, he made his first short film, Harmony of Others, about interactions among teenagers from different social backgrounds. In 2017, he created the medium-length, fictionalized documentary Christmas Wishes, depicting the lives of two homeless people in Berlin, for which he lived with the homeless for a while. This project opened the BW Youth Film Prize in 2017 and won several awards. Böhm's international debut came in 2019 with the short film Good Luck, which premiered at the British Independent Film Festival and won the "Best Cinematography" award. His feature film debut and international breakthrough occurred in 2021 with the documentary Dear Future Children. This film won the Audience Award at its world premiere at the Max-Ophüls-Prize Film Festival, at the Hot Docs International Film Festival, and at its Swiss premiere at the International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights. The 89-minute documentary, focusing on young international activism through the experiences of three activists from Hong Kong, Uganda, and Chile, was nominated for major international documentary film festivals, including CPH:DOX. In 2022, Böhm became the youngest director to win both the Audience Award and the Main Prize at the German Documentary Film Awards.
Known For
A 30-minute weekly cultural magazine program. The head of aspekte, Wolgang Herles, describes the program as follows: "For 40 years, "aspekte" has repeatedly set out to enrich television with cultural contrasts. "aspekte" understands culture not as the sum of facts and events, but as the taste, the sound, the rhythms of the times. It has proven itself as a journal of true luxury and fashions as well as an instrument of public education and information."
aspekte
Based on a true story — Ivan and his father operate a makeshift hospital at the frontline of war, but when enemy soldiers close in, Ivan faces an impossible choice to protect his father, their patients, and everything they stand for.
Rock, Paper, Scissors
Gülmira, a Uyghur journalist in Washington DC, risks everything to bring the disappearance of her people in northwest China to light. Maryam escapes from a brutal detention camp. Only by making enormous personal sacrifices can the two women succeed in gaining the attention of the world public.
Keep Her Quiet
A heavily pregnant criminal and her partner-in-crime head to a remote service station off the A90 for one last job.
Pram Snatcher
Three young female activists in Uganda, Hong Kong and Chile in a united front for the future, in an inflamed film by a merely 21-year-old filmmaker.
Dear Future Children
Christmas Wishes tells the two true stories of young homeless people in Berlin.
Christmas Wishes
After growing up in an orphanage, Tom wins a huge sum of money in the lottery. He takes extreme measures to secure his wealth, but it is the price that he still has to pay that helps Tom to recognize the important things in life.