FINDING CONNECTION
Germany 2026 – Director: Florian Karner – Original language: English, German – Subtitles: English – Length: 86 min.
Four people find emotional closeness in conversations with AI chatbots because their real-life relationships have grown fragile. But after an update in 2024, the platforms change, avatars no longer allow for close intimacy, and the bonds begin to crumble. A film about what we are ultimately looking for in deep relationships. P.B.
Biography
Florian Karner is a documentary filmmaker from Germany. He studies documentary film directing at the Film Academy Baden-Württemberg. His films have been screened at the Hofer Filmtage, among others, and have won several awards. FINDING CONNECTION is his graduation film.
Filmography
ALLES OPTIMIERT, DE 2023, Dokumentarfilm, 58 Min.
DUBITO ERGO SUM, DE 2017, 15 Min.
PORTRAIT EINES UNBEKANNTEN, DE 2016, n.a.
Nominated for the DOK.deutsch Wettbewerb
Intense stories and the unusual on one's own doorstep: the competition presents films that deal with people and topics in German-speaking countries. The VIKTORIA DOK.deutsch Competition is endowed with 7,500 euros. The prize sponsor is Sky.
Writer: Florian Karner. Camera: Carina Neubohn, Hannah Schwarzl. Sound: Jan-Eric Heitland. Editing: Florian Karner, Patrick Hanemann. Music: Jannik Ost. Production: DOMAR Film GmbH. Producer: Martin Schwimmer. Co-Producers: Dominik Utz, Maite Bengsch. Distribution: FOUR GUYS Film Distribution.
