Tim Ellrich

Germany

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Tim Ellrich studied philosophy, theatre, film and media in Vienna before pursuing filmmaking studies at the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg. His short films have earned him international recognition and numerous awards, including the Jury Prize at the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival. His first feature-length documentary, My Vietnam, won the First Steps Award in 2021.. In my parents’house is Tim Ellrich’s graduation film and celebrated its world premiere in the prestigious Tiger competition at the International Film Festival Rotterdam. In 2023, he received the Wim Wenders Grant for his new feature film project, Uncanny Valley.

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🎨 Feature films (1)

2025 – In my parents’ house Role : Director, Screenwriter
Synopsis : Holle is a spiritual healer who has to cope with her parents' ageing and her brother's schizophrenia. Torn between the need to remain mentally healthy and the urgent desire to help her family, Holle struggles to keep her head above water when she no longer belongs to herself.

Synopsis : Holle is a spiritual healer who has to cope with her parents' ageing and her brother's schizophrenia. Torn between the need to remain mentally healthy and the urgent desire to help her family, Holle struggles to keep her head above water when she no longer belongs to herself.

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“In my parents’ house is a film that speaks to everyone who knows the feeling helplessness in families that deal with a family member in need of help and care. It is about our will to help and our inability to do so sometimes. Without giving a simplified solution, I want to give attention to complex problems and enable a platform for people to talk about it. For me cinema is all about that: Sitting in a dark room with strangers, realizing that the person on the screen is a lot like oneself and feeling less alone because of it.”
Tim Ellrich